It's the time of year when we all start to think about Christmas festivities and seasonal fundraising so we are pleased to announce that tickets for our Christmas Raffle are now available.

This year again, our fundraising activities have taken quite a hit due to the legacy of COVID and now the cost of living crisis we all find ourselves in. Sadly, this year has also seen a dramatic rise in the number of cats and kittens needing our help.

Our branch volunteers continue to work incredibly hard to ensure the cats and kittens in our care are fed, healthy and happy.

This year's Christmas raffle has 25 fabulous festive prizes available to win. First prize is a fantastic luxury food hamper, full of booze and festive food; second prize is a mega treat for the cat in your life - a 'purr-fect' hamper of feline goodies; 3rd prize is a Marks & Spencer Gift Card and there are also lots of other fabulous prizes up for grabs, including cuddly toys, luxury toiletries, chocolates, wine, Christmas socks, jigsaw puzzles and more …...…

To be in with the chance of winning a 'purr-fect' Christmas prize, please follow the instructions below to buy tickets for our Christmas Raffle and help cats at the same time!

Tickets are just £1 each. To enter online there is a minimum payment of £2 so you will receive two entries to the raffle draw. (Please note this is set by Just Giving and we cannot change this).

Just click on the 'Donate Today' button to buy your tickets i.e. a £2 donation = 2 tickets, a £5 donation = 5 tickets or a £10 donation = 10 tickets.

If you would like to purchase just one ticket, please contact the branch via fundraising@midwarwick.cats.org.uk

Just Giving will direct the funds to our charity and we will enter your name and ticket numbers into our raffle draw automatically.

The raffle will be drawn at mid-day on Saturday 10 December 2022 (due to recent postal strikes, date of draw has been rescheduled to Saturday 17 December 2022). Any funds raised through this raffle will be used to help care for cats in Cats Protection's care.

The closing date for buying raffle tickets is 16 December 2022.

When buying your raffle tickets via our Just Giving page, please do not make your purchase anonymous as we will need to be able to contact you to allocate your tickets and also, to notify you if you are lucky enough to have won a prize in the raffle.

You will need to tick the box "I’m happy to share my contact details with Mid Warwickshire Cats Protection"

The raffle prizes are numbered 1-25. The first ticket drawn on the day will win prize no.1, the second ticket drawn will win prize no.2 and so on.

Prizes will need to be collected from Leamington Spa or we can deliver if you are local to the branch area.

Any prizes containing alcohol can only be collected if you are over 18 years of age. ID will be required.

Please take a moment to help the cats and kittens in the care of Mid Warwickshire Cats Protection and maybe win yourself a prize at the same!

Terms and conditions:

1. The draw will take place on Saturday 10 December 2022. All funds raised will go to Cats Protection. Registered Charity 203644(England & Wales) SC037711(Scotland).

2. Promoter: Mid Warwickshire Cats Protection c/o National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath RH17 7TT

3. The raffle is registered under the Gambling Act with Wealden District Council.

4. This raffle is open to residents of mainland Great Britain only (this excludes Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands).

5. The cost of each ticket is £1.

6. Gift Aid cannot be claimed on the sale of raffle tickets and is in breach of HMRC regulations. Any ticket purchases with Gift Aid added will be cancelled and refunded.

7. Tickets are not to be sold to or by any person under the age of 16 years old. If a ticket is sold unknowingly to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 16 they will be exempt from the
raffle and will forfeit their prize.

8. Raffle tickets will only be entered into the draw when whole payment is received.

9. Tickets are not to be sold on the street or door-to-door.

10. Any money received after the closing date of 16 December 2022,including late entries will be treated as a donation to help fund the work of Cats Protection and will not be refundable or eligible for the draw.

11. Winners will be notified via email within 3 weeks of the draw. A list of winners will be published on the branch website and Facebook page.

https://www.cats.org.uk/midwarwick

https://www.facebook.com/MidwarwickshireCatsProtection

12. The result of the raffle draw is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

13.  No responsibility is taken for payment lost or delayed in the post. Proof of posting will not be accepted as proof of receipt.

14. For tickets purchased via Just Giving, you must ensure you follow the instructions and tick the box to say we can view your email address. Any payments received where this box is not ticked will be treated as general donations because we have no way of contacting you.

15. Donations made not in equal £1 amounts will be rounded down to the nearest £1 when calculating the number of raffle ticket entries. e.g if you donate £2.80 you will only receive two ticket entries into the draw with the remainder being treated as a general donation.

16. Cats Protection respects, and is committed to protecting, your privacy. The personal information you provide will remain private and will only be used for the purposes of the raffle unless you give permission otherwise.

17. Cats Protection reserves the right to use the winner's name and town for promotional purposes.