Lotto Fundraising Update
Deryn Tregurtha
Over the last 19 weeks many of our members have been participating in a fundraiser based on the Lotto Bonus Number. We have one week left of the 20 weeks it was running for.
For those who have not been part of this it runs like this:
Each of 40 people chooses a number, which they retain for the duration of the fundraiser. This costs $3 per week, $60 in total, making a profit of $1000 for Papanui Rotary. The person who has the Bonus Number on a Saturday night receives $50. Those holding the number either side of the Bonus Number each receive $10.
The Board of Directors decided at last night’s meeting to hold this same fundraiser for another 20 weeks. Several, if not all of those who have participated wish to do so for another 20 weeks, however there is also the opportunity to raise another $1000 by running the same on Wednesday night Lotto.
The $1000 raised in this Wednesday night fundraiser will go to the Usa River Rotary Club, our sister club in Tanzania, to fund beds and mattresses for Maji ya Chai Orphanage in Tanzania. This money was to be raised through a quiz night, however, that, of course, is no longer possible at present.
If you, a family member, friend, neighbour etc. would like to help with this fundraiser please email Deryn at this address or call her on 021 161 5861.
Those who would have supported the quiz night might like to support this instead, or maybe join with someone else who would have been in their team, so they can share any winnings.
We will begin as soon as we have filled the spaces. All you need to do is invest your money. You’ll receive an email with results each week, and the club raises $1000 painlessly.
FYI, here are some stats from the present one, over the past 19 weeks:
- 27 people (67%) have won something back. Of those
12 (30%) have won back their $60 investment or more. - Of those 5 people (12.5%) have won $100 or more, 5 numbers have come up twice, and 2 people have won $10 from both people either side of them.
- That leaves 13 (30.7%) people who have won nothing, with one week still to go.
The club has gained $1000, plus some participants have donated their winnings to The Australian Bush Fire Fund, Rotary Foundation and Papanui Rotary.