# VSO's raffle winner bought ticket online

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/10/08/vso039s-raffle-winner-bought-ticket-online/
- Published: 2002-10-08T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Hazel Sopp from Cambridge entered the draw online via a pop-up box on VSO’s homepage.

The winner of the £2,500 first prize in the VSO Summer Raffle 2002 entered the draw
online via the VSO Web site. This was the first year that VSO, the international
development charity that works through volunteers, had offered online ticket purchasing
for its raffle.

Hazel generously donated £500 of her prize back to VSO.

The raffle raised £46,000 through the sale of paper raffle tickets, and £3,065 via
the Internet on a secure online raffle platform provided by Charity Technology Trust.

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Hazel explained: “I was browsing VSO’s Web site when I came across a pop-up box 
for the raffle and thought why not to have a go and support this new fundraising
initiative. When I heard that I had won, I couldn’t believe it.”

Marina Barnes, Head of Community Fundraising at VSO, said: “More than 1,000 people
came from the pop-up alone, which was an excellent response for the first year. 
We are looking forward to building on this in subsequent raffles, offering more 
prizes to players and hopefully increasing the amount of money raised.”

The raffle was promoted through www.vso.org.uk, supporter magazines, paper raffle
tickets, www.charityraffles.org.uk and through Charity Technology Trust network 
of media partners, UK gay.com portal and My Offers.

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