How do you fancy a two night stay in an East Sussex glamping retreat or a slap up meal at the award-winning Crown pub ? Well, now you have the chance to bag yourself a special treat from the Hastings & Rye Palestine Solidarity Campaign (HRPSC) raffle, thanks to amazing prizes donated by generous local businesses and individuals.
The annual fundraiser will raise money for the British charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) which provides immediate medical aid to Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees.
Right now in Gaza, MAP teams are on the ground providing respirators to patients in hospital, hygiene kits for quarantined families, personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers, Covid-19 testing kits, and antiseptics to help prevent spread of the disease.
Gaza’s two million inhabitants have been living under an illegal 13 year land, sea and air blockade which has destroyed much of the country’s sanitation and health infrastructure and led to economic de-development. Now, with Covid-19, basic health services are stretched to breaking point.
Online draw to find winners
For just £2 per ticket, you can support MAP’s vital work and the chance to win one of the following prizes – gift vouchers to stay at two stunning East Sussex glamping retreats, a meal for two at the award-winning Crown pub in Hastings, Kino cinema tickets, brunch at Hayden’s coffee shop in Rye, a cocktail training session at Seed cocktail bar, as well as gifts donated by local businesses Butler’s Emporium, Three Legs Brewery, Marrakesh Artisan and Barefoot Herbs.
Your ticket also buys you entry to the online raffle draw extravaganza at 7pm on Sunday November 22 when there will be a live link up to Gaza for musical entertainment from talented young Palestinian musicians, courtesy of PalMusic.
MAP’s Zahra Yassine said: “As winter approaches, the Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to spread at an alarming rate in the occupied Palestinian territory and the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon. MAP is continuing to provide essential equipment and medical supplies to support infection control efforts and to help health workers treat those who have fallen ill from the disease.”
Doing what we can to help
HRPSC Chair Katy Colley said: “This is a testing time for all of us but we know the need for basic healthcare is growing every day for Palestinians and the people of Hastings and Rye have a long history of reaching out and doing what they can to help.
“We are indebted to the generous donations from local businesses and individuals for these amazing raffle prizes, some of which would make great Christmas presents for friends or family.
“The raffle draw extravaganza on 22 November will be a wonderful opportunity to come together and celebrate Palestinian culture. On the night we will hear uplifting music live from talented Palestinian performers both in the UK and within Gaza, uniting and reminding us that no border in the world can break our common humanity.”
To view the full list of prizes and buy your raffle tickets visit: http://www.hastingspalestinecampaign.org/raffle-for-medical-aid-for-palestinians.html
Image Credits: Courtesy of Gill Knight .
Great initiative. When you consider that of the c. 2 million people who exist in Gaza, nearly 45% are 14 years of age or under, there’s a great compassionate imperative to help. The median age is a mere 18. So, by and large you’re helping kids and young people living in the 3rd most densely populated place in earth. Clearly, Covid is a huge threat in these circumstances, and just another burden to add to the austere lives of Gazans. Got my ticket! Good luck.