Your chance to win a Black NESPRESSO VERTUO PLUS coffee machine and £20 John Lewis Voucher. In entering this raffle you will be supporting my fundraising target of £4,000 for Crisis. To see more on why and how I am raising money for Crisis see below. (ALL MONIES RAISED ON THAI RAFFLE GO DIRECTLY TO CRISIS). Homelessness is something that no one should have to experience, however it is something that more and more people are affected by directly or indirectly. By the end of 2021, 227,000 households across Britain were experiencing ‘core’ homelessness (Source: Heriot Watt University research) and if nothing changes, in 2023, 300,000 households could face the worse forms of homelessness (Source: The homelessness monitor Great Britain, 2022). Therefore, it’s so important that we all do our bit to help tackle this! Following certain politicians remarks in 2023 that homelessness was a ‘lifestyle choice’ I think it’s important for us to raise awareness of the horrible conditions that people facing homelessness are having to cope with on a daily basis. People sleeping on the street are more than 17 times more likely to have been victims of violence and the average age of death for these people is 46 for men and 42 for women (Source: Crisis ‘About Homelessness’) which compared to the the life expectancy of a 26 year old female (i.e me) today of 88 that’s nearly half their lifetime just because they are homeless. This has to change, no one should have to face this. My personal feelings are aligned with that of Crisis, Simon Community and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) who believe everyone should have a safe and secure place to call home. Since the partnership began in April 2023 LBG colleagues have hit the ground running, raising £1.3 million before the year was out. This is just the beginning. 2024's Signature Challenge, will see me and 119 fellow LBG colleagues take on Toubkal and support the hundreds of thousands of households across the UK facing homelessness An iconic but challenging trek that will see me ascend the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains! Thank you so much for your kind support.