12 Hours to Go - Million Pound Property Raffle to Help the COVID-19 Homeless and Dog Rescue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

* £1m luxury house raffle + £25,000 cash prizes, closing midnight Dec 31st (draw Jan 6th)

* Organised & promoted by Win Your Dream who have already given away two houses in 2020

* Free tickets for the homeless and opportunity for others to gift tickets to the homeless

* Profits go to 3 leading dog rescues, one of which just won Time Magazine's Pet Rescuer of the Year

* Mike Chatha, the Promoter of the competition has also setup a Petition to ban eating of dogs and cats in China, which has gained 12,000 signatures within a week

Contact: Mike Chatha

Tel: 07939 106241

The man who started the current house raffle craze wants all profits from his competitions to go towards rescuing dogs. Mike Chatha also says he wants to give free tickets to people made homeless by COVID-19 or under the threat of being made homeless, following his own experiences of homelessness.

The Market Bosworth prize draw competition will be Mike's fourth competition of the year, with two of the previous competitions resulting in a home being awarded.

Mike said: "It's amazing to think that two 23 year olds from the Midlands are now living mortgage-free in £500,000 properties. Set for life. And that we have given away more than £200,000 in cash prizes and charity donations this year as well."

The house prize is a brand new property worth £1,200,000 and comes with an £85,000 Maserati. Located in Market Bosworth, voted one of the most desirable places to live in the UK by the Times, the property comes fully furnished and Council Tax paid for the first year.

The organisers need to sell over 700,000 tickets in order to award the house and car as the prize. But if this number is not reached then the winner will be awarded 80% of the ticket receipts after charity donations, marketing, processing and administration costs. Tickets are available to anyone over eighteen and located anywhere in the world.

In addition to the luxury house and car, the organisers are also giving away multiple cash prizes (up to £3000) as well as a £10,000 B&Q voucher which can be used for a new kitchen, bathroom, or garden makeover.

CHARITIES SUPPORTED

Win Your Dream have previously supported Ronald McDonald House Charities, but decided to switch to rescuing dogs instead.

Mike Chatha of Win Your Dream said: "We wanted to support organisations that really needed the money and made a difference. Smaller charities where they roll up their sleeves and do the work themselves. So when my partner Patricia told me there was a tiny rescue charity that went out to China themselves and stopped meat trucks in the street to rescue dogs that were going to be eaten, I just had to find out more." Mike, a big dog lover, then had a long conversation with Cindi McNeil Regan who he describes as his long-lost sister. "I couldn't believe the passion that Cindi and her daughter Zoe have for rescuing dogs" said Mike. "They literally work 12 hour days, 7 days a week, and put everything into saving a dog's life wherever they can. Everything they do is for the dogs."

Winyourdream have also been in contact with Furry Angels Haven who are based in Wuhan, China where COVID-19 first originated. Furry Angels won Time Magazine's 'Pet Rescuer of the Year' award after one of their volunteers revealed that she had over 60 dogs living in her apartment. "It's no coincidence that COVID-19 started in Wuhan" says Xenia of Furry Angels. "The animal meat markets are filthy and disease is everywhere. Some pet owners mistakenly believed they could catch COVID-19 from their pets and abandoned them on the street" said Fita. "So we just had to do something."

Mike also set up Freedom4dogs.org to raise money for Rushton Dog Rescue, Furry Angels, and DogBus who all collaborate and desperately need donations. Win Your Dream has already given £15,000 to Rushton to help get 15 dogs out of China in November, and bring them back to Freedom Farm where they will either be rehomed, or loved and looked after for life. "It's expensive business rescuing dogs as you've got the vets fees, the kennel costs, and the flights to get them home" said Zoe from Rushton. “But every dog is important no matter where they are.”

HOMELESS – FREE TICKETS

The founder of Winyourdream experienced homeless briefly in his twenties and Rushton Dog Rescue is named after a homeless man Timothy Rushton.

So the organisers decided that they will gift free tickets to anyone that has been made homeless in the last 12 months, or is under the threat of being made homeless in the next 3 months. People affected by homelessness should simply email Winyourdream at gifted@winyourdream.com along with their details and brief supporting information (see website for details).

People can also gift tickets to the homeless registered with Winyourdream before midnight tonight, by simply buying tickets in the normal way but using homeless@winyourdream.com as the contact email address.

PETITION – 14,000 SIGNATURES

Freedom4dogs has also launched a petition to ban the eating of dogs and cats in China, which has already gained 14,000 signatures in two weeks. [https://www.change.org/freedom4dogs] "It would be great if a dog lover won Win Your Dream!" said a spokesperson for Rushton.

"I've pledged 100% of our profits to Freedom4dogs in order that we can save as many dogs as possible" said Mike.

The competition closes at midnight on Dec 31st, with tickets still available at Winyourdream.com

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