SWEEPSTAKE GUIDELINES

Sweepstake competitions can be a fun way to help raise money for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, but there are some basic rules that you will need to follow if you are planning on running your own sweepstake:

• The entry price must be the same for all participants.

• You need to decide before hosting your competition if the entry money will be split between the winner and the Charity, or if you are going to have a separate prize with all entry fees going to the Charity. Whichever approach you take, participants must be informed before they enter, and the host cannot make a profit (i.e funds will need to be donated).

• Participants in an office sweepstake must all be employed to work from the same location.

• You must not sell entry on the street, or house to house.

• If you are doing a competition where people need to guess the square of a picture that an object is hidden on such as our ‘Find Katie’s Kite’ game, or guess the name of a character such as our ‘What’s my name?’ game, you will need to decide ahead of time which the winning square is, and make sure that is saved somewhere securely (for example in a sealed envelope).

For more information on the rules of running your own fundraising sweepstake please visit the Gambling Commission website, www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk, or contact our Fundraising team at info@chsf.org.uk or on 0113 831 4810.