Virginia Lottery outreach efforts span communities statewide

Virginia Lottery employees spend April giving back across the Commonwealth

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Lottery employees traded tickets and terminals for blankets, food boxes, cleanup projects and construction tools during a month-long volunteer push that stretched across communities statewide.

Lottery officials announced that employees volunteered with 16 organizations throughout April as part of Global Volunteer Month, contributing hundreds of hours to projects supporting schools, food banks, cancer patients, animal shelters and neighborhood improvement efforts.

According to the Virginia Lottery, 128 employees from its 423-person workforce participated in volunteer events, contributing more than 349 hours of servic...