Lottery’s £38,000 for good causes
MORE than £38,000 has been raised for good causes in Charnwood as the community lottery marks its second birthday.
Charnwood Borough Council launched Charnwood Community Lottery in 2018 and lottery players have helped to support 54 good causes, including community libraries, sports clubs, play groups, village halls and various charities.
A total of 76,500 tickets have been sold since 2018 and 186 players have won cash prizes, while 1,486 people have won three free tickets.
Councillor Leigh Harper-Davies, lead member for communities, said: “I’d like to say thank you to all of our lottery players who have continued to buy tickets and support good causes through the lottery since it launched two years ago.
“The lottery helps raise much-needed funding for many charitable organisations and community groups across the borough.
“It’s been a particularly difficult time for our good causes over the past six months due to the pandemic, therefore the financial support from the lottery tickets is more important than ever.
“There have been a number of players who have won a variety of cash prizes as well as three free tickets, I’d like to congratulate them and thank them for continuing to support the lottery.
“We’ve seen more good causes sign up but there’s still room for even more.
“I’d encourage groups and organisations which haven’t registered yet to look at what the lottery is all about and join us.
“I’m looking forward to seeing even more money being raised for good causes over the next 12 months.”
Most recently, two lottery players won cash prizes of £250.
For every £1 ticket purchased, 60p goes towards helping good causes in the borough.
When a player chooses to support one of the registered good causes, the organisation will receive a 50p donation, with 10p going towards a central community fund.
If no charity is chosen, all 60 pence goes to the community fund.
The council will use the community fund to continue to support local projects and good causes through its grants scheme.
The top prize in the Charnwood Community Lottery is £25,000.
Among the many groups to have benefited from the lottery is Anstey Community Library, which has received over £3,000 from people playing the lottery.
Phil Knight, from the community library, said: “We are grateful to all of the
lottery players who choose to support the library with their ticket.
“We would like to thank each one of them for choosing us as their good cause.
“Charnwood Community Lottery is a great opportunity for local community groups to raise some additional funding and I would encourage other groups or charities in Charnwood to look at signing up to the lottery as a good cause.
“We joined the lottery when it was first launched in 2018 and over £3,000 has been raised for the library by lottery players.
“This funding has been used towards meeting our running costs and improving our facilities, particularly for young children”
To play the Charnwood Community Lottery or to find out more about being one of the good causes, visit the Charnwood Community Lottery website.
I’m looking forward to seeing even more money being raised for good causes over the next 12 months
Cllr Leigh Harper-Davies