Will Aid

During November participating solicitors will waive their normal fee for drawing up a will and instead ask people to donate to the WillAid scheme, of which the NSPCC are one of nine participating charities.

The suggested donation for a single will is £85, £40 to amend or update an existing will, and £125 for a pair of matching wills.

Since its launch 23 years ago, WillAid has raised more than £8 million in donations. Around £1.6 million was raised last year, of which £215,000 went to the NSPCC.

Visit the WillAid website for further information and please promote this great opportunity to your friends, family and contacts.

How will your money help?

Here is Kizzie's story:

Kizzie, aged 12, rang ChildLine to discuss how she felt about living in a Residential Home and being away from her family and friends.

She said "I hate being in the home because everyone keeps falling out with each other and I always end up getting the blame". Kizzie said that she phoned ChildLine because she feels very isolated and believes that no one wants to talk, or care for her anymore.

She said "I've just had enough, I hate being alive, I just want to die". Kizzie said that she was "in her local railway station, in a phone box" and that she had "taken 10 tablets about an hour ago". She said that she was feeling "very sick and dizzy" and that she wanted "to go to sleep and never wake up".

The Counsellor let Kizzie know that ChildLine was very concerned about her and Kizzie said "can you call an ambulance for me?" Kizzie stayed talking on the phone until the ambulance arrived.

She rang back a few days later and said "thank you for being there when I really needed someone to talk to".

All names and potentially identifying details have been changed to protect the identity of the caller.