Charity round-up

Wrexham Community Lottery

The new Wrexham Community Lottery with a £25,000 top prize launched in November 2021 and the first draw will take place on 18 December 2021. The local lottery has been set up by AVOW and will be open to anyone in a bid to raise money for charities and good causes in Wrexham. It costs £1 per game to play, and winners could win up to £25,000 as part of the weekly draw.

AVOW wants to make sure good causes and local charities can continue to receive financial support in the future. Setting up a lottery will help to raise money to continue to fund these projects. Sixty per cent of the money raised will go to good causes. The rest of the money will go towards the prize money, an external lottery manager who will run the game, and VAT. Players will be able to set up a monthly payment in advance with the option to do a three-, six- or 12-month repeating subscription by direct debit or payment card. Winners will be informed via email and will have the money transferred automatically to their chosen bank account.

John Gallanders, Chief Officer of AVOW, Wrexham, said: "The Wrexham Community Lottery is really exciting, and I hope that lots of people join in. It will support local voluntary organisations and charities.”

Whilst this is a fantastic and fun opportunity for everyone, AVOW wish to remind everyone to gamble responsibly. To date, there are 16 organisations that have signed up to the new Wrexham Community Lottery which people can choose to support when buying their tickets.

These cover a variety of services in the Wrexham area including Children’s Services, Older People’s Services, Sports Organisations, Community Centres, Equine Services, Debt and Food Poverty Support.

For more information visit: www.wrexhamcommunitylottery.co.uk

Local nurse wins charity lottery

Helen Price recently won Nightingale House’s weekly jackpot prize of £2,500. Helen said: “I’m a Nurse at a Wrexham GP Practice, I’m aware of the hospice and how important it is. I joined the lottery in 2015 as it was a great way of being able to offer my support. In 2018, my mum became a patient, and I am so very grateful for all the wonderful care that she received. I’m so glad that the Hospice is there to do what it does, and to offer such amazing support to patients and their families.

“I’m delighted to win. We moved house during the pandemic, so there are numerous projects that the winnings could go towards, but with a husband and three children, suggestions so far have included sheds, saxophones and pet tarantulas.”

The lottery has been running for 25 years. With 15,000 members, it is the biggest source of income for the hospice and last year raised over £500,000 of vital funds. This income is now more important than ever. The revenue generated by the lottery continues to be a lifeline and a vital source of regular income. That lottery income is enough to run the hospice for 58 days. That’s fifty-eight days of providing services such as In-patients, Day Services, Rehabilitation and Family Support.

If you’d like the chance to be a Nightingale House lottery winner and support your local hospice, you can join the lottery at www.nightingalehouse.co.uk/join-our-lottery We

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