Pharmacist Support has teamed up with Bentley Motors and Care2Save to run a charity lottery with a first prize of a new Bentley motor car.

Proceeds from tickets sold by Pharmacist Support for the Bentley by me lottery will be split evenly between the profession’s charity and Care2Save Charitable Trust – a global initiative, chosen by Bentley Motors as one of its charities of the year, to raise awareness and funds for palliative and hospice care.

Commenting on the lottery, Pharmacist Support chief executive Diane Leicester-Hallam said: “By entering the draw, donors will be helping to support the hundreds of pharmacists and their families, former pharmacists and pharmacy students that contact us every year facing difficult life challenges, as well as improve the quality of life of those facing a serious illness.

"The charity has a long history of providing convalescent support to those in the profession and their families, so we are delighted to be partnering with Bentley and Care2save to present our supporters with this incredible prize, never before offered by Bentley Motors. We hope that the money raised from this draw will help us achieve the £175,000 fundraising target we have set ourselves in this our 175th anniversary year.”

For a donation of £1, the donor gains a single entry into the draw, with larger donations securing additional free entries (a £10 donation receiving 12 entries, a £20 donation, 25 entries etc). Donations can be made via the Care2Save website or the Pharmacist Support website. For cash or cheque donation entries supporters should contact the fundraising team on fundraising@pharmacistsupport.org.

No entries to the draw will be accepted after midnight on August 14. The draw will take place on September 30, with the winner announced on the same day.