The MND Association 2010 raffle is now open!

The first MND Association-wide raffle last year raised nearly £135,000 for care support services and research projects - almost £18,000 of which was raised solely by branches and groups.

The MND Association is working hard to make this year’s raffle even more successful and are delighted that every ticket sold by branches and groups will help improve the lives of people living with motor neurone disease in their local area.

Here at the Luton and South Beds branch we have now received our first allocation of raffle tickets, and with your help, are looking forward to the 2010 raffle being a great fundraising success for us.

You may not be aware that we rely entirely on voluntary donations, so please do buy and sell as many tickets as possible, sending all ticket stubs and funds directly to us at the Luton and South Beds branch.

The closing date for raffle entries is Wednesday 20 October 2010 and the winners will be drawn on Friday 29 October 2010 - so there is plenty of time for us, with your help, to maximize this fundraising opportunity for people living with MND in Bedfordshire.

We will be selling tickets at our local events, posting out books of tickets with our newsletter and asking for your support to sell tickets to your network of family, friends and work colleagues.

Taking part in the 2010 raffle gives you the chance of winning one of 25 great prizes, totaling more than £5,000. As well as helping us raise much needed funds for the South Beds area area, while increasing awareness of MND and the work of the Association.

Please see below the fantastic prizes on offer for the price of a £1 ticket:

     1st prize choice: Holiday of a lifetime or £4,000 cash  

2nd prize choice: Flat screen HD TV or £500 cash    

      3rd prize choice: Patio furniture or £250 cash

Runners-up prizes: 22 Roberts Radios    

All winners will be notified in writing. Soon after the draw date a list of winners will be published
on the MND Association website at www.mndassociation.org

Raffle Rules:

• The raffle is open to all UK residents, excluding staff of the MND Association and Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man
• Tickets cannot be purchased or sold by anyone under the age of sixteen
• If you are intending to sell tickets at an event you must seek permission from the event organiser prior to the event
• Tickets must not be sold in the street
• Any money received after the closing date will be treated as a donation and will be used to fund our work
• Registered with the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005, http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/index.asp

Finally, we would like to thank you so much for your support with the 2010 raffle and we wish you the very best of luck with the raffle draw!