Princess Alice Hospice are delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new partnership which will significantly increase lottery income for the Hospice over the coming years. In fact, through Princess Alice Hospice ceasing their existing lottery and choosing to work with Local Hospice Lottery instead, it is hoped that more than £1.4 million will be raised for local care over the next five years alone!

Local Hospice Lottery is a not-for-profit, hospice owned society lottery and from August 2023, Princess Alice Hospice will be one of 33 hospices throughout Great Britain benefitting from the proceeds raised by its weekly draws. This regular and reliable income will make a big difference to the amount of outstanding end of life care that can be provided to people across Surrey, Middlesex and south west London.

Taking part in the Lottery is an easy, affordable, and fun way to help Princess Alice Hospice to keep caring locally and anyone can get involved by joining online now at https://www.localhospicelottery.org/

Director of Income Generation for the Hospice, Angela Grimes, said. “With limited NHS funding we rely on our local community to raise vital funds to ensure we can continue to make an impact. It is only through the extraordinary generosity of all our supporters and volunteers – donating time, money and resources – that we are able to deliver against our strategic objectives and plan for the future. The Lottery is one really important way for us to secure these vital funds, and we believe that Local Hospice Lottery will help us raise even more, so that we can provide more care when it matters most.”

By sharing management costs and overheads, Local Hospice Lottery’s innovative and collaborative model ensures that as much money as possible can be passed to hospice care, whilst also giving hospice supporters the opportunity to win in a larger prize fund too.

For each £1 entry in the weekly draw, Local Hospice Lottery will give between 60% and 80% of profits from individuals playing in support of Princess Alice Hospice to Princess Alice Hospice. This is significantly more than most other society lotteries (NB: as a comparison, People’s Postcode Lottery currently passes 33p in every £1 to the good cause, The Health Lottery donates 20p and the National Lottery gives 21p) and to date, Local Hospice Lottery has raised over £50 million for hospice care across Great Britain! Local Hospice Lottery was also named ‘Lottery operator of the Year’ by The Lotteries Council in 2018.

Princess Alice Hospice considered various options when deciding how to develop the income stream from their existing lottery and after all due consideration, decided that joining the Local Hospice Lottery was the best option for both the Hospice and its supporters. Princess Alice Hospice will now benefit from receiving more from every £1 entry than they did previously – and the more local people that play - the more they will receive!

Anyone in the UK, aged 18 or over can join the Local Hospice Lottery and play in support of Princess Alice Hospice and have a great chance to win as they help the Hospice to keep caring for local families in need. Membership costs just £5 per month and there are currently 201 cash prizes to be won every week:

➢ Guaranteed £2,000 prize

➢ A £1,000 rollover prize (which can reach as high as £25,000!)

➢ A £100 prize

➢ 8 x £25 prizes

➢ Plus 190 x £10 prizes

That’s a total weekly prize fund of £5,200 - the largest of any hospice lottery!

There are also three Super Draws that take place every year, giving players the chance to win an additional guaranteed top prize of an incredible £10,000 every March, September and December!!

When asked what Princess Alice Hospice means to her, Anna, who plays in memory of her friend’s partner, said, “I think playing the Lottery is a great way to help. You know you’re supporting them on a regular basis – and you never know, you could even win! We all know that charities need money to keep going, but they don’t always know when it’s coming. By playing the Lottery each week, I’m happy to support this delightful place regularly in this small way.”

The income raised through this new partnership will play a vital part in enabling Princess Alice Hospice to keep caring for local families like Anna mentions, both now and in the future too.

To help recruit new players and raise more money, a team of paid fundraisers will be working in the local area in the coming months - both door-to-door and at venues - offering local people the opportunity to sign up to the Lottery. Each member of the team will be wearing a uniform and have a Local Hospice Lottery photo identity card. If you would like to view photos of the fundraisers, or are interested in becoming a paid fundraiser yourself, please visit the Local Hospice Lottery website at www.localhospicelottery.org

Princess Alice Hospice: For Compassion. For Excellence. For People. For Living.

Princess Alice Hospice has, for more than 35 years, provided free, high-quality, specialist end of life care to tens of thousands of people across a large part of Surrey, south west London and Middlesex. Today, at any one time, Hospice nurses, doctors and other specialist staff are looking after more than 900 people in need.  The Hospice's mission is to reach out to even more people by delivering outstanding care to those that need it. To enable us to do this, we must rely on the commitment and support of our communities who help us to raise vital funds.

£10 million is needed each year to provide our vital services. With limited NHS funding provided by CCGs, which represents circa 24% of our expenditure on charitable activities, in more normal times, the balance is raised through legacies, fundraising, dedicated shop units and investments. It is only the generous support of our communities and beyond, that makes it possible to do our work.