Christmas Raffle

Most of us dream of what we would do with an unexpected windfall – exotic holidays, home improvements or treats for your family. Willow Wood will help make those dreams a reality this year, when we draw the £5,000 winning ticket from our end of year raffle on Thursday 20 December. And there are 12 other cash prizes up for grabs as well.

If you’d like tickets sending out to you please contact Diane Austin-Hughes, our lottery manager. Diane explains; “There was a bit of a hiccup with our mailing this year when a small percentage of the tickets were sent out with incorrect address details and we’re so sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you haven’t received your tickets please get in touch with me and we’ll make sure to send them to you without delay.

“Or you can always buy them online here. It only takes a minute, it’s easy and it’s secure.

As well as providing a great prize at this very expensive time of the year, the Christmas Draw brings in much needed income for Willow Wood. This year our costs are £2.5million, and every raffle ticket purchased helps us to continue and develop our care. Care like our growing Dementia service, which has been running very successfully over the past few years providing end-of-life care for Dementia patients, and support for their families, in their own home. There’s also the very successful Dementia Café, held on the second and fourth Friday of every month at the Hospice, providing advice, support, entertainment and relaxation in a warm and friendly environment. The café is open to anyone living with dementia and their carers – you don’t have to be an existing patient to drop in for fun and friendship. Take a look at our website for full information.

Diane also said; “We’d be really appreciative if you could help us with the draw. Could you sell some to colleagues or customers? Or do you go to a community or social group where your friends would enjoy taking part? Just contact me on on 0161 330 1133 or lottery@willowwood.org.uk for tickets on a sale or return basis. Every penny raised from the draw will come straight back to Willow Wood to enable us to continue our care for the future.”