He’s got a golden ticket!

Just two weeks after we launched our Christmas cracker fundraising initiative, the first winning golden ticket has been found.

Bedford postman, Richard Conlon, struck gold after buying a cracker at work and now he’s in with a chance of winning a £1,000 cash prize.

Over the next two months we aim to raise £40,000, including matched giving, for our charity partner, Action for Children, by selling 10,000 Christmas crackers to colleagues at £2 each.

As well as raising money for a fantastic cause, we have placed special golden tickets inside 61 crackers. All lucky ticket recipients will be entered into a cash prize draw to win between £10 and £1,000.

‘We bought the crackers because we wanted to raise money for the charity,’ said Richard. ‘You don’t expect to win and it didn’t really occur to me that I might win.

‘We all pulled the crackers straight away as we knew we couldn’t wait until Christmas or we’d miss the prize draw.’

When asked what he’d do if he won the grand prize, Richard said: ‘I’ve never really been a big winner of things. I’d probably ask my wife and maybe give some back to Action for Children too.’

If you’d like to join Richard in the prize draw, here’s how to order your crackers:

• To order a box containing 50 crackers for your delivery office, mail centre or team, email royalmail@actionforchildren.org.uk or call 020 3124 0657. Please provide your name, office address and telephone number
• The crackers will be despatched to you within a few days
• Charities Trust will be informed and will send you a paying in slip so that you can bank all funds at your nearest Post Office
• Once the crackers arrive, you can sell them for a minimum donation of £2 each
• All of the money raised will automatically be matched. You will not need to complete a matched giving application
• Each box will contain an information sheet explaining what people do if they find a golden ticket
• The grand prize draw will take place on Friday 7 December and all winners will be informed by Wednesday 12 December.

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