In Memoriam Envelope

Our attractive In Memoriam envelopes are available upon request from our office. They can also be found at most funeral parlours. Ideally the suggestion that mourners might prefer to donate is best included in the funeral notice in the newspaper. Many notices say

"No flowers by request. In Lieu donations made to the Heart Research Centre would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service." 

In some instances, the Order of Service handed out at funerals will invite mourners to make a donation to a charity known to be favoured by the deceased.

How this works

After your phone call, we will arrange for In Memoriam envelopes to be delivered to the venue for the funeral service. At the end of the service the envelopes are given to you to deliver to the Heart Research Centre. On our receipt of the memorial gifts, a letter of thanks which includes a receipt will be forwarded to each donor. The bereaved will also receive a letter expressing our sympathy and advising them of the names of those who have made memorial gifts to the Heart Research Centre. We do not mention to the bereaved the amount of the donations sent to us, unless otherwise specified.

If you would like to find out more about this, please inform the Donor Relations Officer at the Heart Research Centre telephone (03)9326 8544 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it