PCC 100 Club Update

Because of the second wave of Covid-19 threats to everyone, I have to announce that there will be no more Draws until December in order to protect all concerned in the process. The Draw for September was made before the new threat was announced and the results have been added to the table below

By altering the protocol for the Draw, the backlog of six draws has been cleared and the results are presented below as a list.

MONTH 1st PRIZE 2nd PRIZE 3rd PRIZE

March 2 64 28

April 23 59 12

May 99 9 64

June 58 74 68

July 24 66 69

August 85 8 46

September 74 21 64

Subscription Renewal Update

You may have read, on previous versions of this page, that three ‘spare’ subscriptions were available on a first come – first served’ basis. This situation has now changed and 100 subscriptions have been realised. Thank you to all members.

If you are interested in registering your willingness to take up a future spare subscription, please contact me on 828 302.

Your support of the 100 CLUB is really important as the Church Council (PCC) has to pay large bills just to keep the church door open, regardless of how many people actually walk through it on the Sunday mornings, and other occasions, when a Service is held.

Certificates of Membership will be issued to all new members and those who extend their present membership but any member wishing to have a replacement certificate should please contact me on 828 302.

General Notes

If you have a subscription for a winning number, you will automatically receive a cheque for the prize amount from the PCC Treasurer – you do not need to make a claim or to contact me.

IMPORTANT. If the name for your bank account is different from the name recorded on the 100 CLUB Register – e.g. you are recorded using your first name but your account uses your middle name – the bank may then reject the prize cheque. Please let me know if this is the case and I will then amend my record.

As existing members are aware, the information held by me for the purpose of paying any prize monies etc. has to comply with the GDPR and all new members have to give me permission to hold that information on the 100 CLUB Register.

Some of our prize-winning members boost our funds by not presenting their prize cheque to their bank and the PCC is, of course, extremely grateful for this gesture of additional support. However, if you pay the cheque into your bank AND then write a cheque for the same amount (or higher if you are so inclined) to Stow Maries PCC, that gesture can be further enhanced. By making a declaration to the PCC Treasurer that states that you pay PAYE Tax at the higher rate and that you wish all and any donations to the PCC to be treated as GIFT AID – an extra 25% on the value of your gift can then be claimed from HMRC – an appropriate form can be obtained from me.

The 100 CLUB has to be licensed under the Lotteries Act and follow the allowed operating rules. Any member wishing to receive a copy of the Rules should contact me.

Finally

A sincere THANK YOU from the Parochial Church Council is extended to all members for their continuing support and to the volunteer collectors.

To return to the PCC 100 Club News, please click here.

 

Brian Townsend, Honorary 100 CLUB Secretary