Hospice lottery celebrates another jackpot year
Howard Lake | 16 August 2004 | News
Lichfield charity St Giles Hospice has raised £1,035,316 with its weekly draw in the year to March 2004, beating the previous year’s total of £1 million.
The lottery has now raised over £4 million in its seven-year history. It was established after the National Lottery Charities Board, now the Big Lottery Fund, turned down its application for £190,000.
Taking part in the lottery costs £1 per week, and each weekly draw offers over £3,000 in prizes, including a £2,000 jackpot.
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All lottery players receive a card that earns them a discount, usually 10%, at more than 100 local shops and businesses. Those who sign up for a full year in advance also receive a limited edition teddy bear.
The hospice’s Promotions’ Commercial Manager Richard Simmonite claims that the weekly draw is the most successful of kits kind anywhere in the UK. Its income funds care for one in four of the hospice’s patients.
The lottery is run by St Giles Hospice (Promotions) Ltd, the trading subsidiary of the hospice, a registered charity.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
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