Isabel Hospice has joined forces with Local Hospice Lottery to raise £1.2million to help fund its specialist care over the next five years.
The new partnership is offering local people the opportunity to be in with a chance of scooping one of 200 weekly cash prizes totalling £5,200 – the largest of any hospice lottery – while helping to raise vital funds for a good cause supporting vulnerable people in their community.
Isabel’s head of individual fundraising Emma Sheard said: “We are so excited to be entering into this new partnership with Local Hospice Lottery, offering our supporters not only the chance to win some fantastic prizes each and every week, but at the same time to support a local cause that they care about.
“It is such an easy way to help fund our work caring for local families when they need us the most – there really has never been a better time to sign up to play. The more people that join, the more Isabel Hospice will receive, so we are hoping that lots of people will sign up over the coming months. It really is a win-win for everyone.”
Local Hospice Lottery is a not-for-profit hospice-owned collaboration and Isabel is now one of 27 hospices across the UK benefiting from the proceeds of its weekly draws. By sharing management costs and overheads, the partnership means more money can be generated for hospice care, while players are able to benefit from a larger prize fund.
It means the Hospice will now receive more from every £1 a player spends to enter the draw – an average of 60p – than it would by continuing to run its own Lottery. The vital income raised will help the Hospice continue to support local people like John Gibbs, who had stage four prostate cancer.
Before he died, John, who was 73 and lived in Hatfield, said: “When my chemo and radiotherapy came to an end and I was told I had about 12 months, Isabel Hospice was suggested. I knew I would be in safe hands.
“My nurse, Sharon, has visited me at home and we also talk on the phone. She helped me to source an electric riser chair after seeing me struggle to get out of my armchair, which has been a godsend. We’ve also talked about when I get more ill, which prompted me to plan my funeral and write my Will. Making these plans has enabled me to focus on spending good, happy times with my family.
“Sharon has helped me with my cancer, but also with my mental health. She has pulled me through the rough times and been a complete strength for me.”
To date, Local Hospice Lottery has raised more than £34million for hospice care, and was named Lottery Operator of the Year by The Lotteries Council in 2018.
Anyone aged 18 and over can play in support of Isabel Hospice. Membership costs £5 a month and there are currently 201 cash prizes to be won every week, including a guaranteed £2,000 jackpot and £1,000 rollover price, which can reach as high as £25,000.
There are also three Super Draws every year, giving players the chance to scoop an additional guaranteed top prize of £10,000. For a chance of winning, you can sign up quickly and easily here https://www.localhospicelottery.org/hospices/isabel-hospice/
To help recruit new players, and raise more money, a team of paid fundraisers will be working across the Hospice catchment area in the coming months, both door-to-door and at local venues, offering the opportunity for people to sign up to the Local Hospice Lottery.
Each member of the Lottery fundraising team will be wearing a uniform and carrying a Local Hospice Lottery photo ID card. If you would like to view photos of the fundraisers, or are interested in becoming a paid fundraiser yourself, visit www.localhospicelottery.org.
