"What a wonderful surprise!" exclaimed Sharon Anderson when she was informed one of the lottery tickets she, her daughter Kerry and friend Clay, had purchased had been pulled for the BUHF Cash Lottery Previous Purchaser Draw for $10,000.00 Oct. 4.
"We believe in supporting local health care in the Battlefords and have been buying these tickets for years to help the foundation, never expecting to win," noted Sharon, then adding, "but I'm sure happy someone picked our ticket!"
That someone was Pat Gotto, long time volunteer and supporter of BUH Foundation and the $100,000 Cash Lottery.
The new feature to the Lottery, the 50/50 Add-On, available with a lottery ticket purchase, is also proving popular. As of Oct. 4 the winning amount is over $43,000 and this amount will only climb as only 82 per cent of the tickets are sold.
The next ticket sale cut off date is Friday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. for BUH's 20th anniversary draw for $20,000.00.
Tickets are $40 each or three for $100, with only 14,000 available. They can be purchased at BUH Foundation's Office, BUH Foundation's Canteen/Gift Shop, and in the main lobby of BUH. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 306-446 6652 or toll-free 1-888-946-4284 (1-888-WIN-4BUH). All winners' names will be published in the Battlefords News-Optimist, announced on CJNB/Q98/The Rock and CJNS radio stations and posted on BUH Foundation's website, at www.buhfoundation.com.
The 50/50 Add-On tickets are one for $10 or three for $25 and can only be purchased in conjunction with a $100,000 Cash Lottery ticket.
The $100,000 Cash Lottery is BUH Foundation's largest fundraiser and proceeds from this year's lottery will be used to purchase medical equipment for the ER, Women's Health and Birthing Centre and the Medical Floor. This includes an innovative, safe method of dispensing specific medication for patients, new epidural pumps used to assist mothers during labour and delivery, a vein viewer that aids in prompt intravenous insertions, as well as a scanner to diagnose certain bladder disorders and conditions.
