A JACKPOT of £25,000 is up for grabs as tickets for the Rugby Lotto went on sale this week.
The community lottery, set up by Rugby Borough Council to support local good causes, gives players a one-in-50 chance of winning a prize – ranging from the jackpot to three extra tickets.
Good causes receive 50p from every £1 ticket sold with a further 10p going to a Rugby Community Fund, while the remainder goes to the prize fund, administration and VAT.
Hope4, the Friends of Fenley Fields, Rugby Autism network and Warwickshire Choristers are among the 13 organisations already live for ticket sales, with a further 11 signed up to benefit from the scheme.
Anita Twigger, head of operations at Pawprints Dog Rescue – the first good cause to sign up – said: “The lottery is a great way to raise some much-needed funds to help with ongoing running costs.
“For small charities, getting this money is going to make a lot of difference, and will go a long way. We’d encourage other local good causes to sign up.”
Lottery management company Gatherwell has been appointed to run the scheme, having already launched similar lotteries elsewhere.
Participants who sign up before the first draw – which takes place at 8pm on Saturday May 4 – will also be entered into a draw for a bonus prize of £50 of town centre vouchers, donated by Rugby First. Supporters must be over 16 and based in the UK.
Visit www.rugbylotto.org to take part in the lottery, or to sign up as a beneficiary.
