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Last Weekend for Dream Lottery’s Summer Bonus

VANCOUVER, BC, Friday, September 1, 2023 — Summer might be ending soon, but Dream Lottery’s Summer Bonus isn’t over yet!

Hurry up and get your tickets before it’s too late. This is the last weekend to be entered to win and choose an incredible Bonus prize – worth over $36,000.

Imagine cruising into fall behind the wheel of a brand-new Hyundai Elantra Luxury Hybrid or indulging in the ultimate travel experience this winter with $36,000 in Vacations from Travel Best Bets. Or, picture the convenience and freedom of winning Gas and Groceries for a Year or choosing $30,000 tax-free cash.

When you purchase your ticket before the Bonus deadline, you’ll also be automatically entered into the Fall Bonus, Early Bird draws (51 winners; over $300,000 in prizes), and the multi-million dollar Grand Prize draw. Choose from your favourite ‘Dream Home’ packages worth up to $2.7 million in the Lower Mainland, Okanagan, and Vancouver Island – or opt for $2,300,000 tax-free cash.

This is a chance to change your life forever! Get your tickets for BC’s biggest summer home lottery today.

Dream Lottery tickets are over 65% sold – last year sold out early and this year is on track to do the same.


Small steps can lead to mighty discoveries

Help fuel new medical breakthroughs for kids and families in BC

BC Children’s Hospital is the only hospital of its kind in the province, tackling the most complex physical and mental health challenges facing children and youth today. Every step brings research teams closer to life-changing breakthroughs from the lab straight to kids’ bedsides in BC, the Yukon and beyond.

Widely recognized as leaders in specialized, innovative therapies and ground-breaking research, BC Children’s is ranked among the top five pediatric hospitals in the world. Whether it’s kidney failure, cancer, heart disease, or brain health, there are hundreds of health experts tirelessly delivering care and over 1,500 research community members working to solve the biggest questions remaining in child health.

You might think your impact is small, but your support of BC Children’s Hospital research initiatives could be just what we need to push the next medical advancement over the finish line. Thank you for getting us closer to crucial answers for kids and their families.

Thank you for making us mighty.


Order Today

Get your tickets online on the BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery website,
by Phone at 604.536.2491,
or toll-free at 1.888.888.1567

Tickets cost 3 for $100 / 6 for $175 / 9 for $250 / 20 for $500

  • 50/50 PLUS tickets are 2 for $15 / 6 for $30 / 16 for $60
  • Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50

A ticket purchaser must purchase a Dream Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and DAILY CASH PLUS™ tickets.


In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2023 Dream Lottery Rules and Regulations will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.
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RCHF’s 50/50 Jackpot is Soaring to New Heights!

Could this be the most astonishing 50/50 jackpot ever witnessed for Royal Columbian Hospital?

New Westminster, BC, September 1, 2023 — The September edition of the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 jackpot has propelled itself into the stratosphere, and there’s no predicting how high it will ascend!

Seize the moment to participate and stand a chance to secure substantial rewards while contributing to the well-being of British Columbia’s most critically ill and wounded patients.

Will fortune smile upon you on September 28, 2023? Your participation could hold the key!

Buy Your Tickets Now:

Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25, 350 for $50, and 700 for $80 (Best value: limited quantity available)!

The deadline for ticket purchases is Wednesday, September 27, at 11:59:59pm. Take action now for a chance to win big and provide invaluable support to patients at Royal Columbian Hospital. The fortunate winner will lay claim to half of the ultimate jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

Your ticket purchase makes a difference for care in critical moments:

Burnaby’s Colvin family had just returned home from an annual Christmas Eve tradition in 2018 when 33-year-old daughter Bridget started feeling dizzy and unwell. As the discomfort and chest pains grew worse, her parents called 911. Shortly after firefighters and paramedics arrived, her heart stopped. The paramedics shocked her heart, and Bridget was rushed to Royal Columbian Hospital, becoming the third member of the family to require lifesaving cardiac care at the hospital in a span of just under three years.

 “I knew she had chest pains, but then all of a sudden I heard they needed the paddles,” recalls Bridget’s mother Debra. “I was just numb, because I couldn’t believe her heart had stopped.”

After her successful defibrillation, Bridget’s heart was beating again as she arrived at Royal Columbian’s cardiac cath lab, which performs more angioplasties than any other hospital in the country.

Bridget had a 100% blockage in her right coronary artery, and interventional cardiologist Dr. Roger Philipp treated the occlusion with a single stent. Three-and-a-half days after suffering a cardiac arrest, Bridget returned home.

“50% of all deaths occur in the first hour when you have a heart attack,” notes Dr. Philipp. “It’s always important for people to call an ambulance as opposed to driving themselves.”

The Colvin family, who live not too far from the hospital, feel fortunate that Royal Columbian has been there when they have needed it.

“Royal Columbian has always been incredible,” says Debra. “We don’t go there very often. Babies and hearts, that’s about it. Babies and hearts.”

Please help us serve patients like Bridget when RCH is needed most.

 

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Draw Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

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Super September – The Ultimate Win-Win for Fans in Ontario!

Ontario, August 31, 2023 — Jays Care currently has the largest 50/50 program in Major League Baseball. Fans across Ontario have already won over $10 million in prizing this season, but it’s about to get a lot better!

Super September is Jays Care Foundation’s biggest 50/50 jackpot ever and was built specifically for the best fans in baseball. The MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE is projected to be the biggest jackpot in MLB history, bigger than last year’s record-setting grand prize of $3.9 MILLION.

To commemorate the Blue Jays’ inaugural season in 1977, there will be 77 amazing early bird prizes drawn throughout the month. From all-inclusive vacations, to groceries for a year, to weekend golf getaways, we’re giving every Blue Jays fan across Ontario a reason to get excited.

Purchase your tickets before 12pm ET on September 8 to be eligible for ALL 77 early bird prizes! Are you in?

For more information visit bluejays.com/5050

 

The Power of Sport

Jays Care Foundation uses the power of sport and play, to help level the playing field and improve the lives of youth facing barriers across the country. This includes children living with physical and cognitive disabilities, Indigenous youth, and young girls and boys who may not otherwise have the chance to participate in organized sports. Through its life-changing programming, Jays Care is building a Canada where every child could grow, learn, and develop through play. With each 50/50 ticket sold, half of the proceeds go directly towards Jays Care programming, while the other half goes to one lucky fan with the winning ticket number!

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Your ticket helps so many autistic people and families get the support they need!

Vancouver, BC, August 31, 2023 — Don’t miss out! Tickets for AutismBC’s biggest fundraising event of the year is on and just weeks away, one lucky buyer will win a brand-new car or other great prizes, including the AutismBC 50/50 Cash Prize!  For the fourth year in a row, Applewood Auto Group has donated a vehicle to the AutismBC Raffle and 50/50, proceeds to support autism initiatives across the province.  The grand prize is a Kia Sportage LX, courtesy of Applewood Auto Group, with second prize of a Fitbit Versa 4 Smartwatch donated by Sport Chek.  Tickets are selling fast and now is the time to buy!

Tickets start at just $10 with bundle pricing available.

About AutismBC

AutismBC is a grassroots organization founded in 1975 to support people on the autism spectrum and their families. Since its humble beginnings, AutismBC has grown to become one of the most trusted non-profit organizations for autism in the province.

Today in BC, 1 in 29 children between the ages of 6-18 have an autism diagnosis, and the demand for autism services and programs continues to grow. It is estimated that over 180,000 adults and children in the province are on the spectrum. AutismBC serves approximately 7,000 people a year in BC with information, workshops, social connections, and local support from regional resource teams. The charity relies on donations and fundraisers like the raffle each year to fund their programs and ensure they can serve the community with the greatest impact.  

Help AutismBC continue to change the lives of so many.

“Please keep this group going! My son never felt comfortable with being autistic. He could only see the challenges he has. He has met other kids that are comfortable talking about autism, and now he does too on occasion! He is at his happiest self during these social groups!”

– Parent of child in AutismBC social program    

By purchasing a ticket, you are championing the rights of others and ensuring that AutismBC can continue to serve communities like yours.  Support the autism community today! 

Buy TODAY to make a life changing impact! 

 Raffle Tickets start at $20 / 3 for $50 / 10 for $100
50/50 Tickets cost $10 or 3 for $25 

Thank you for supporting the autism community in BC with your purchase this year.  

Get your tickets online 
or by phone at 604-434-0880 ext. 101 

 

Prizes
Grand Prize: Kia Sportage LX – Value $36,303 courtesy of Applewood Auto Group
Second Prize: Fitbit Versa 4 Smartwatch – Value of $260 courtesy of Sport Chek  

Thank you to the AutismBC Raffle and 50/50 presented by Applewood Auto Group sponsors: Quality Foods, Allwest Insurance, Pawlick Automotive, Gulf & Fraser, Prospera Credit Union, Staples, Sport Chek, Daily Hive and Katcom Media.

Important Dates
Final Sales Deadline:  Thursday, September 21 at 11:59pm
Final Draw:  Friday, September 22 at 4:00pm

Anyone, anywhere age 19+ in BC can win!
BC Gaming Event Licenses #142794, #142798

 

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Catch the Ace and win over $760,000!

Ontario, August 31, 2023 – Hurry! This is the final stretch to the draw.

Ontario’s BIGGEST Catch the Ace Jackpot is growing by the second. For as little as $10, you could find the Ace and win over $760,000 TONIGHT! The deadline for tonight’s draw is 6pm, so get your tickets now for your chance to win big. SickKids has awarded over $10 Million to hundreds of winners all over Ontario and you could be next!

Buy your tickets, choose your lucky envelope, and you could win it all if you find the Ace of Spades.

Play SickKids Catch the Ace online. It’s a fun way to support SickKids, and your chance to win BIG!

☑ Visit www.SickKidsAce.ca – buy your tickets and select your lucky envelope
☑ Watch the Jackpot and Weekly Prize grow until the draw deadline of 6pm Tonight
☑ If your ticket is drawn – YOU WIN 20% of weekly Sales
☑ If your lucky envelope contains the Ace of Spades – YOU ALSO WIN the Progressive Jackpot
☑ Feel good knowing that 50% of all ticket sales go to towards SickKids Foundation

The deadline to order your tickets is 6pm Tonight. Don’t miss out. Order today!

For more information visit www.sickkidsace.ca

PRIVACY POLICY | SICKKIDS CATCH THE ACE

SickKids #RAF1305892. Charitable Registration #10808 4419 RR0001. Please play responsibly. Ontario Problem Gambling Hotline 1-866-531-2600 or visit ConnexOntario.ca.

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Secure Your Tickets Before It’s Too Late

VANCOUVER, BC, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 — Don’t miss your chance to become a winner in the 2023 BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery!

UPDATE: Tickets are over 65% sold. Last year’s Dream Lottery sold out early and tickets are selling fast once again.

Get in now to beat the Summer Bonus deadline and you’ll be in to win so much more…

There are over 3,000 prizes up for grabs in this year’s lottery including brand new cars, worldwide travel, tons of tax-free cash and more. When you purchase your ticket before Friday, September 8, you’ll be automatically entered to win and choose from incredible prizes including:

  • 2023 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Luxury;
  • $36,000 in luxury vacations from Travel Best Bets;
  • Gas and Groceries for a year;
  • $30,000 cash.

And when you order early, you’ll also be entered to win the Fall Bonus (worth over $36,000), Early Bird draws (51 winners; worth over $300,000) and multi-million dollar Grand Prize. There are 10 Grand Prize options to choose from – luxury home packages in the Lower Mainland, Okanagan and Vancouver Island, or $2,300,000 tax-free cash.

It’s the best value of the summer – Dream Lottery tickets start at just 3 for $100. Hurry to secure yours before they sell out!    

Purchase your Dream Lottery tickets today to win $36,000 in luxury vacations from Travel Best Bets in the Summer Bonus. Get inspired for your dream getaway with the top 6 travel destinations chosen by supporters and ticket buyers.


Win More Cash with 50/50 PLUS and Daily Cash PLUS

Top-up your order with tickets for the 50/50 PLUS and Daily Cash PLUS for even more chances of winning!

UPDATE: The 50/50 PLUS jackpot just hit $1,362,500 and could top $2.3 million. Winner takes half. Last year’s winner won a whopping $1,103,107 – making another millionaire in BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery. This year it could be YOU!

With the Daily Cash PLUS, you’ll get 67 extra days of winning – there’s $348,000 in total cash to be won, including three Ultimate Prize winners of $25,000 each.

50/50 PLUS tickets start at just 2 for $15, and Daily Cash PLUS tickets start at just 2 for $25.


Order Today

Get your tickets online on the BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery website,
by Phone at 604.536.2491,
or toll-free at 1.888.888.1567

Tickets cost 3 for $100 / 6 for $175 / 9 for $250 / 20 for $500

  • 50/50 PLUS tickets are 2 for $15 / 6 for $30 / 16 for $60
  • Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50

A ticket purchaser must purchase a Dream Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and DAILY CASH PLUS™ tickets.


In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2023 Dream Lottery Rules and Regulations will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.
BC Gaming Event Licences #143533, #143535, #143536
19+ TO PLAY | KNOW YOUR LIMIT, PLAY WITHIN IT | PROBLEM GAMBLING HELP LINE 1-888-795-6111 | GAMBLINGSUPPORTBC.CA

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Get your tickets before they are gone.

Ontario, August 30, 2023 — Ontario’s Best 1 in 2 Odds of Winning*!

The SickKids Lottery has your best chance of winning in Ontario it’s no wonder tickets are already 90% sold. There are 10 amazing Grand Prizes, including a top prize of $1 Million cash! That’s more Grand Prizes than any other Ontario charity lottery. Go to sickkidslottery.ca to check out over 60,000 amazing prizes up for grabs, including cash, luxury cars, and travel prizes.

Order early and win even more!

The Early Bird Prize will be life changing for three lucky winners. There are 3 cash prizes of $100,000 up for grabs. Tickets are almost sold out and may not last until the September 15 deadline – so act now!

Help SickKids transform child healthcare.

Your lottery purchase helps make a difference to the health of children in Ontario and across Canada. From appendicitis to rare brain cancers, SickKids treats and cares for kids with the most complex and hard-to-cure illnesses. Breakthrough research is saving lives and individualizing treatment to their patients. Their mission is to transform the future of child healthcare – and they can’t do it without you. So, whether you play for the kids or play for the prizes, it’s a win-win!

More ways to win!

Make sure to add Cash Calendar and 50/50 Draw tickets to your order! There is no limit to how big the 50/50 Draw cash prize can get, and it’s already OVER $715,000. With a Grand Prize of $100,000 and TWO cash prizes of $50,000 each, the Cash Calendar gives you more ways to win big. Plus, there are Daily and Weekly cash prizes throughout the month of October. Don’t miss your chance to win more.

 

Or call 1-866-749-KIDS (5437)

 

For official details and to order tickets, visit their website: sickkidslottery.ca.

◊ * ∆  See  Rules and Regulations for details. Approximate value including all taxes and freight. Prizes may not be exactly as shown. 50/50 Draw and Cash Calendar tickets must be purchased in conjunction with the SickKids Lottery.

SKL #RAF1311002, 5050 #RAF1311003, Calendar #RAF1311012. Charitable Registration #10808 4419 RR0001 / SickKids Lottery PO Box 204 North York RPO Steeles W Toronto Ontario M3J 9Z9

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5 Chances to WIN a CASH PRIZE!

Ontario, August 30, 2023 — WIN BIG with the Trillium Health Partners Foundation 50/50 raffle. To date, OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS in cash prizes has been awarded. Buy your tickets today!

Weekly $1,000 CASH Early Bird Draws

You don’t have to wait for the GRAND PRIZE draw to win. EVERY THURSDAY you could be $1,000 richer with the weekly CASH EARLY BIRD prize. Don’t miss out, buy your tickets early and get more chances to win $1,000 CASH!

DON’T MISS TOMORROW’S $1,000 EARLY BIRD DEADLINE
Buy your tickets before Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 1:59 p.m.

BEST DEAL: 500 Numbers for $75

Tickets start as low as $10, and for even more chances to win, opt for the BEST DEAL – 500 numbers for $75 – it’s the best value!

Visit the Trillium Health Partners Foundation 50/50 website to buy your tickets today!

 

 

We All Win When We Support Health Care!

When you participate in the Trillium Health Partners Foundation 50/50 raffle, not only will you have a chance to WIN BIG but you’re also helping make health care better in the WEST GTA! Proceeds from your purchase will help support the hospital’s highest-priority needs. Past support has enabled Trillium Health Partners to revolutionize its spaces and acquire cutting-edge technology, empowering the ability to deliver exceptional care to patients in need. You will help leave a lasting impact to the lives of many and propel health care to unprecedented standards.

 

About Trillium Health Partners Foundation

Trillium Health Partners Foundation in partnership with the community raises critical funds to support the highest priority needs of Trillium Health Partners, Ontario’s largest community academic hospital, located in Mississauga and West Toronto.


Ticket Sales for the Grand Prize Draw Close: September 28, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

Buy your ticket today!

For more information: Trillium Health Partners Foundation 50/50

AGCO License: RAF1336992
Registered Charitable Business Number: 119245678 RR0001

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Last call for a chance to win. Get your Summer 50/50 raffle tickets now.

VANCOUVER, BC, August 29, 2023 — This is your last and final chance to get your St. Paul’s Foundation Summer 50/50 raffle tickets. The jackpot is now over $74,000 – and half could be yours! Draw closes tonight at 11:59 PM (midnight) PST.

Not only will you have the chance to win a fantastic cash prize, you will also be helping provide compassion and comfort to patients, long-term care residents, and their families across the province – today, and for years to come.

More tickets = more compassion + more chances to win!

Your ticket purchase will:

  • Bring happiness and joy to patients and residents through music therapy programs and new assistive technology like Soundbeam.
  • Preserve dignity and provide comfort, by providing essential clothing to patients in need through services like the Clothing Depot.
  • Reduce confusion, fear, and isolation associated with hearing loss, by making pocket talkers, an assistive hearing device available to patients, residents, and staff.

When you buy a raffle ticket, you make it possible for St. Paul’s Foundation to fund countless programs and services in Vancouver and right across British Columbia. Your ticket helps save lives, provides comfort, ensures staff have essential tools and equipment, and supports patients in their journey of recovery so they feel connected, recognized, and cared for.

Don’t miss out on your last chance to win!

This is your last and final chance to purchase tickets. Draw closes at 11:59 PM (midnight) PST on Tuesday August 29. The winning number will be drawn on August 30 at 12:00 PM (noon) and will be posted on the Summer 50/50 raffle website within 2 hours after the draw.

Ticket bundles are available to increase your chances of winning:

  • 3 for $10
  • 20 for $25
  • 120 for $50

Remember the more tickets you buy, the more chances you have to win!

About St. Paul’s Foundation

St. Paul’s Foundation raises funds to support compassionate, inspired care at Providence Health Care’s 17 sites across BC, including St. Paul’s Hospital, and at Providence Living’s long-term care homes. Together, we care for tens of thousands of people each year, from newborn babies to seniors in long-term care.

Your support will help save and improve lives. Thank you!

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Your Chance to Win the Canuck Place Fall 50/50 starts today!

Vancouver, BC, August 28, 2023 — You can purchase your tickets today for the Canuck Place Fall 50/50, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland, and help support Canuck Place children and families. Enter for your chance to win half the jackpot!

Tickets start at 3 for $5, and you can get 150 for only $50! The winner will split the anticipated $500,000 jackpot with Canuck Place.

Your ticket purchase helps provide exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them across BC and the Yukon. Odds are you will help families in need.

 

Since launching in Fall 2020, the Canuck Place 50/50 has raised $3,074,970! Half of this has gone to the lucky winners, and half goes to support exceptional care in hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford, and in communities across BC and the Yukon.

Dawna from Penticton, BC, won half the jackpot in the Canuck Place Spring 2023 50/50 draw, taking home $203,037.50! “I feel truly grateful and blessed to have won the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice 50/50,” Dawna shares. “It is a great feeling to know that the money raised in the 50/50 goes to such an incredible charity.”

Dawna from Penticton, BC, won half the Canuck Place Spring 2023 jackpot and took home $203,037.50. Will you be the next lucky winner?

Canuck Place is the only pediatric palliative care provider in BC and the Yukon. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice provides complex pediatric palliative care for 871 children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, across BC and the Yukon.

Thank you to our sponsors

 

 

About Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 871 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 13 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite care and family support, pain and symptom management, provincial 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, music and recreation therapy, education and art, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling, as well as end-of-life care.

With donors, research initiatives, our talented team, patient family partners, and over 261 volunteers, we care for children with short lives and the families who love them. Your ticket purchase today will help make this care possible.

Ticket Sales End: Wednesday, October 4 at midnight
Draw Date:  Friday, October 6 at 11 a.m. PDT

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age. Gaming licence #143408 Chances are 1 in 1,630,000 (number of tickets for sale) to win the grand prize. Actual odds depend on the number of tickets sold.

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