Norma Pomedli of Spiritwood has won the BUH Foundation's 2020 / 2021 Monthly Lottery's Early Bird prize of $1,000! Norma's winning ticket was drawn on Thursday, April 9.
Less than 100 tickets are available for the remaining draws. There is $49,000 left to give away over the next year. Tickets are only $110 each and only 1,300 tickets will be sold. The 50/50 enhancements are back for $10 each. The prize is guaranteed at $1,000 or half the pot, whichever is higher. Last year $12,035 was given away. A maximum of 10,000 enhancements are sold. A ticket purchase will enter purchase to win the 13 cash prizes every month from April 2020 to March 2021. Final deadline to purchase is Friday, April 17, 5 p.m. unless tickets are sold out prior to.
Tickets can be purchased online at buhfoundation.com (Fundraisers, Monthly Lottery, Get Your Ticket).
Purchase by phone 306-446-6652 or fax 306-446-6631 or by mailing a cheque, credit card number or money order to Box 1358, North Battleford, Sask., S9A 3L8.
In person ticket sales are not currently available.
The BUH Foundation is raising money to purchase a patient monitor for BUH operating rooms. Every year more than 3,500 surgeries are performed at BUH. In order to maintain the patient's health and well-being during their surgical procedures, the patient's vital signs must be monitored continuously by the surgical team. The new monitor will have enhanced technology to keep patients safe and secure during these critical procedures. The total commitment from the Monthly Lottery is $36,363.00.
Funds are also need to purchase a bariatric treatment chair: Every year, Battlefords Region Home Care staff perform over 3,000 procedures in the home care treatment rooms at BUH and of these, 1,800 require the use of a treatment chair.
A new, electric bariatric treatment chair will meet the needs of home care clients by providing a larger, more specialized treatment chair and replace the current chair that is 10 years old. For both medical staff and clients, having access to equipment that readily adapts to their safety and needs is extremely important. As health care evolves, more and more people will receive their treatments through home care. The foundation's commitment is $5,549.
Donations to help purchase a new chair are tax deductible and a charitable tax receipt will be issued for those over $10. Anything over the amount needed for the purchase of the chair will remain in the home care fund for future needs.
