SCPA School Lottery

Some Background for those of you that are new to the School Lottery…….

The last couple of years have been very challenging for everyone and with no face-to-face activity, the SCPA has been largely dormant with regard to fund raising. Through various organised events pre-covid, we were consistently raising up to £5000 a year for the school for equipment that enhances our children’s every day learning experience – the laser cutter for the DT department and the boat in the junior school are just two examples.

We also had big plans in 2020 to re-start our charitable fundraising activities as in the past we have raised tens of thousands for Chestnut Tree House and other local causes, but sadly Covid halted our momentum and by the end of 2020 our only fundraising was coming from the School Lottery. It has gone from being a useful secondary source of income, to being our only hope! The lottery is also an excellent way to support the school and help raise funds with very little effort on the part of the subscriber – which can be crucial for the busy parents that want to be involved but can’t always attend events or volunteer time. It is also financially, very easy for the school to benefit - This year a school in Ayelsbury won the prize for raising £20k for a new climbing wall after a specific campaign was supported by the school community, so large scale fund raising is possible if enough people join.

We currently raise between £80 and £110 per month from the lottery ticket sales but we only have 35 families playing 53 tickets. There are approx. 350 children at the school so there is a lot to go at if more parents join!! Since 2016 we have raised £6700 through the lottery  - imagine what we could do with every family buying just one ticket a month!!

The benefits of being in the lottery are two-way as the prizes are based on the number of entrants and get better the more of us there are. As well as the grand prize of £25,000, every month the lottery releases non-cash prizes - from B&Q vouchers, to bike vouchers, to electronic goods to fruit and veg box subscriptions. Most of us that have been doing the lottery for a while have several times although Shoreham has yet to see a big cash prize winner – maybe this is our year!

Please do get involved so that through the lottery we can have a positive impact not just on the school but on our wider community – You can register and buy tickets here:

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/shoreham-college