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Allocation of the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund 2019/20

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Lincoln Community Lottery awards £11,500 to response fund

City of Lincoln Council has awarded £11,500 raised in the 2019/20 Lincoln Lottery Community Fund to the Lincoln City Covid-19 Community Response Fund.

The response fund, which was launched by the Lincolnshire Community Foundation in April 2020, is providing financial assistance to local charities and community groups working to deliver essential support to families and individuals facing hardship due to Covid-19. 

Cllr Rosanne Kirk, Portfolio Holder for Reducing Inequality, said: “Local charities and community groups in and around the city have been severely impacted by Covid 19. This award will continue to help these great causes to deliver vital services during this difficult time. I would like to thank all supporters of the lottery for making this award possible.”

Sue Fortune, CEO at Lincolnshire Community Foundation, said: “During times of crisis it has been essential for organisations to work together to share knowledge and resources to target support where it will have the most impact. This donation from Lincoln Community Lottery will help meet some of the unmet needs within our communities who are experiencing hardship due to the pandemic.”

The award follows a joint decision by the Lincoln Lottery Member Panel. Further details on the Lincoln City Covid-19 Community Response Fund and a full list of awards can be accessed here Lincoln City Covid-19 Community Response Fund. 

For every £1 lottery ticket purchased, 10 pence directly supports the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund. For those supporters which have chosen the Lincoln Lottery Community Fund as their allocated good cause, 60 pence of every ticket purchased directly supports this fund.

To purchase tickets to support good causes, visit www.lincolnlottery.co.uk. Tickets cost £1 per week. Players must be 18 or over.

To sign up your good cause to Lincoln Community Lottery, visit www.lincolnlottery.co.uk/good-causes.

The Lincoln Lottery Community Fund is allocated to good causes annually in late summer/early autumn through a consultation and application process.

Free, confidential help for anyone who is worried about their or someone else’s gambling is available 24/7 via the Be Gamble Aware website www.begambleaware.org or by calling the National Gambling Helpline on freephone 0808 8020 133.