Postcode Lottery winners plan Africa development trip, Digi Mart USA News (Rotterdam, Netherlands): Jacqueline and Eelco Zweedijk had only recently moved to a new address when their four Postcode Lottery tickets, valued at 25,000 euros, earned them the street prize of 100,000 euros in the Dutch lottery. According to the report, the couple had lived at the new home in Rotterdam for only two months.
The win was announced by Gaston Starreveld, the best-known Postcode Lottery ambassador, who visited the family on Thursday afternoon in Hillegersberg-Schiebroek. Jacqueline said the family has been a Postcode Lottery member for 26 years and that the tickets moved with them to each new address.
The couple plans to use the money for a trip to Africa to do development work, something they had long considered and had been saving for. Jacqueline said a major renovation had recently been completed, and the family first had to determine whether they could afford the trip financially.
The couple has two daughters, Lizzie, 8, and Charleigh, 13. Jacqueline said she wants the girls to understand that not everything is normal, citing that clean running water is not available everywhere and that children in other places do not simply grab a sandwich or lemonade at home.
The countries under consideration are Kenya, Gambia and Tanzania. Jacqueline said the family is still deciding what projects to support, with options ranging from renovating a children’s home and delivering water filters to families to helping schools and hospitals.
She said they would prefer a project that is just starting and truly needs help.
To increase their impact, the family is also considering raising money from others who are well off, Jacqueline said. “We want to make a difference, even if it may be a drop in the ocean,” she said.
