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It’s not often that accountants leave the numbers to Lady Luck, but that’s exactly what Bentleys staff do every week to raise funds for local charity Bolton Lads and Girls Club. Bentleys use the Saturday night National Lottery ‘bonus ball’ to decide the winner of their staff lotto which has just raised its first £500 for the club. Excitement “It seemed like a good way of adding a bit of excitement to our weekly draw,” said Lotto organiser Chris Watson. “Everyone pays £1 a week and they get a number between 1 and 49. If it’s that week’s bonus ball, they win. We also buy a few lines on the lottery too, just to be in with a chance of winning the big one!”  Raising money Claire Phillips, the club’s fundraising manager, commented: “I’d like to thank all the staff at Bentleys who are raising money for our mentors scheme. We currently have a waiting list of almost 165 children wanting support in this way and this donation will fund the training of one new mentor.” Bentleys staff have been supporting the club in other ways. Accountant Alison Mitchelmore recently ran the Manchester 10k run and raised more than £200 in sponsorship money. |
| Last Updated ( Monday, 04 August 2008 11:04 ) |