The lottery in the UK occasionally pays for some good stuff:

Duxford museum:
http://www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/airspace.htm
See "Funding the Project".

Getting XH558 flying again:
http://www.tvoc.co.uk/index2.htm

I prefer to donate directly to these projects though.

Paul

Roger Halstead" wrote in message
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Wellll... In Michigan the lottery was supposed to support the schools,
but some how the money ended up being diverted to the general fund and
the schools are still struggling.