PRESTON'S Blind Welfare Society is urging people to open their eyes and support the charity in their will during Blind Welfare Week (March 22-28).
Staff at the society's Penwortham-based Howick House say that while the number of visually impaired people requiring help has increased, income to the charity from bequests has fallen.
Charity director Peter Taylor said: "All of the charity's major projects have only been made possible due to bequests left to us by far-sighted individuals who wanted to make a difference to the lives of local people.
"The Howick Social Centre and other schemes have all been made possible due to the generosity of bequests.
"It costs £70 every hour to run the organisation and in an attempt to highlight the society's need to increase its income from legacies a number of local solicitors have agreed to draw up wills free, providing a bequest is left to the Blind Welfare Society."
For more information call Peter on 01772 744148.
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