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Millions of reasons to smile

Northumberland Wildlife Trust is delighted to confirm that players of People’s Postcode Lottery have now raised an amazing £41,572,783 for charities and good causes since the lottery’s launch in 2008.

The money has made a massive difference to hundreds of communities with funding awarded to numerous grass route groups and local projects, as well as national and international charities.

To date, Northumberland Wildlife Trust has received a whopping £494,940.00 from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, and, most recently, the wildlife charity has received an additional cash boost of £24,000 allowing it to spend £20,000 adding two new vehicles, a Mitsubishi Trojan L200 and Peugeot Partner, to its fleet. These most welcome vehicles will be used by members of the Estates Team to transport 30 volunteers each day to undertake conservation work on its reserves around the region.

Talking about the £41,572,783 raised, Mike Pratt, Northumberland Wildlife Trust Chief Executive said: “What an unbelievable figure and such positive news at what is still a very difficult time for charity funding; support from the players cannot be underestimated and we are so very thankful to everyone who plays.

“Wildlife can’t stand up for itself which is why we have to do it - if we didn’t do it, who will? The invaluable support from People’s Postcode Lottery means that we can get on and do what we do best - conserving wildlife for future generations to enjoy.”

People’s Postcode Lottery and its sister lotteries in the Netherlands and Sweden were collectively announced as the second largest charitable private donor in the world, according to British business-focused newspaper City AM. In total over £4.9 billion has been awarded to good causes across the globe.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sue Bishop .