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Every win also brings joy to a child in hospital

When a Luck For Good prize is won, 20 to 50% of it goes to a charity. We have chosen small, hands-on charities that work with children, where every pound quickly turns into a smile, some comfort or a well-earned break.

How it works

  1. 1

    One charity per game

    The terms of each game name the charity that benefits and the share it will receive, from 20 to 50% of the prize.

  2. 2

    A guaranteed share

    The charity's share is part of the guaranteed prize. It depends neither on a later donation nor on the winner's goodwill.

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    Paid directly

    If luck strikes, the winner receives the prize and the charity receives its share.

Why grassroots charities

Big causes already have big donors. A local charity, with a handful of staff and plenty of volunteers, sees the difference straight away: a respite break, a room for parents near the hospital, a clown's visit before an operation.

Why children

A prize draw is about luck and joy. We want that joy to go first to the children who need it most: sick, hospitalised and premature children, and their families.

The charities we would like to support

Ten charities per country, checked one by one: website online, recent activity, no known controversy.

These charities are not Luck For Good partners at this stage and have not given us their agreement. An agreement is signed with each charity before any game that names it.

United Kingdom

  • Tiny Lives Trust

    Newcastle upon Tyne

    Supports premature and sick newborn babies and their families on the Newcastle neonatal unit, funding equipment, facilities and staff, with practical and emotional support during and after their stay.

    tinylives.org.uk

  • The Smallest Things

    England (UK-wide)

    A volunteer-run charity for babies born prematurely, campaigning for neonatal leave for parents and helping schools support children born early through its Prem Aware Award.

    thesmallestthings.org

  • Ickle Pickles Children's Charity

    England and Wales

    Buys life-saving intensive care equipment such as incubators and ventilators for neonatal units, giving the smallest and sickest newborn babies the best possible start.

    icklepickles.org

  • Theodora Children's Charity

    London (hospitals across England)

    Its Giggle Doctors, specially trained performers, bring music, magic, play and one-to-one laughter to around 1,200 children in hospital and specialist care centres every month.

    theodora.co.uk

  • Rays of Sunshine

    London (UK-wide)

    Grants magical wishes to seriously and terminally ill children and brings activities and sensory bags to young patients in hospital to ease worry and isolation.

    raysofsunshine.org.uk

  • The Sick Children's Trust

    London, Cambridge, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle

    Runs ten free 'Homes from Home' beside major children's hospitals so parents can stay close to their seriously ill child, supporting over 3,200 families a year.

    sickchildrenstrust.org

  • Lifelites

    London (Britain and Ireland)

    Donates assistive and sensory technology, with training and maintenance, to children's palliative care services so children with life-limiting conditions can play, explore and communicate.

    lifelites.org

  • Julia's House

    Dorset and Wiltshire

    A children's hospice caring for children with life-limiting conditions at home and in its hospices, offering play, respite sleepovers and support for parents and siblings.

    juliashouse.org

  • Tŷ Hafan

    Sully, Wales

    The children's hospice for Wales, offering free care to children with life-shortening conditions at its hospice in Sully and in family homes, with support for the whole family.

    tyhafan.org

  • Momentum Children's Charity

    East Molesey, Surrey

    Supports children with cancer or serious illness and their families across London, Surrey and Sussex, with family support workers, respite breaks, riverboat days out and bereavement care.

    momentumcharity.org

Australia

Canada

United States

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Pick the format that suits you. Every game is run and certified by Luck For Good, and 20 to 50% of every win goes to a children's charity.

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Know a charity that should be here?

Write to us. We look at every suggestion with the same criteria: hands-on work, children, and every pound put to good use.

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