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Connolly lottery jackpot charitable donations

Overview

Frances and Paddy Connolly, winners of a £115 million lottery jackpot in 2019, have donated approximately half of their fortune to charitable causes.

Frances Connolly, a former social worker and teacher originally from Northern Ireland, has cited American country singer Dolly Parton as a major inspiration for her philanthropic approach. The couple has focused their giving on community causes and youth sports, including supporting their PFC Trust in North East England to assist young sporting talent.

Entities

Paddy Connolly · Dolly Parton · Frances Connolly · PFC Trust · EuroMillions

Timeline

  1. about 7 hours ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Frances Connolly donates half of £115 million lottery win to charity

    Northern Irish couple Frances and Paddy Connolly have donated nearly half of their £115 million EuroMillions jackpot to charity, inspired by the philanthropic work of Dolly Parton.

  2. 7 days ago

    [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Frances Connolly donates half of £115m lottery jackpot

    Lottery winners Frances and Paddy Connolly have donated half of their £115 million jackpot to charity, citing Dolly Parton as a philanthropic inspiration.

Sources

brasilemfolhas.com.br · ca.sports.yahoo.com · cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · hotnews.ro · independent.co.uk · oglobo.globo.com · wtxnews.com