ONCE.

ONCE.

National Organisation of Spanish Blind People (eleven when not an acronym). 

Today I bought my first ONCE ticket. I have been harbouring a secret desire to do for the past month, increased by the wonderful adverts for their up and coming 75th birthday. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGkpTkFPxCs  

ONCE is a Spanish charity for the blind founded in 1938 (also founding the ONCE Foundation in 1988 to aid the inclusion of those with disabilities other than blindness). They have a highly visible presence here in Spain, not least because of their charity lottery, for which they have daily and weekly draws. Around nearly every corner here in Gijón you'll find an ONCE employee (all those employed by the charity are blind or are seriously visually impaired) or a ONCE kiosk selling 'cupones' (tickets).  

The ONCE kiosk next to my school.

The ticket I have bought is for their 75th birthday draw on Monday, which includes 1 prize of 11 million euros and 11 of 1 million euros; like the daily draws the lowest prize is the price of the ticket itself

6 euros in this case, 1.50 euros normally). You win by matching as many numbers as possible in the order they appear on your ticket, you win more if you also have the correct series number. All for a great cause!

 

¡Buena suerte a todos!