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Derby Community Lottery is now live!

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The Derby Community Lottery website is now live and available for both good causes to sign up, and for the purchase of tickets. The first draw will be on Saturday 5 October, with a jackpot of £25,000 up for grabs!

IMG_1783.JPGLaunched last week at our AGM event, the Lottery aims to raise money directly for local good causes whilst giving players the opportunity to win big prizes. There was a huge amount of interest at the event and 36 local good causes have already signed up to raise money!

Jonathan Dwerryhouse, Strategy and Partnerships Manager said:
"Our voluntary and community organisations are Derby’s life and soul, and they have a profound impact on people’s lives, health, culture, heritage and the environment. The money raised by Derby Community Lottery is going to make a lot of difference to grassroots good causes. We'd encourage all charities and community groups to register as a good cause and start fundraising with our lottery. It’s easy and free!”

The lottery is being run by Gatherwell, an external lottery management company that runs over 140 local lotteries across the country, raising over £3.7million a year for community groups nationally.

IMG_1806.JPGGood causes in Derby are encouraged to join and benefit. There is no limit on the number of organisations that can participate, so any not-for-profit group looking to secure additional funding is welcome to get involved. Each participating cause has its own dedicated webpage, where supporters can purchase tickets. For every £1 ticket sold, the chosen cause will receive 50p, with an additional 10p going into a Central Fund that will be distributed to other causes in the community.

Paul Brookhouse, Manager of Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance, said:
"We are excited to have signed up as a good cause to Derby Community Lottery. It’s great that whenever someone buys a ticket, they can choose to donate 50% of their ticket to us at DF4TA, helping us tackle food insecurity for families and those most in need."

To be in for a chance of winning up to £25,000 for the first draw, you can buy tickets up to 11:59pm on Friday 4 October. Anyone matching six numbers in the draw will win £25,000 or a share if there is more than one winner. Five matches is £2,000, four is £250, three is £25 and two gives the ticket holder three extra tickets. A weekly draw takes place every Saturday night.

For more information, to sign up and to buy tickets, visit www.derbycommunitylottery.co.uk