Another Winning Partnership for The Hospice Lottery

This very successful partnership already includes Florence Nightingale Hospice in Aylesbury, Iain Rennie Hospice at Home based in Tring, Michael Sobell House in Northwood, South Bucks in High Wycombe, Thames Hospicecare in Windsor and The Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted. The Hospice Lottery has grown rapidly since it was formed just over ten years ago and last year raised a staggering £468,000 to be distributed evenly between the partner hospices. In real terms this amount could pay the salaries of 19 extra nurses.

Marion Bryant, Chief Executive of The Hospice Lottery Partnership says ‘We are all very excited about Grove House joining us, bringing the number of participating hospices to seven. The partnership has grown to be an immense success, it currently has 16,000 players every week and over the last ten years the hospices have received over 2.6 million pounds in profit distributions.’

Paul Parrish, Fundraising Director at Grove House is delighted with the result of several months of planning and discussion. ‘In terms of income’, he says, ‘if enough people sign up to join this new lottery, we have the opportunity of increasing our funds by over £60,000 every year. This will have real impact on the work we do in the community and will give us confidence to continue with our plans to expand our services. We really hope everyone will buy tickets and not only have the chance to win £1,000 every week, but also make a real difference here at Grove House.’

Grove House in Waverley Road, St Albans offers free care and support to local people living with cancer and life-threatening illness. In order to continue to provide and increase the services, it is continually looking for funding. Said Chief Executive, Mark Lister, ‘This is a very significant move for us. We are very pleased to have joined such a successful partnership. We are confidant that it will be a valuable source of additional income which will allow us to continue to provide high quality care to the people of St Albans, Harpenden and Dacorum.’

To play the lottery costs just £1 per week and a yearly subscription costs only £52 or only £4.34 per month by standing order. There is an opportunity to win £1,000 or 100 other cash prizes every single week of the year. As Marion says ‘Winning the top prize may not change your life, but it will certainly change your day, but by playing you could certainly change the lives of local people living with cancer and life-threatening illness.’

For more information call: 01442 891459, email: info@hospicelottery.org.uk or print off an application form to subscribe now!