A kindhearted couple who won £100,000 on the Euromillions is planning to spend their winnings on fostering children.
Already parents to three children, the couple in their 40s will now convert their garage into extra bedrooms to begin fostering kids in need, a dream they’ve always shared.
Kathleen Reece admits she’s often moaned in the past about her husband Mark playing the Euromillions every week, believing they weren’t lucky enough to ever win.
And she thought Mark was playing a practical joke on her when he asked her to check the winning ticket while he went out to get some milk in North Worcestershire, England.
But her daughter helped her double-checked the numbers online. “We called out the winning numbers to each other and, as the realization of what this meant hit us, we sat there in disbelief.”
“I decided to call the number on the back of the ticket and was talking to a lady from The National Lottery when Mark came home with the milk.
“I told him to shush, as I was on the phone to The National Lottery. His jaw dropped.
“He looked at me in disbelief so I put the phone on speaker and the lady confirmed we’d won £100,770.”
Kathleen, Mark and their daughter and two sons all sat in the kitchen staring at each other before hiding the winning ticket in Mark’s passport for safekeeping.
“I’ve always wanted to foster children,” said Kathleen. “Mark and I discussed it many years ago and then we had our own.
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“My three kids will be leaving home soon and I have too much love to give. I’ve always wanted to foster, however having enough space has always been an issue.”
Kathleen, a full-time teaching assistant said the win was a brilliant way to finish off her summer break.
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“Thanks to the win it’ll no longer be a problem. I’m so happy we can finally fulfill our dream.”
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