St Giles Hospice is giving people across the region an extra reason to be merry this Christmas season, by hosting its popular annual Big Bonanza Draw.

In addition to its regular weekly draw, the local charity is once again holding a Bonanza Draw and has a total prize fund of £10,000 to be won on December 17th.

The main winner will scoop a whopping £4,000 jackpot, with two runners-up collecting £1,000 each, and one further player receiving a £500 cash prize. A host of runners-up will receive smaller prizes.

This is the fifth year the hospice has organised the fundraising draw - with the four previous events generating almost £130,000 to help support the hospice’s valuable work.

Richard Simmonite, St Giles Hospice Promotions’ Commercial Manager, explains: “The Big Bonanza Draw can be a wonderful Christmas bonus for our regular lottery players and offers an ideal opportunity for new players to take part.

“But most importantly, the money raised through the Big Bonanza Draw goes towards caring for those who need it.”

The 2007 draw will take place on 17th December – just in time to give the lucky winners a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.

Tickets cost £1 each and are available to purchase, or to sell on the hospice’s behalf to friends, family and colleagues, by calling 0845 370 6580.

Tickets must be received at our Lottery office or at any of the hospice shops by the 10th December to guarantee a place in the draw.

St Giles Hospice is one of the best-known and most respected charities in the region, offering high-quality nursing and medical care for people with cancer and other serious illness, as well as providing support for their families and carers.

Patients come from across the hospice’s catchment area, which ranges from Ashby de la Zouch and Atherstone in the east, to Cannock and Walsall in the west – and from Burton and Uttoxeter in the north, to Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill in the south.

Care is offered at the hospice's facilities in Sutton Coldfield and Whittington between Lichfield and Tamworth, or in patients' own homes across the region.

The range of high-quality, specialist services are expensive to provide, and the hospice relies heavily on donations and fundraising – including proceeds from St Giles’ network of 14 charity shops and its popular Hospice Lottery.