#Lifechanging

12 ways you've made Christmas better

In the past 20 years you've raised £32 billion to support 450,000 projects across the country - from city farms to brass bands. Here are just some of the ways you help make Christmas (even) better

Helping supply 1.1 Million meals in December through Lottery-funded food charity FareShare

Brussels sprouts from 40 city farms backed by you

Helping raise £377 million

To support older people including days out at Christmas

Helping Lottery-funded choirs hit the high notes

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way;

Letting 300 brass bands play with bells on

11,250 lights funded for the community Christmas display in Larkhall, Scotland last year

Getting your skates on at Lottery-funded venues

Creating a (Lottery-funded) alternative to the Queen's speech

1,714 homeless organisations supported by you this Christmas

You've supported 5,500 local theatres

31
Aladdin
38
Cinderella
39
Jack and the Beanstalk
22
Sleeping Beauty
24
Snow White

Most popular pantomimes performed in 2013

Making 10 white Christmases since 1994*

*We don't fund the weather, but if we did, we'd definitely make this happen

Supporting almost 8,000 Crisis at Christmas volunteers last year

The National Lottery has been changing the lives of winners and supporting good causes across the UK since 1994. In that time, there have been more than 7,400 new millionaires created and by playing The National Lottery you raise over £4 million for Good Causes every dayΔ.

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