Monday, August 2, 2010

Lottery Pool Winners Give Millions to Employer


A UK lottery pool gives their £3.9 million lottery jackpot prize to employer. Talk about job security! Here's the story from Casino Affiliate Program.


Winners Invest Lottery Cash in Employer

Lotto winners give £3.9 million to keep company going through recession

March 6, 2009 (InfoPowa News) -- Recessionary climates can produce extraordinary events, and the U.K. media are currently carrying an interesting report of a 13-member lottery syndicate that struck it lucky ... and decided to use their winnings to ensure their employer's survival, along with their jobs.

The syndicate won £3.9 million on the lottery, but instead of dividing up the prize they decided unanimously to present the cash to company owner Andy Whitaker (44), who has managed to keep the family-run motor repair firm going despite a terrible time for the car industry.

The employees will pledge most of their winnings into the firm
ASK Rewinds in Accrington, Lancashire, becoming investors in their own future in the process.

Whitaker, his wife and a fellow director are members of the winning syndicate, and have already pledged to plough their share of the lottery windfall back into the firm to help safeguard the jobs of their 18 workers.

Whitaker told local reporters: "Everybody is obviously really delighted to scoop such a big win but it's also great feeling that a lot of the lads have got the firm so close to their hearts and want to be a part of it. Read the whole story...

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