Fareham Community Lottery launched with tickets now on sale for £25,000 prize

Set up by charity One Community, the new Fareham Community Lottery gives residents a chance to win cash prizes of up to £25,000 while providing a source of income for good causes across the borough.

For every £1 ticket purchased, 40p will go to the charity or community organisation of choice.

Ticket buyers can choose which group will receive a donation, with more than 55 organisations signing up so far.

The chief executive of One Community, Jean Roberts-Jones said: ‘This Community Lottery has been made possible by the hard work of so many people, so I am thrilled to see it launch early next week.

‘This scheme will help provide vital support to good causes which have been hard hit by the pandemic and it’s lovely to be able to offer positive, simple way for them to increase their income and continue to support people in every generation from our local area.’

Tickets for the first draw on March 13 can be bought at farehamlottery.org.uk.

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