# Hospice lottery celebrates another jackpot year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/08/16/hospice-lottery-celebrates-another-jackpot-year/
- Published: 2004-08-16T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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.

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.

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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.

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