Age Well East

About Age Well East

Everyone deserves to age well, and live happy, healthy lives, but as we grow older, changes and challenges happen.

Age Well East advise and provide practical information; they connect communities to tackle loneliness and encourage mental and physical wellness.

They also offer support to people in later years who are experiencing emotional challenges, such as caring for someone at the end of their life or living through bereavement, and they support people and their carers through a dementia diagnosis. they do this to improve people’s quality of life, especially during hard or challenging times.

Whether it be a query about pensions, housing, or help to find a trusted plumber, they can provide excellent and trusted advice and support. From empowering people to navigate the benefit system to putting them in touch with volunteer friends who are relatable and compassionate.

Whatever is preventing people from living happy, healthy lives, they are here to help them solve it.

Who they help

A fifth of 75 year olds are living below the poverty line, and many are unaware of the benefits and entitlements they could be claiming. they, through helpful conversation and mindful investigation, can help people in later years access vital extra funds or assistance, such as blue badge disability parking permit applications and finding local and trusted tradespeople.

They have been empowering people in later years since 1950. Today, they provide excellent support services designed to end loneliness and empower people to age well. These services are free and easily available to a wide range of people.

Last year, they empowered over 3,000 people to become happier and healthier. It is their goal to reach over 10,000 people by 2027.

In the last year:

• 813 people empowered to claim £1,600,000 in benefits and entitlements.
• 229 benefit checks were carried out.
• 426 people were welcomed to their friendship groups and activities.

From your very first game, you will help Age Well East raise vital funds that will go back into the community, to support older people. Some examples of what your contribution could pay for:

• Matching a volunteer friend with someone who is lonely.
• An expert adviser to help take someone out of poverty.
• New social clubs and activities.
• Research and support for those living with the effects of dementia.
• A compassionate companion to sit with someone facing the end of their life alone.
• A bereavement friend to provide comfort, kindness and guidance.
  
  
  

Registered Charity Number: 1142414
www.agewelleast.org.uk

How To Play The Lottery

Each entry to the draw costs £1. Our draws are run every week of the year, usually on a Friday. You can either set up a membership to provide your chosen cause with a regular and reliable income, every week of the year, or you can play as and when you want to, whatever suits you best!

Lottery fundraising is a really easy and fun way to provide good causes with an income that they can plan for the future with. You need to be 18 or over and living in Great Britain to take part.
Last year (April 2022-March 2023):

• Lottery Income that went towards charitable causes = £573,922.20 (38.9%)
• Lottery income that went on expenses = £741,499.80 (50.3%)
• Lottery income that went on prizes = £132,500.00 (10.8%)

What are my chances of winning?

Any prize = 1 in 204 tickets entered into the draw will win a prize.

These figures are estimated using current plays and figures and can vary slightly from each week. These are an approximate and can be updated at any time.

In total, there were an average 27,819 weekly plays across our charity partners, with 6,734 prizes being given away over the year.

Please call us if you would rather set your lottery membership up over the phone 0300 303 4500.

How Do I Win?

When you join, we will allocate you with a lottery play number. Our draws are randomly drawn each Friday (with exception when this is a Bank Holiday, when it will take place the working day prior). You don’t need to check the results every week, although you can if you want to. If you win, we will contact you to let you know. If we have your email, your prize winnings will automatically go into your make a smile lottery account; where you can then request a withdrawal, after which monies are then transferred into your bank account, or if you don’t have an email with us, a letter and cheque will be sent via post (please make sure that we have your up to date address).