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Claim Your Early Bird Prize!

VANCOUVER, BC, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 — Summer is calling! Order your Choices Lottery tickets today to win the ultimate adventure package in the Early Bird draws – and support BC Children’s Hospital, the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to children.

When you win, BC’s kids win.

Imagine hitting the open road with a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali leading the way, towing your very own Timber Ridge Travel Trailer…

This incredible Early Bird prize package also comes with a ‘Year of Gas and Groceries,’ ensuring you’re always ready for the next destination.

UPDATE: Choices Lottery tickets are now almost 90% sold out – and the Early Bird deadline is only two days away. Order your tickets before midnight, Thursday, March 28 to be entered to win!

If luxury travel is more your style, you can also win and choose $125,000 from Travel Best Bets, a brand-new Cadillac and ‘Year of Gas and Groceries’ – or $200,000 tax-free cash.

Every ticket purchased also enters you into the multi-million dollar Grand Prize draw!

Win and choose from 10 amazing Grand Prize choices, including home packages in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan and Vancouver Island worth up to $2.7 million.

Or, take $2,300,000 tax-free cash.

Don’t forget to get tickets for the Daily Cash PLUS and 50/50 PLUS! Tickets start at just 2 for $15 and the jackpot is approaching $2,100,000.

LANGLEY GRAND PRIZE HOME

Experience luxury living in Langley with the Choices Lottery Grand Prize home package, worth over $2.5 million. Take a video tour now to see this gorgeous prize home for yourself.


 

Fund vital research for kids with your ticket purchase today!

Your support could be the key to the next big breakthrough.

BC Children’s is the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to children. As one of the world’s top-ranked pediatric hospitals, it leads the way in confronting many of the most pressing health challenges facing kids today—from cancer to heart disease and brain health.

They have a secret tool in this quest: an on-site Research Institute. Over 1,500 research community members tirelessly work to understand the origins of illnesses, develop groundbreaking treatments and move closer to cures. As 70% of researchers are also health care professionals providing care in the hospital, life-changing discoveries can be brought from the laboratory bench straight to a child’s bedside faster and more efficiently.

Your support plays a pivotal role in accelerating the translation of these discoveries. And beyond propelling this work, your contribution also empowers researchers to dream even bigger. Thank you for shaping the future of children’s health care.
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Order Today

Get your tickets online at Choices Lottery website
by Phone at 604.692.2333
or 1.888.667.9363
or in-person at London Drugs or Save-On-Foods.

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 / 32 for $90

• Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and Daily Cash PLUS™ tickets.

In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery Rules of Play will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #148179, #147723, #147722

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

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Hurry, Final Deadline Thursday!

March 25, 2024 — The LGH 50/50 jackpot is over $24,500 with only three days to go. Their last jackpot was more than $50,000 and the Foundation is expecting to pay out big bucks for the Spring Draw.

The lottery run by Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) Foundation helps raise funds to bring life-changing care to everyone in the local community.

With the latest draw just days away, we don’t want you to miss out. Wouldn’t a 50/50 winner’s cheque be a great way to start the long Easter weekend?

When you buy a ticket for the LGH 50/50 not only do you have the chance to win half of the proceeds, you help dedicated health care teams to save lives and enhance care and treatment options for patients.

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Ticket buyers like you have a big impact on the quality of treatment and care available to patients. Funds from the LGH 50/50 have been used for recent purchases including specialized sleeper chairs for hospice patients, electric stretchers and an electric cast saw for the cast clinic.

The purchase of these vital pieces of equipment would not be possible without your help.

LGH Foundation raises funds to support better patient care at all publicly funded health care facilities on the North Shore. Money raised from the LGH 50/50 will be used to support everyone from newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to vulnerable elderly patients.

The LGH 50/50, kindly sponsored by the Old Spaghetti Factory, is an easy way for you to support the Foundation. LGH is the hospital for the North Shore – The Hospital for Here and the funds raised will stay right in your community.

It’s super easy to purchase tickets at lgh5050.com. They cost $10 for 20 tickets; $20 for 100 tickets and $50 for 250 tickets. Good luck!

Participants must be 19+ to play and a resident of British Columbia. BC Gaming Event Licence #147761

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Will Luck Be Your Lady on Thursday? There’s Only One Way to Find Out!

New Westminster, BC, March 25, 2024 — Only days remain! Act now and your name could be drawn on Thursday at 10:00am.

Don’t miss out on the chance to sprinkle some luck into your life! With just a few days left, seize the opportunity to be part of something magical. Purchase your ticket now and you could be the lucky winner of a jackpot now over $104,000!

Why You Should Join:

Half the Jackpot: Imagine the excitement of winning half the jackpot – a financial boost to make your dreams come true! Whether you’re already planning a thrilling summer adventure or wishing for a cozy staycation, elevate your future with what could be the ticket of a lifetime!

Urgent Need: Every ticket you purchase contributes to a cascade of positive change. Your support is the driving force behind Royal Columbian Hospital’s ability to provide exceptional care and make a difference in the community.

Buy Your Tickets

Ticket packages available are:

  • 10 for $10
  • 75 for $25
  • 350 for $50
  • 700 for $80 (Best value: limited quantity available!)

The more tickets you buy, the greater your chances of winning! Don’t wait, you only have until WEDNESDAY at 11:59pm to purchase your tickets.

 

 

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win Big

Don’t let this chance elude you; together, we can unite spring dreams and charitable deeds. Secure your tickets now and be a part of something extraordinary!

Embrace the magic of the 50/50 Lottery and test your luck today!

 

 

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Draw Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

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Now Boarding... Your Ticket to Paradise

VANCOUVER, BC, Sunday, March 24, 2024 — Are you ready to escape to paradise? With BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery, your next adventure is closer than you think!

Order Choices Lottery tickets before the Early Bird deadline on Thursday, March 28 and you could soon be jetting off on a luxury vacation with $125,000 from Travel Best Bets.

This Early Bird prize package also comes with a 2024 Cadillac LYRIQ EV and ‘Gas and Groceries for a Year.’

Prefer adventures on the road? You can also win and choose a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali, travel trailer and ‘Gas and Groceries for a Year.’

Or take $200,000 tax-free cash!

Plus, 50 extra Early Bird winners will win $1,000 cash each.

Don’t wait to order – Choices Lottery tickets are almost 90% sold!

And by purchasing your ticket before the Early Bird deadline, you’ll be automatically entered into the multi-million dollar Grand Prize draw with 10 incredible choices.

Win $2.3 million tax-free cash – or choose a luxury home package in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan or Vancouver Island worth up to $2.7 million.

VANCOUVER GRAND PRIZE

There are 10 Grand Prize options to win and choose from – including this Vancouver home package worth over $2.6 million. Live in Oakridge Park, Vancouver’s designated new town centre, in a gorgeous luxury condo!


 

Win more cash with 50/50 PLUS and Daily Cash PLUS

Don’t forget to top-up your order with 50/50 PLUS and Daily Cash PLUS tickets to win even more!

The 50/50 PLUS jackpot is now OVER $2 MILLION – it’s like a second Grand Prize! The 50/50 PLUS jackpot can grow to over $2.5 million and the winner takes half.

With Daily Cash PLUS, you’ll get in on 67 extra days of winning. Up to $25,000 could be yours to spend however you wish!


Order Today

Get your tickets online at Choices Lottery website
by Phone at 604.692.2333
or 1.888.667.9363
or in-person at London Drugs or Save-On-Foods.

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 / 32 for $90

• Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and Daily Cash PLUS™ tickets.

In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery Rules of Play will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #148179, #147723, #147722

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

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Last Weekend for $290K Early Bird Draws

VANCOUVER, BC, Friday, March 22, 2024 — Order your BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery tickets before time runs out!

The Early Bird deadline is less than a week away – on midnight, Thursday, March 28 – and when you order now, you’ll be in to win more!

Every ticket purchased before the deadline will be automatically entered to win and choose one of two HUGE prize packages or thousands in tax-free cash:

  • $125,000 in Luxury Travel from Travel Best Bets, a 2024 Cadillac LYRIQ and Gas and Groceries for a Year, OR
  • a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali, a 2024 Outdoors RV Timber Ridge Travel Trailer, and Gas and Groceries for a Year, OR
  • $200,000 tax-free cash.

Plus, 50 Early Bird winners will win $1,000 cash each.

In total, there is over $290,000 in Early Bird prizes up for grabs!

When you order your Choices Lottery tickets today, you’ll also be entered to win the Grand Prize draw to win one of 10 incredible multi-million dollar options.

Choose from home packages in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island or the Okanagan.

Or take $2.3 million tax-free cash.

Don’t wait to win – Choices Lottery is already almost 90% sold!

VANCOUVER GRAND PRIZE HOME

Win two Vancouver homes! The Queen Elizabeth Park Grand Prize home package includes two incredible homes. You can live in one – and use the other for investment income or for your extended family.


 

Fund vital research for kids with your ticket purchase today!

Your support could be the key to the next big breakthrough.

BC Children’s is the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to children. As one of the world’s top-ranked pediatric hospitals, it leads the way in confronting many of the most pressing health challenges facing kids today—from cancer to heart disease and brain health.

They have a secret tool in this quest: an on-site Research Institute. Over 1,500 research community members tirelessly work to understand the origins of illnesses, develop groundbreaking treatments and move closer to cures. As 70% of researchers are also health care professionals providing care in the hospital, life-changing discoveries can be brought from the laboratory bench straight to a child’s bedside faster and more efficiently.

Your support plays a pivotal role in accelerating the translation of these discoveries. And beyond propelling this work, your contribution also empowers researchers to dream even bigger. Thank you for shaping the future of children’s health care.


Order Today

Get your tickets online at Choices Lottery website
by Phone at 604.692.2333
or 1.888.667.9363
or in-person at London Drugs or Save-On-Foods.

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 / 32 for $90

• Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and Daily Cash PLUS™ tickets.

In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery Rules of Play will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #148179, #147723, #147722

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

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Will your name be called for the RCHF Jackpot? You have to play to find out!

New Westminster, BC, March 22, 2024 — Will the dawn of a new season bring a magical jackpot your way? There’s only one way to find out – play now!

The total jackpot is over $77,000 with less than a week until the draw! This is your chance to test your luck with something extraordinary, all while supporting a vital cause.

Why you should embrace this magical opportunity:

Half the Jackpot: Picture the enchantment of winning half the jackpot, a magical windfall that could lead to a rainbow of possibilities for you and your loved ones! As spring blooms around us, seize this chance to illuminate your future.  

Community spirit: The 50/50 Lottery brings people together, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose. Throughout eleven remarkable lotteries, they’ve proudly awarded over $700,000 in prize money.

Supporting Healthcare: Your ticket purchase directly supports Royal Columbian Hospital, allowing them to continue offering high-quality care to people all across the province.

Don’t let this pot of gold pass you by! Tickets are available now, and your chance of winning is as promising as the new flower buds of spring.  

Buy Your Tickets

Act quickly, tickets are selling fast! Just select the number of tickets you’d like to purchase. Ticket packages available are:

  • 10 for $10
  • 75 for $25
  • 350 for $50
  • 700 for $80 (Best value: limited quantity available!)

The more tickets you buy, the greater your chances of winning! Don’t wait, you only have until Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 11:59pm to purchase your tickets.

 

 

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win Big

Buy your tickets now and get ready for the excitement – the more participants they have, the bigger the jackpot and the more warmth they can bring to the hospital.

Your participation melts the hearts of many, helping the hospital continue their mission of making a difference in the lives of those they serve.

Join the 50/50 Lottery today and be a part of this springtime magic.

 

 

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Draw Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

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VIDEO TOUR: 29th-Floor Burnaby Condo

VANCOUVER, BC, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — Win a home – and $1.1 million cash with your BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery tickets!

Picture yourself as the proud owner of a luxurious two-bed, two-bath Burnaby Grand Prize Eclipse condo, nestled in the vibrant Brentwood neighborhood. This stunning residence by Thind Properties offers breathtaking views from the 29th-floor.

Take a video tour with spokesperson Erin Cebula!

The Grand Prize package, worth over $2.5 million, also comes with furniture, a 2024 Mazda CX-90 Hybrid, travel, gas and groceries for a year, and a whopping $1.1 million in cash.

Get your Choices Lottery tickets to make this home your own – or win and choose from nine other multi-million dollar Grand Prize options, including home packages in Vancouver, South Surrey, Courtenay, Big White, Langley, Sooke and Kelowna.

Or take $2.3 million tax-free cash.

Don’t wait to win! Order your tickets today and you’ll automatically be entered in the HUGE Early Bird draws – worth over $290,000.

Hurry, BC’s fastest-selling home lottery is already 85% sold!

SURREY GRAND PRIZE

Prefer suburban living? You’ll love the five-bedroom South Surrey Grand Prize home package – worth over $2.7 million.


 

More ways to win with 50/50 PLUS and Daily Cash PLUS

Don’t forget to top-up your order with 50/50 PLUS and Daily Cash PLUS tickets to win even more!

The 50/50 PLUS jackpot is now OVER $2 MILLION – it’s like a second Grand Prize! The 50/50 PLUS jackpot can grow to over $2.5 million and the winner takes half.

With Daily Cash PLUS, you’ll get in on 67 extra days of winning. Up to $25,000 could be yours to spend however you wish!


Order Today

Get your tickets online at Choices Lottery website
by Phone at 604.692.2333
or 1.888.667.9363
or in-person at London Drugs or Save-On-Foods.

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 / 32 for $90

• Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and Daily Cash PLUS™ tickets.

In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery Rules of Play will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #148179, #147723, #147722

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

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Time and Tickets Running Out

VANCOUVER, BC, Monday, March 18, 2024 — Don’t miss out on getting your tickets for BC’s fastest selling home lottery.

BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery is already OVER 83% SOLD! Last year’s lottery sold out early, and this year will sell out once again.

Order your tickets today – and you could become a multi-millionaire next month!

There are 10 Grand Prize options to win and choose from including luxury home packages in South Surrey, Sooke, Kelowna, Burnaby, Courtneay, Big White, Langley and two in Vancouver. Plus, each home package comes with gas and groceries for a year and more.

If cash is more your style, choose $2.3 million tax-free and secure your financial future for years to come.

But wait, there’s more!

Order now and be automatically entered in the Early Bird draws with 51 winners, worth over $290,000. Win huge prizes like luxury travel, a brand-new truck and travel trailer, or $200,000 tax-free cash.

Get in on BC’s biggest 50/50

Add 50/50 PLUS tickets to your Choices Lottery order to win half of the jackpot – it’s now over $1.95 million and growing daily. It’s like a second Grand Prize!

50/50 tickets start at just 2 for $15.

50/50 JACKPOT OVER $1,950,000

 


 

Fund vital research for kids with your ticket purchase today!

Your support could be the key to the next big breakthrough.

BC Children’s is the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to children. As one of the world’s top-ranked pediatric hospitals, it leads the way in confronting many of the most pressing health challenges facing kids today—from cancer to heart disease and brain health.

They have a secret tool in this quest: an on-site Research Institute. Over 1,500 research community members tirelessly work to understand the origins of illnesses, develop groundbreaking treatments and move closer to cures. As 70% of researchers are also health care professionals providing care in the hospital, life-changing discoveries can be brought from the laboratory bench straight to a child’s bedside faster and more efficiently.

Your support plays a pivotal role in accelerating the translation of these discoveries. And beyond propelling this work, your contribution also empowers researchers to dream even bigger. Thank you for shaping the future of children’s health care.


Order Today

Get your tickets online at Choices Lottery website
by Phone at 604.692.2333
or 1.888.667.9363
or in-person at London Drugs or Save-On-Foods.

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 / 32 for $90

• Daily Cash PLUS tickets are 2 for $25 / 6 for $50 / 12 for $75

A ticket purchaser must purchase a BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery ticket to be eligible to purchase 50/50 PLUS® and Daily Cash PLUS™ tickets.

In the event of an advertising discrepancy, the official 2024 BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery Rules of Play will apply without exception. Prizes shown may not be exactly as illustrated.

BC Gaming Event Licences #148179, #147723, #147722

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 ticket now to win a 2024 Audi Q4 e-tron OR the cash equivalent of $62,340 cash!

Vancouver, BC, March 18, 2024 — Vancouver Opera’s Audi Spring Lottery is Now On Sale! Purchase your lottery tickets today, and you’ll be entered into FOUR separate draws for multiple chances to win! First Early Bird Draw April 19: $5,000 cash prize, Second Early Bird Draw May 10: $2,500 cash prize, Third Early Bird Draw June 7: $5,000 cash prize, Grand Prize Draw June 28: A 2024 Audi Q4 e-tron OR the cash equivalent of $62,340 cash!

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win! Purchase your tickets for Vancouver Opera’s Lottery before Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. to be entered to win the FIRST EARLY BIRD PRIZE of the Spring Audi Lottery- ONE lucky winner for $5,000 Cash!

AND tickets for the 50/50 BONUS DRAW are also available! You could win up to $22,500 on June 28!

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 your community through voice, music, and theatre.

First Early Bird mail and phone order deadline: 5:00pm, Thursday, April 18, 2024.
First Early Bird online order deadline: 11:59pm, Thursday, April 18, 2023.
Grand Prize Draw mail and phone order deadline: 5:00pm, Thursday, June 27, 2024.
Grand Prize Draw online order deadline: 11:59pm, Thursday, June 27, 2024.

Tickets can be purchased by British Columbia residents over 19 years of age.

 

BC Gaming Event Licence #148545 & #148547

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Seize the Spirit of Fortune!

New Westminster, BC, March 18, 2024 — As spring grows nearer, experience the charm of giving this season! Treat yourself to the chance to win big while supporting the health and wellbeing of your community. Don’t miss the enchanting opportunity of the March edition of Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery.

Why participate in the RCH Foundation lottery?

A huge jackpot: The last winner found a pot of gold totaling $74,702.50! Imagine what you could do with that kind of life-changing money! Yours or your child’s full tuition? A brand-new car? A dream vacation this summer?  

Community spirit: RCHF’s 50/50 Lottery brings people together, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose. Through eleven magical lotteries, they’ve proudly awarded nearly $700,000 in prize money.

Support an amazing cause: Remember, each ticket isn’t just a raffle entry. With every ticket purchase, you are not only increasing your chances of winning but also directly supporting a cause close to our hearts. The other half of the jackpot goes toward helping Royal Columbian Hospital provide exceptional critical care to some of the most vulnerable individuals in the province. 

So, in the end, everyone experiences the magic of winning!

Buy Your Tickets

Act fast, tickets are on sale now! Just select the number of tickets you’d like to purchase. Ticket packages available are:

  • 10 for $10
  • 75 for $25
  • 350 for $50
  • 700 for $80 (Best value: limited quantity available!)

The more tickets you buy, the greater your chances of winning! Don’t wait, you only have until Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 11:59:59pm to purchase your tickets.

 

 

Your Impact

Miranda Tymoschuk is acutely familiar with the healthcare system. The 21-year-old Maple Ridge resident has undergone a dozen surgeries so far after being born with a rare condition called posteromedial tibia bowing. She has required numerous procedures to lengthen and straighten her left leg. But in recent years, she has been focused as much on her mental health as her physical health after struggles with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

“I just had no emotions left in me,” Miranda recalls about the start of her mental illness at age 16. “It’s hard to explain how I felt, but I also started having nightmares, flashbacks and so much fear.”

Miranda attributes these to an accumulation of stresses, and she says episodes increasingly affected her.

“I was barely sleeping,” she describes. “I would be in class and suddenly remember something that had happened. I would just fill with so much fear to the point that my body would shut off.”

When she started to think about harming herself, Miranda approached a teacher. From there, she was put in touch with the school’s counsellor. Miranda was terrified of taking that first step.

“I remember the counsellor’s office was right across from the career counsellor,” she recalls. “Every time I would go in to see the career counsellor, I would think about going in to talk to her (counsellor). But I didn’t want anyone to see me. I didn’t want to say that I had some kind of problem, so I never did until the teacher introduced me.”

That fear of taking the first step is common, according to Royal Columbian Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Nicolas Ramperti.

“In particular in adolescents,” he says. “It’s an age where people are much more competitive regarding how they appear in front of others. That’s why people tend to minimize, or not to comment to others, not tell them they need help and they are suffering.”

After a search for mental health services that Miranda says was occasionally frustrating, she became a patient of Dr. Ramperti a few years ago. She visits his office at Royal Columbian Hospital as needed and appreciates the rapport they have built.

“I think I have come to a place where now I have accepted that this is my reality,” she says. “That acceptance is a huge part of moving forward and getting better.”

Encouraging mental health recovery is a major goal of the new Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre, built in 2020.

Part of a larger $1.3 billion multi-year, multi-phase redevelopment of the hospital, the new 75-bed mental health facility provides patients and staff with more space and is designed to facilitate patient recovery.

Dr. Ramperti says it will be welcoming and family-friendly.

“We are taking into account this centre is for the community,” he says. “It’s for all ages.”

Miranda too is excited about the new centre.

“There are so many people that are in the place that I was in,” she says. “Not wanting to say anything, not wanting to get help or not knowing how to get help. I’m sharing my experience in order to tell people that what you are going through is real, and there are things you can do to get better. You just have to speak out and get that help. A newer building that’s focused on mental health will be good.”

Shine a light on mental health by supporting RCH today!

 

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win Big

Buy your tickets now to get ready for the lucky day! And tell your friends – the more participants they have, the bigger the jackpot, and the more joy the Foundation can spread at Royal Columbian Hospital.

Your participation brings warmth to many hearts, helping RCH continue their mission of making a difference in the lives of those they serve.

Join the 50/50 Lottery today and be a part of something magical.

 

 

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Draw Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

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