Marie receives early birthday gift by striking lottery gold

One of our team members at Willow Wood recently struck lottery lucky, leaving Royal Mail with one less winning lottery cheque to deliver!

This stroke of good fortune also gave Hospice Lottery Manager, Diane Austin-Hughes, the fantastic job of delivering the good news and a cheque for £1,000 to the winner in person.

“I send out cheques each week to our lottery winners, but rarely do I get to see the surprise and joy on their faces. So, when I realised that our Quality, Governance and Compliance Lead, Marie Gamlin, had won the jackpot, I was thrilled!”

As for Marie, the lucky recipient of the winning cheque, her win made for a double celebration as it came just days before her birthday!

“I thought Diane was joking at first when she handed me a cheque for £1,000. I thought perhaps she was asking for some advice on lottery risk assessments. When the news finally sank in, I knew immediately that I wanted to spend some of the money to treat my family to a lovely meal together to celebrate the win and my birthday,” said Marie.

Marie added: “I’m a winner in other ways too, as I get to see first-hand the services my lottery membership funds help to provide.”

By pledging £1 in our lottery each week, you are entered into our draw to win one of 40 prizes and have a chance of pocketing anything from £5 to £1,000! While you wait to see if you’ve been lucky each week, your entry fee will be working hard to help us provide care for patients from your community.

If you would like to sign up for our lottery, click here.