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Heroes Video Tour: Discover Your Luxury Lakeside Retreat

VANCOUVER, BC, Monday, June 5, 2023 — Wake up each morning to the breathtaking beauty of Okanagan Lake. Drink your coffee as you walk down to the white sand beach, just steps away from your front door.

Turn your mornings into a paradise with Hometown Heroes Lottery tickets! The West Kelowna Grand Prize home, nestled in the prestigious Waterfront at Westrich Bay, is a stunning resort-style villa. Take a virtual tour now and grab your tickets to make this lakeside retreat your own.

This prize home has a modern design throughout and a 588 sq. ft. private rooftop terrace, where you can indulge in sweeping views of the water from the comfort of your hot tub. You’ll also have access to exclusive resident amenities including a lakeside infinity pool, sauna and stream room, golf simulator, fitness centre and more.

Plus, this $2.4 million Grand Prize home package comes $25,000 tax-free cash, a 2023 Crownline 200SS boat and two-year private marina moorage – just a short walk from your villa.

You win, you choose – there are also multi-million dollar Grand Prize home packages located in Courtenay, Sooke, South Surrey, Kelowna and Vancouver. Or, choose $2,200,000 tax-free cash and secure your financial future.

If BC’s summer playground is calling you, there’s another lakeside Grand Prize home in this year’s Heroes Lottery. Watch the virtual tour of the luxury Kelowna prize home and pick your favourite!

 

They’re there when you need them… Now it’s your turn to be there for them.

BC’s Hometown Heroes come to the aid of people in life-threatening situations every day. From rescue to recovery, BC’s front line workers and first responders—our fire fighters, along with the doctors, nurses and health care teams at Vancouver General Hospital—are always on duty for critically ill and severely injured British Columbians. When you need help, these heroes respond.

Your Hometown Heroes Lottery ticket purchases support VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, raising essential funds for equipment at VGH and UBC Hospital and GF Strong Rehab Centre to support specialized patient care and comfort.

Ticket purchases also support programs of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, including burn survivor support services and burn and fire prevention programs.

Let’s bring it home—support our heroes.

 

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Get your tickets online at Heroes Lottery 

 by Phone at 604.648.4376,
 or Toll-Free at 1.866.597.4376
or in-person at any London Drugs.

 

Tickets cost 3 for $75 / 7 for $125 / 21 for $300 / 40 for $500

  • 50/50 PLUS tickets are 2 for $15 / 6 for $30 / 20 for $60 / 40 for $80
  • Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a Hometown Heroes 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 Heroes Lottery Rules and Regulations will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #140991, #140992, #140993

19+ TO PLAY | KNOW YOUR LIMIT, PLAY WITHIN IT | PROBLEM GAMBLING HELP LINE 1-888-795-6111 | GAMBLINGSUPPORTBC.CA

 

 

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Last Chance! You Could Be the Lucky Winner of Half the $64,000 Jackpot While Supporting Pediatric Hospital Care

VICTORIA, BC, June 2, 2023 — The Pediatrics 50/50 Raffle, presented by Abstract Developments, is your chance to win big while supporting local hospital care through the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. The jackpot has quickly grown to over $64,000 and continues to climb! There are just a few days left to buy your tickets, so don’t wait!

You could be the lucky winner of half the total jackpot while the other half supports pediatric care at Victoria General Hospital. And since Victoria General Hospital is Vancouver Island’s referral centre for ­­pediatric and maternity care, you have the power to impact all 860,000+ that call the Island home.

Your raffle ticket purchase helps fund sophisticated technology and new equipment that enable maternity and pediatrics teams to carry out delicate and highly specialized treatments. Show your support for the teams that care for our Vancouver Island children and grandchildren. Click here to purchase your tickets now!

This is also a great way for your friends and family to join you in supporting our local hospitals—please help us spread the word. Anyone 19+ in BC can purchase a ticket.

Tickets start at just $10! Purchase your tickets now.

Thank you and good luck!

Thank you to Abstract Developments for making this lottery possible. We also recognize CFAX 1070, Virgin Radio, CTV Vancouver Island, Black Press Media, and Used.ca for their generous support.

Important Dates

  • 50/50 Raffle Ticket Sales End:Monday, June 5 at 11:59 p.m.
  • 50/50 Raffle Draw Date:Wednesday, June 7 at 10 a.m.

 

About the Victoria Hospitals Foundation

The Victoria Hospitals Foundation (VHF) works in partnership with Island Health to enable donations to every area of care at Royal Jubilee, Victoria General, and Gorge Road hospitals. Donations support funding of medical equipment, special projects, education, and research. Since 1989, VHF has raised more than $180 million to benefit local hospitals and our Vancouver Island community.

For more information, please call the Foundation at 250-519-1750, or visit victoriahf.ca.

Tickets may be sold and purchased only in BC. Chances are 1 in 47,500 (total tickets for sale) to win the 50/50 prize. BC Gaming Event License #140248. Know your limit, play within it. 19+ to play. Problem Gambling Help Line 1-888-795-6111.

The winning tickets will be drawn using Random Number Generator software and the winner will be contacted by phone by the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. Read the rules of play. Questions? Please call us at 250-519-1750 or email us at [email protected].

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Every ticket purchased makes a difference for patients!

New Westminster, BC, June 2, 2023 — Get your tickets for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s newest 50/50 lottery! Like the summer temperatures, the jackpot is rising, and one lucky winner is going to take home a hot prize!

Buy Your Tickets Now:

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

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday June 28 at 11:59:59pm. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian. The lucky winner gets half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

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

As Fraser Health’s level 1 trauma centre, Royal Columbian Hospital provides critical care to 1/3rd of British Columbians. When the situation is life-threatening, our healthcare professionals answer the call. 

Your lottery purchase helps support care for some of BC’s most seriously ill and injured patients. Get your tickets now:

 

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Draw Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

 

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Last Chance for Heroes Bonus Draw

VANCOUVER, BC, Friday, June 2, 2023 — It’s your turn to win! Your opportunity to live mortgage-free and transform your life is possible with your Tri-Hospital Dream Lottery tickets.

Don’t wait – the Heroes Bonus deadline is midnight tonight (Friday, June 2)! Every ticket ordered today will enter you to win and choose an amazing prize:

  • Drive away with a brand new 2023 Toyota Corolla LE
  • OR, give your kitchen a stunning makeover with a $25,000 Midland Appliance package plus $5,000 cash
  • OR, take $24,000 cash and have the flexibility to pay off debts, go for a luxury vacation, share with your loved ones – the choice is yours!

By ordering early, you’ll have more chances to win! Your tickets will also automatically enter you into the Summer Bonus draw (worth over $31,000), Early Bird draws (51 winners; worth over $145,000) and the Grand Prize draw.

There are ten incredible Grand Prize options to choose from – multi-million dollar home packages in the Lower Mainland, Okanagan and Vancouver Island, or $2,200,000 tax-free cash! You can save a life and change your own with just one ticket.

But you’ll have to hurry! Time is running out, and only hours remain to get your tickets and be in the running for this year’s biggest prizes.

Add on 50/50 PLUS tickets for your chance to win even more – the 50/50 jackpot is already over $1,400,000! /

 

They’re there when you need them… Now it’s your turn to be there for them.

BC’s Hometown Heroes come to the aid of people in life-threatening situations every day. From rescue to recovery, BC’s front line workers and first responders—our fire fighters, along with the doctors, nurses and health care teams at Vancouver General Hospital—are always on duty for critically ill and severely injured British Columbians. When you need help, these heroes respond.

Your Hometown Heroes Lottery ticket purchases support VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, raising essential funds for equipment at VGH and UBC Hospital and GF Strong Rehab Centre to support specialized patient care and comfort.

Ticket purchases also support programs of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, including burn survivor support services and burn and fire prevention programs.

Let’s bring it home—support our heroes.

 

ORDER TODAY

Get your tickets online at Heroes Lottery 

 by Phone at 604.648.4376,
 or Toll-Free at 1.866.597.4376
or in-person at any London Drugs.

 

Tickets cost 3 for $75 / 7 for $125 / 21 for $300 / 40 for $500

  • 50/50 PLUS tickets are 2 for $15 / 6 for $30 / 20 for $60 / 40 for $80
  • Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a Hometown Heroes 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 Heroes Lottery Rules and Regulations will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #140991, #140992, #140993

19+ TO PLAY | KNOW YOUR LIMIT, PLAY WITHIN IT | PROBLEM GAMBLING HELP LINE 1-888-795-6111 | GAMBLINGSUPPORTBC.CA

 

 

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Last Chance to Enter! Only a Few Hours Left.

NANAIMO, BC, June 1, 2023 – This is your final chance to Help Hospice Help Others by purchasing a 50/50 ticket today!

Nanaimo Community Hospice Society is thrilled to welcome back their Hospice Month 50/50 Draw. It does not matter what is happening in the world, death, dying and grieving does not stop, and those in need require caring and compassionate support and resources. Nanaimo Hospice is facing an all-time high in demand for their programs and services. Hospice relies heavily on the support of donations from those near and far, as the funding they receive only covers approximately 10% of their operating costs. With your support, Hospice can ensure that they can continue to provide the free services and programs for those who are dying, caregiving and grieving during these extraordinary times.

Did you know that Nanaimo Community Hospice has a Children & Youth program? They serve clients as young as 3 and offer professional counselling to those children and youth in grief. By supporting the Annual Hospice Month Draw, you are helping provide free resources and support to families and children within the Nanaimo Community.

Be sure to purchase today, the winner of the Annual Hospice Month 50/50 will be drawn tomorrow, June 2, 2023

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50/50 Tickets:
Single Ticket for $10
5-Ticket Pack for $30
10-Ticket Pack for $50

Must be 19+ and in BC at time of purchase. Know your limit, stay within it!
Actual odds depend on # of tickets sold
BC Gaming Event Licence #140188

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Final Deadline in One Week!

CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, June 1, 2023 — There are only a few days left to get your tickets Campbell River Hospital Foundation’s Because You Care Lottery!

Help them reach their $2 Million goal to support the Just Like Home Adult Lodge for travelling patients and their loved ones to stay when needing access to healthcare they cannot receive in their home communities.

Prizes:

GRAND Prize: $20,000 CASH, Two Return Trip Ticket for 2 people to any regularly scheduled WestJet destination AND $1000 Gift Certificate to the Travel Place, Travel Plus.

There are only 2,750 tickets, at $40 each or sets of 3 for $100, the can be purchased online at becauseyoucarelottery.com or by phone at 250-286-7164.

Final Sales Deadline: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

Winners will be drawn June 8, 2023

50/50 tickets available with the purchase of a regular ticket.

Your Ticket will help loved ones stay close in times of crisis.

Imagine your loved one needing vital medical care, life-saving surgery, or cancer care.  Now imagine driving more than 200km to access that care. 

Each day families from North Vancouver Island  and the North Coast of BC Travel 4 hours of more to receive medical care at Campbell River Hospital.

During moments of crisis, this travel time combined with finding appropriate accommodation near the hospital can contribute to increased emotional stress and economic stress for both patients and their families.   Often time’s people will forgo medical treatment, and when they do visit the hospital their health is at greater risk.

This 10 bedroom home will serve 32 communities and provide a safe, comfortable home away from home for patients and their loved ones seeking medical care that they cannot receive in their home communities.

 

 

 

BC Gaming Event Licence #139757.  Actual odds depend on # of tickets sold.
BC Gaming Event Licence #139760. Actual odds depend on # of tickets sold.
Know your limit, play within it
Problem Gambling Help Line 1-888-795-6111
Gambling Support BC
19+ to play

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One week left! Don't miss your chance to win $5,000 on June 9!

Vancouver, BC, June 1, 2023 — Don’t miss your chance to win!

Purchase your tickets for Vancouver Opera’s Lottery before Thursday, June 8 at 11:59 p.m. to be entered to win the THIRD EARLY BIRD PRIZE of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz Lottery – ONE lucky winner for $5,000 Cash!

AND you will be entered into TWO separate draws to win! Third Early Bird Draw June 9: $5,000 cash prize, Grand Prize Draw June 30: 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATIC SUV OR the cash equivalent of $64,965.

Tickets for the 50/50 BONUS DRAW are also available! You could win up to $22,500 on June 30!

Your ticket purchase directly supports Vancouver Opera’s spectacular productions on stage, as well as their education and outreach programs, bringing opera into the community to inspire and educate people of all ages and backgrounds.

Ticket Cost: Car Lottery: 1 for $40 / 3 for $99 / 7 for $196 / 11 for $297   50/50: 1 for $10 / 5 for $25

Vancouver Opera creates extraordinary experiences that engage, inspire, and entertain our community through voice, music, and theatre.

Third Early Bird mail and phone order deadline: 5:00pm, Thursday, June 8, 2023.
Third Early Bird online order deadline: 11:59pm, Thursday, June 8, 2023.
Grand Prize Draw mail and phone order deadline: 5:00pm, Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Grand Prize Draw online order deadline: 11:59pm, Thursday, June 29, 2023.

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BC Sports Hall Of Fame 50/50 and Raffle: Deadline To Buy Tickets Is Tomorrow, June 1

 

Vancouver, BC, May 31, 2023 – Time is running out to purchase your tickets for the BC Sports Hall of Fame 50/50 and Raffle. Tickets will be available until Thursday, June 1 at 8:30 pm.  

Purchasing a ticket is an investment in the Hall’s community programs invigorating the galleries at BC Place. Through these galleries and the delivery of innovative youth education programs, the BC Sports Hall of Fame is committed to tell engaging stories of the individuals, teams, and organizations who have made sport achievement an important part of the fabric of life, culture, and history of our province.

This year’s raffle prize is an unforgettable “Operation Orange Road Trip” with the BC Lions, valued at $5000!

The lucky winner will get a choice of a trip to Edmonton on July 29 or Hamilton on October 13. They will travel in style with VIP seats on the Lions team plane for two – and once on the road will receive two custom jerseys, two tickets to the game, dinner for two, and a stay at the Lions team hotel.

Tickets:

Final Sales Deadline: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 8:30 p.m.
Final Draw: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 9:00 p.m.

Ticket packs:

50/50 tickets are:
Single Ticket for $20,
3-Ticket Pack for $50.

Raffle tickets are:
Single Ticket for $10,
3-Ticket Pack for $20.

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About the BC Sports Hall of Fame

The BC Sports Hall of Fame celebrates extraordinary achievement in B.C. sport history and inspires future generations to make their dreams come true.  As a non-profit charitable organization, the Hall curates an astounding collection of 27,000 heritage artifacts and 100,000 archival documents representing 150-years of sport history in British Columbia. Through Hero in You Youth Education Programs, the BC Sports Hall of Fame reaches over 6,500 young learners each year across the province, advancing a mission of building outstanding community legacies by honouring the past and inspiring the future.

For more information, please visit bcsportshall.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram @bcsportshall.

Actual odds depend on # of tickets sold.

BC Gaming Event Licence #141849
BC Gaming Event Licence #141852
19+ to Play

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This is it! Canuck Place 50/50 sales close at midnight!

Vancouver, BC, May 31, 2023 — It’s now or never: this is the final day to buy tickets for the Canuck Place Spring 50/50, presented by RE/MAX Agents of the Lower Mainland! Don’t miss your chance to win and support children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them!

Tickets start at 3 for $5 and you can get 150 for only $50! The winner will split the jackpot with Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Odds are you will help families in need. Buy your tickets before sales close tonight at midnight!

Time left to buy:

This is it. Less than a day left to purchase your 50/50 tickets! Deadline is TONIGHT at midnight.

Your ticket purchase supports exceptional care for children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them.

Canuck Place is where short lives are lived to the fullest. At Canuck Place, we can’t add days to the life of a child, but we can add life to their days. With you, for over 28 years, Canuck Place has been providing exceptional complex medical care, while helping children and families embrace living a full life.

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 provider. Over 830 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community 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 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 370 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, May 31 at midnight
Draw Date:  Friday, June 2 at 11 a.m. PDT
Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

Gaming licence #141152. 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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Last call for a chance to win. Get your Spring 50/50 raffle tickets now.

VANCOUVER, BC, May 30, 2023 — This is your last and final chance to get your St. Paul’s Foundation Spring 50/50 raffle tickets. The jackpot is now over $50,000 – and half could be yours! Draw closes tomorrow 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:

  • Provide an environment for residents to work and interact together, sharing stories and memories, through initiatives like the Therapeutic Cooking Program.
  • Bring a sense of pride and joy to patients and residents through a variety of gardening initiatives.
  • Reduce confusion, fear and isolation associated with hearing loss, by making pocket talkers, an assistive hearing device available to patients, residents and staff.

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 Wednesday May 31. The winning number will be drawn on June 1 at 12:00 PM (noon) and will be posted on the Spring 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

Buy your tickets at the Spring 50/50 raffle website to provide compassion and comfort – today, and for years to come.

 

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. Together, we care for hundreds 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!

BC Gaming Event Licence #136956 | Know your limit, play within it. 19+

 

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