There’s a new way to help raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) and have the chance of winning £25,000 every week with the launch of a lottery scheme operated by Unity.
Each entry into the draw costs just £1 and the draws take place every Friday with a 1 in 69 chance of winning three numbers. There is also the chance to win the top weekly prize of £25,000. At least 50% of the monies from all entries go to NCI and will help support the work of the National Coastwatch. These funds are needed to support the charity’s maintenance and development programmes for the network of 60 coastal stations which are part of the UK’s maritime safety community.
From each station, highly trained volunteer watchkeepers help to keep people safe and save lives along the coast by maintaining a daily visual and radio watch, looking out for anyone in potential danger.
Stephen Hand, NCI’s Chair said:
“As a charity, we rely solely on the goodwill of volunteers, our local communities and generous support from partner organisations and we’re delighted to be among the charities to offer a lottery which will further extend and boost our fundraising activities.
“It’s a win-win as the money raised will benefit all our stations and our planned expansion programme. And of course, it will bring some fun with the prospect of winning cash prizes with the extra satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting a good cause.”
The new lottery expands NCI’s range of easy ways to support the charity and its 2,800-plus volunteers. Other ways to support NCI’s work include a retail website for branded clothing and gifts, JustGiving and through Easyfundraising an online shopping scheme with over 7,000 participating brands who donate a % of your spend to a local NCI station if this is your chosen cause.
The Unity Lottery platform is administered by Sterling Management Centre Limited, licensed by the Gambling Commission as an External Lottery Manager (ELM). Players must be a minimum of 18 years old to enter. For every £1 entry, players receive a unique 6-digit lottery number. The lottery number is randomly allocated when you sign up and remains for the duration of your membership in your chosen lottery.
The lottery is a number match game. Every Friday, Unity generates a random 6-digit winning number sequence. Winners must match 3,4,5 or all 6 digits of the winning number in the correct place in the sequence. Prizes are sent to winners automatically.
