How will my entry help? This is how your entry helps. Expand For every £1 you play each week, 50p comes back to our charity. This means that thanks to our lottery players, our patients are the real winners. Your support will ensure we can be at the forefront of what is possible for our sick kids and their families.
What are the terms and conditions? View the terms and conditions here. Expand There’s no limit to how many winners we have each week, or how many times you win as long as you’re in the draw. All you need is three or more digits of your numbers to match in the same positions as the digits in the winning number sequence. For example, if the winning number sequence was 123456, the lottery number 163057 would be a 3-digit winning match; because 3 digits are positioned in the same place in the sequence. You must be 18 years old or over to enter our lottery. Minimum entry is £1 per week. Winning numbers are drawn on Friday and displayed weekly on our Unity Lottery page. The promoter of this lottery is Miranda Williams, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals Charity, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH. Registered Charity Number 1160875. Licensed by Birmingham City Council - Registration No.6746.
How are the winners selected? This is how winners are selected. Expand Every Friday, the lucky winners are selected at random.Winners have to match 3, 4, 5 or all 6 digits of the winning number in the correct place in the sequence. 3-digit match = 5 entries into the next draw. 4-digit match = £25. 5-digit match = £1,000. 6-digit match = £25,000 Don’t forget, you can increase your odds of winning by signing up to more than one chance each week.The winning lottery number will be published on the results page of the Unity website. Our Fundraising Team will contact you if you win and your winning cheque will arrive in the post. For practical help and support on problem gambling, contact GAMCARE on 0808 802 0133 or visit www.begambleaware.org if needed.
Can I donate toys or other items to the charity? Thank you for thinking of our young patients, click to find out more about our donation policy. Expand Please visit our gifts in kind page to find out more about our toy donation policy and what we are able to accept.
How do I set up a regular gift? Donating regular amounts is of great long term support to our charity, here's how to set this up. Expand If you would like to set up a monthly donation to us by direct debit, please visit the donate section of our website. If you have any questions or would prefer to give your details over the telephone to set up your direct debit, please call our Supporter Care team on 0121 333 8506.
What is Gift Aid? Am I able to Gift Aid my donation? Expand Gift Aid is a scheme which allows charities to claim 25p in every £1 of a charitable donation made by a UK taxpayer. Gift Aid is only eligible on a personal donation. We cannot claim Gift Aid on donations from companies, Charitable Trusts, raffles or merchandise. For more information, please read this useful guide from HMRC. Download your Gift Aid Declaration form.
I would like to raise funds for Birmingham Children's Hospital. Where do I start? Expand If you’ve already decided on your fundraiser or have already signed up to a third party event, please complete our fundraising registration form. Once this form has been completed and submitted, a dedicated fundraiser from our team will be in touch within 48 hours to discuss your plans. They will then send you our fundraising pack with lots of advice and materials to get you started. If you aren’t yet sure what you’d like to do, you can find plenty of inspiration on the ‘Fundraising’ tab at the top of this page. You can also find a list of all our organised events on our ‘Events’ pages, or get in touch with our team, we’d be more than happy to discuss some ideas with you. Email us or call us on 0121 333 8506.
How do I leave a gift in my Will? A precious gift to support the future of Birmingham Children's Hospital, here's what you need to do. Expand A precious gift to support the future of our hospital, here's what you need to do. For over 160 years, visionary supporters have been leaving gifts in their wills to support the future of our hospital for generations to come. For more information please visit our Gifts in Wills page or contact us on 0121 333 8506.
Please could you come and collect my tin/bucket? Our tin is full or our event has now finished -here's what to do Expand If your tin is full or event has now finished, here's what to do We don’t currently offer a dedicated collection service for our tins and buckets. It’s the responsibility of the supporter to return the tin or bucket along with its contents to our Fundraising Hub here at the hospital. If you’re having problems returning your tins or buckets, please get in touch with your fundraising contact who will be able to help resolve the issue, or contact us here and someone will be in touch.
Can I support a specific ward or appeal? Yes you can and here's how Expand Yes! You can choose for your money to go a specific ward or department, one of our current appeals or where the need is greatest across the hospital, Just let us know where you want the money to go in the comments section on your registration form.
What are the regulations surrounding raffles? Raffles are a form of lottery and therefore have additional rules - we'll explain here Expand Supporters must pay to enter and there must be at least one prize. Raffles that do not require a license are a ‘Small Raffle’ or a ‘Private Raffle’. Small Raffle Tickets cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 16 years old. Tickets are sold at the same price (If tickets cost £1 you cannot have a ‘special offer’ of e.g. Five for £4). Tickets must be sold on the day of the draw only (Not in the days leading up to it) and the results made public on the same day. You can spend a maximum of £500 on prizes (Donated prizes’ value does not count so you can have as many donated prizes as you like). You can have a gift voucher as a prize but not actual cash. All proceeds must go to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. Private Raffle Tickets are sold to people who are members of the same club, or who live/ work on the same premises. The raffle can only be promoted to the members or to people on the premises. You will need to email your Local Authority for a ‘Society Raffle’ if Tickets are sold over a longer period of time (more than one day). Tickets will be sold to the general public. Just let them know when the raffle is happening, what prizes you are offering and how many tickets you hope to sell. For detailed information please see the Institute of Fundraising website
Can I organise my own bucket collection? It does depend on where you plan to do this - as explained here Expand Yes, if it is inside a shop, supermarket or shopping centre and you have written permission from the Owner or Manager. You will also need a ‘Letter of Authenticity’ from Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity as well as our secure fundraising buckets. Please email to organise these and please try to give us at least two weeks’ notice. If you want to organise a bucket collection in a public space e.g. a city centre or park you must apply for a license from your local council. You will need to apply for this online via your local authority’s website (we cannot apply on your behalf.)
Tell me more about the PICU (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit) Sponsor a Star scheme How you can get involved Expand In order to obtain a star, you would need to make a minimum donation of £250.00 to the PICU ward. This can be either a personal donation or money raised as a result of fundraising. The family liaison sisters on the ward will then speak to you to confirm the wording you’d like on your star and arrange to get this made and displayed for you. The star will stay on the wall here on PICU for 18 months, and will then be sent to you for the family to keep. Please email Supporter Care for more information.
I am not happy with the way my fundraising has been dealt with. I would like to make a complaint. Expand Please contact Kathy Chappell via email or by telephone on 0121 333 8658.
How can I obtain a quote from the Fundraising Team? It's for a newspaper article about the charity Expand Our Fundraising PR Manager will be able to help with these requests. Please contact our Supporter Care Team on 0121 333 8506 or email us.
I want to hold a raffle where I am selling tickets over more than 1 day How do I go about this? Expand If you are intending to hold a raffle to raise funds for the hospital and wish to sell tickets over a period of time (longer than 24 hours), you will need to obtain a lottery licence from your local Council. Cloakroom tickets can only be used for a raffle where all of the tickets are sold and the raffle is drawn within the course of one day. If you have any queries, please do contact the Fundraising Team who will be able to help you on 0121 333 8506 or via email. There is also some information available on the gambling commission website providing guidance around raffles and when licences are needed.
I would like to do a street collection. How do I go about this? Expand In order to hold a bucket collection in a public area, you will need to apply for a licence from the local council where you are planning to collect. There can be a cost to this, and it often requires some time to set up/organise. It is much simpler to hold a collection in a supermarket, or shop where you just need to get the agreement of the Store Manager.
I want to approach people door to door to ask for donations We advise against this as explained here Expand We do not allow our supporters or their companies to collect cash or sponsorship donations door to door.
Am I allowed to use your logo on posters/leaflets etc that I've made to advertise my own event? Our team can help you personally with any logo requests Expand We do have guidelines in place around the use of our charity logo, so it is always best to contact us first if would like to use our logo to help promote/advertise your fundraising. We can then ensure you have the correct version to meet legal requirements. All printed and digital materials featuring the logo must be approved by your contact point in the Fundraising Team. To request a copy of our logo, please email us.
Can I donate used or second-hand toys to the hospital? Thanks for thinking of us and we'll explain what is allowed here. Expand We cannot accept used or second-hand toys in the hospital due to our Infection Control guidelines and the risk of cross-infection to our patients. If you have used or second-hand toys, you can still donate this to support our Charity via our recycling provider Collection4Clothes+. For more information, please visit our webpage. We can however accept brand new toys or arts/craft activities which are always very welcome for our children and young patients. For further information click here.
I would like to volunteer for the hospital/Fundraising Team That's marvellous news - here's how to get started. Expand If you’d like to be a volunteer within our Fundraising Team, please visit the Volunteer section of this website for further details, or email us. Please note that volunteering within the main hospital is managed by the Trust Volunteer Co-ordinator. Please email [email protected] or call 0121 333 9999 ext.6726.
My donation doesn’t appear to have been banked. How do I check you have received my funds/donation? Expand We can check our systems here to confirm receipt of a donation. If you are concerned that it might not have reached us, please feel free to contact us on either 0121 333 8506 or via email at [email protected]. If you have posted a cheque to us, please note it can take up to 2 weeks to process cheque payments, but if you have any concerns, please do give us a call.
I would like to be taken off your mailing list. How do I go about this? Expand Please email our Supporter Care Team on [email protected] or call the team on 0121 333 8506.
I would like my money to buy a specific piece of equipment. Find out more. Expand This is possible but can take some time for the Fundraising Team to clarify with the hospital wards what items they may need and the cost involved. Please call your Fundraising contact or our Supporter Care team to discuss this further on 0121 333 8506.