National Lottery and the 2012 Olympics

Many National Lottery players may not be aware that when they take part in the weekly lottery games - whether online lottery or tickets purchased instore - that they will be helping the creation of five of the UK’s sporting venues that will be used in the 2012 Olympics.  In fact an amazing £2.2 billion will be raised by National Lottery ticket sales, and £750 million will be directly from special National Lottery 2012 games.

Building venues and athletes with National Lottery cash

The National Lottery good causes cash is helping to build a special Hockey and Aquatics centre,   a handball arena, velopark and of course not forgetting the Olympic Stadium.  It isn’t only the venues that are being built using National Lottery Good Causes cash, athletes themselves are also benefitting from money raised by National Lottery ticket sales.  Some of the athletes being helped are big names such as Ben Ainslie and Sir Chris Hoy but others are lesser known sports stars of the future.  The one thing they have in common is that they all receive backing from National Lottery players for training, coaching and medical support etc.  Without this aid some would be unable to take part in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.  There are over 1400 athletes currently being assisted this way and all are hoping to achieve medals in the London 2012 Olympic games.

Big pat on the back for National Lottery game players

So come on all you National Lottery players, fulfil your philanthropic side - Buy a lottery ticket and give yourself a big pat on the back for helping to make our athletes fit to compete and just as importantly helping to build the venues that all the nations will be competing in.

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