IMPORTANT: You MUST leave your contact details (email address) in the "your message " section when you make a donation, so the winners can be contacted once the raffle has closed (31st May).  Winners will be drawn via random name picker online.  Unfortunately, failure to do so will mean your entry will be invalid as we won't be able to contact you. 

Many of our fellow peers in the NHS have been working incredibly hard during the pandemic, resulting in high rates of burnout. During these stressful times, some have found art and craft to be a great form of release. 

This NHS makers raffle strives to celebrate the selfless work of our NHS staff, both in and out of the hospital. Importantly, we hope to promote open conversation around the emotional difficulties many have faced on the job during the pandemic and to raise awareness of the mental health support available. 

Each raffle ticket costs £5. Buy as many or few as you would like, each ticket is an entry to win one of many beautiful creations, from photography prints to ceramics, donated by a talented NHS (and SAMH) maker. The raffle will run for a month in May (closing date 31st May 2021), and winners picked at random.

All proceeds will go to the Scottish association for mental health (SAMH), Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, in over 60 communities they work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.  These services together with their national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.

If you are an NHS worker with a knack for arts and crafts and would like to donate a prize to the raffle, get in touch at samantha.ong.yq@gmail.com. The more the merrier, especially when it's for a good cause!

Thank you for your support. 

Warm Wishes, 
Samantha Ong
FY2, WGH
NHS Makers Raffle Organiser 

Prizes:
All prizes are available for view on the NHS Makers Raffle instagram page. Check it out to get to know the makers, their craft and thoughts on mental health. More prizes may be added at a later date! 
https://www.instagram.com/nhsmakersraffle/ 

1. Dr Nadia Salloum -  "Reflection". Linoprint on handmade paper. 20 x 20 cm (paper size 30 x 30). FY2, Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh (RIE), Edinburgh.

2. Dr Debbie Mountain - "Untitled". Oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm. Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh. (*local winners only - for collection or personal delivery in Edinburgh only*)

3. Dr Simon Biddie - "Black and white photo of a bird on canvas", Photography, 30 x 45cm, ICU registrar, RIE, Edinburgh.

4. Dr Samantha Ong - "A pair of winged bottles". Ceramics (stoneware) 6 diameter x 11cm height & 4.5 diameter x 9cm height. FY2, Oncology, Western General Hospital (WGH), Edinburgh. @sam.ong.pots

5. Dr Hikari Sakurai - "Victoria Street, Edinburgh". Watercolour, 21 x 29.7 cm. FY2, Psychiatry, Borders General Hospital.

6. Dr Daniel Sun - "Cold Edinburgh Nights, made colder when we are apart". Street photography, 21 x 29.7cm. FY1, RIE.  @sunxjin.

7. Dr Lex Tan - "3 Soy Wax candles, hand poured in Edinburgh". Vanilla & Pear and Orange & Cinnamon scent. 8.5 x 6.5cm each. FY2 Colorectal Surgery, WGH, Edinburgh.

8. Dr Amy Cox - "Burnt Orange Hat, knitted in Willow and Lark Ramble". 20 length x 52cm circumference. FY1 General Medicine, St John's Hospital (SJH), Edinburgh. @amy_makes29, @amylorrieknits

9. Dr Alex Adima - "Above and Beyond". Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 5cm. Final Year Medical Student, University of Edinburgh.

10. Dr Bhavya Rajagopalan - "Serenity Amidst the Chaos". Acrylic on Canvas, 25 x 30cm. FY2, Acute Medicine/ COVID admissions, RIE, Edinburgh. (comes with a beautiful poem on Serenity too!) @cardy._.b

11. Dr Michael McCormick - "Eye Candy 2: Sweet Sight". Gummy on Canvas, 60 x 40 x 2cm. FY2, Emergency Medicine SJH, Edinburgh. @CandyAnatomy

12. Dr Barbara Krajewski - "Blue Porcelain Ring Dish". Ceramics, 9 diameter x 3.7cm height. Current COVID vaccinator, previous retired gastrointestinal pathologist consultant (and before that a perinatal pathologist) based in Edinburgh. @Barbie_lb

13. Liam Yule - “Snowy River Isla”, photography print, 29.7 x 42cm (A3). Suicide prevention manager, SAMH. @onemanandhisnikon 

14. Liam Yule - “Reflections at Sunrise”, photography print, 29.7 x 42cm (A3). Suicide prevention manager, SAMH. @onemanandhisnikon 

15. Varshini Vijayakumar - A selection of preserves made with seasonal fruits and flowers. FY1, General Surgery, Yeovil District Hospital. 

More to come, stay tuned!