The development of the donorflex Lottery module has run hand-in-hand with a closening of the links with the Hospice Lotteries Association.
Alongside the Lotteries Council, the HLA is the prime mover in providing a two-way information route for lottery operations in the hospice sector.
The HLA's mission is to facilitate help and support for hospice lottery managers by the sharing of mutual experience and ideas.
It also represents and promotes members' interests in the broader spectrum of society lotteries overall.
To achieve this, the organisation has three meetings a year, in addition to the annual conference where new ideas and experiences are discussed, where new technology is presented and demonstrated, and where the impact of latest legislation is considered.
A warm, friendly and open approach means that members not only receive valuable information on what their colleagues might have tried, but they also benefit personally from the regular fellowship with other managers.
Three regional meetings take place in northern, central and southern England, within a reasonable distance of most UK hospices.
The annual conference – which was sponsored by donorflex Lottery in 2010 – is usually in the central Midlands area, with the aim of allowing most members to easily attend at least two of the four set-piece events every year.
The HLA's seven directors include four elected officers – the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer – and a number of association members are also members of the Lotteries Council, which meets quarterly.
That link enables the association to be kept up to date with the latest issues relating to society lotteries in general and the latest legislative changes.
For more information, visit the Hospice Lotteries Association website.
