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ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT! PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

NANAIMO, BC, April 5, 2022 — It is the final days to purchase a Nanaimo Hospice Dream Home Lottery ticket. Nanaimo Community Hospice Society is thrilled to share their largest fundraising initiative to date. 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 25% 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.

It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful setting than The Foothills in Lantzville to construct a Dream Home. The challenging topography of the lot provided the opppourtunity to showcase thoughtful design, nestling the home into the bank while taking full advantage of the sunning, panoramic view.

This Dream Home Lottery is a partnership and an oppourtunity to combine quality craftsmanship and compassion while creating community. 100% of the proceeds from this lottery will allow Nanaimo Community Hospice to expand its current programs and establish a foundation that will support the future build of a stand-alone, residential hospice that is desperately needed in our community.

The odds of this Lottery are what dreams are made of, with only 25,000 tickets available – this $1.7-million home could be yours for only $100. Alongside of the Dream Home Lottery, there is a 50/50 Draw, with the pot over $448,000 and growing!

Be sure to purchase today, draw for both Dream Home and 50/50 on April 8, 2022

Dream Home Lottery Tickets:
Single Ticket for $100
5-Ticket Pack for $400

50/50 Tickets:
Single Ticket for $25
5-Ticket Pack for $100

 

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Hurry, BC SPCA 50/50 for the animals selling fast!

BC, April 5, 2022 — It’s the BC SPCA’s biggest Spring 50/50 ever and tickets are selling fast! The pot is already more than $510,000 – and could go all the way up to $750,000! You can get your calendar and 50/50 tickets here while they last.

The 50/50 six-packs are already gone, and we expect three-packs to sell out soon. 50/50 tickets start at $10 and are available when you buy a ticket for the BC SPCA Lottery’s calendar raffle, starting at $30. Plus tickets for the calendar raffle give you 30 more chances to win cash prizes! Get yours here.

Past winners have been thrilled to be helping both themselves and the animals. Animal-lover Maureen was the big winner of the Summer 2021 50/50. “I am still in disbelief that I won. It feels good to know that the windfall was shared with an organization that does so many good works for the innocent beings we share the world with. So grateful!”

Will you be the next big winner? There’s only one way to find out.

When you play the animals ALWAYS win – thank you! For tickets and for more information, visit lottery.spca.bc.ca or call 1-855-205-5998.

 

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Hurry, BC SPCA 50/50 for the animals selling fast!

BC, April 1, 2022 — It’s the BC SPCA’s biggest Spring 50/50 ever and tickets are selling fast! The pot is already more than $490,000 – and could go all the way up to $750,000! You can get your calendar and 50/50 tickets here while they last.

The 50/50 six-packs are already gone, and we expect three-packs to sell out soon. 50/50 tickets start at $10 and are available when you buy a ticket for the BC SPCA Lottery’s calendar raffle, starting at $30. Plus tickets for the calendar raffle give you 30 more chances to win cash prizes! Get yours here.

Past winners have been thrilled to be helping both themselves and the animals. Animal-lover Maureen was the big winner of the Summer 2021 50/50. “I am still in disbelief that I won. It feels good to know that the windfall was shared with an organization that does so many good works for the innocent beings we share the world with. So grateful!”

Will you be the next big winner? There’s only one way to find out.

When you play the animals ALWAYS win – thank you! For tickets and for more information, visit lottery.spca.bc.ca or call 1-855-205-5998.

 

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Buy tickets now for BIG BC Lotto 50/50!

Vancouver, BC, April 1, 2022 — Help support youth in your community. Play BIG BC Lotto 50/50 to help Big Brothers Big Sisters, and you could win BIG!

BUY NOW AND YOU COULD WIN UP TO $50,000.

 Today is YOUR lucky day. Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations across BC are hosting the third Big BC 50/50 Lotto. Get your 50/50 tickets now!

Tickets are 3 for $25, 8 for $50, 20 for $100.
Draw date: Friday May 13 at 12 p.m.

BigBrothers BigSisters believes that creating connections between a caring adult and a youth facing life’s challenges ultimately helps them reach their full potential. Mental Health challenges are at an all-time high for youth.  Big Brothers Big Sisters is on the front lines helping youth and their families navigate the mental, economic and educational impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Research shows that a $1 investment in mentorship has an $23 return on society – that is a BIG reward.  

Your support gives young people the chance to have a caring mentor in their lives and realize their full potential. Buy tickets now and support local communities in a BIG way.

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Hurry, BC SPCA 50/50 for the animals selling fast!

BC, April 1, 2022 — It’s the BC SPCA’s biggest Spring 50/50 ever and tickets are selling fast! The pot is already more than $490,000 – and could go all the way up to $750,000! You can get your calendar and 50/50 lottery tickets here while they last and help animals like Bear.

The 50/50 six-packs are already gone, and we expect three-packs to sell out soon. 50/50 tickets start at $10 and are available when you buy a ticket for the BC SPCA Lottery’s calendar raffle, starting at $30. Plus tickets for the calendar raffle give you 30 more chances to win cash prizes! Get yours here.

Agave the kitty is so grateful for kind people like you!

Past winners have been thrilled to be helping both themselves and animals like Agave. Animal-lover Maureen was the big winner of the Summer 2021 50/50. “I am still in disbelief that I won. It feels good to know that the windfall was shared with an organization that does so many good works for the innocent beings we share the world with. So grateful!”

Will you be the next big winner? There’s only one way to find out.

When you play the animals ALWAYS win – thank you! For tickets and for more information, visit lottery.spca.bc.ca or call 1-855-205-5998.

 

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HURRY! LAST WEEKEND TO PURCHASE!

NANAIMO, BC, April 1, 2022 — It is the final weekend to purchase a Nanaimo Hospice Dream Home Lottery ticket. Nanaimo Community Hospice Society is thrilled to share their largest fundraising initiative to date. 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 25% 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.

It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful setting than The Foothills in Lantzville to construct a Dream Home. The challenging topography of the lot provided the opportunity to showcase thoughtful design, nestling the home into the bank while taking full advantage of the sunning, panoramic view.

This Dream Home Lottery is a partnership and an opportunity to combine quality craftsmanship and compassion while creating community. 100% of the proceeds from this lottery will allow Nanaimo Community Hospice to expand its current programs and establish a foundation that will support the future build of a stand-alone, residential hospice that is desperately needed in our community.

The odds of this Lottery are what dreams are made of, with only 25,000 tickets available – this $1.7-million home could be yours for only $100. Alongside of the Dream Home Lottery, there is a 50/50 Draw, with the pot over $400,000 and growing!

Be sure to purchase today, draw for both Dream Home and 50/50 on April 8, 2022

Dream Home Lottery Tickets:
Single Ticket for $100
5-Ticket Pack for $400

50/50 Tickets:
Single Ticket for $25
5-Ticket Pack for $100

 

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All aboard for Thursday’s big RCH Foundation draw! Do you have your tickets?

New Westminster, BC, March 30, 2022 — Ticket sales end tonight for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery. How high will the jackpot climb? The big draw takes place tomorrow!

Will you be the next big winner?

Every ticket sold increases the jackpot even more. The lucky winner gets half the final prize!

One lucky winner will start spring in style with a big cash prize. The last winner took home $52,750. How high will the jackpot climb this time?

Tickets are 10 for $10, 50 for $20 and 250 for $40 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is tonight (March 30, 2022) at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. One lucky ticket holder splits the jackpot with the charity!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased on their website.


About Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation

From the beginning, Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster has stood at the heart of health care in British Columbia. Created by visionary pioneers to provide compassionate care to those building a new province, we have participated in the social and economic changes of British Columbia since 1862. Today, we are one of the province’s busiest hospitals, serving a population of close to two million people. We are a regional referral hospital for cardiac, trauma, neurosciences, high-risk maternity and neonatal intensive care. No other hospital in the province provides all of these services, at this level of care, on one site. We provide the highest level of care to the most critically ill and injured from throughout the province.

The hospital is within the Fraser Health region, one of the fastest growing health regions in Canada. Its population is expected to grow to 2.24 million people by 2030. 

To meet this increase in demand, Royal Columbian Hospital is undergoing one of the most ambitious hospital redevelopments in Canadian history. This redevelopment goes beyond rebuilding a hospital. It is transformational. This multi-year, multi-phase $1.49 billion redevelopment will revolutionize the way we deliver care to our patients by creating a world-class, state-of-the-art hospital that provides uncompromising care.

The cornerstone of the project – a new Acute Care Tower – will elevate lifesaving care that serves one third of our province’s population in the largest and fastest growing health region in BC.

At approximately 55,000 square metres, the Acute Care Tower is the ‘crown jewel’ of our redevelopment. Scheduled for completion in 2025, the Acute Care Tower will include an interventional super floor with operating rooms and interventional radiology and cardiology suites, a new Emergency Department with its own imaging unit, new larger maternity, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units, and multiple floors for acute and critical care patients. 

With almost double the current footprint, redevelopment will significantly increase the current capacity of RCH by over approximately 50% to 675 beds and will provide highly sophisticated critical care technologies and treatments. Coupled with the Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre that opened in the summer of 2020 as part of the first phase of redevelopment, the Acute Care Tower will allow our physicians and health care team to treat 11,300 more patients each year.

Our vision is to create a world-class hospital: a state-of-the art facility that provides uncompromising care and remarkable patient experiences. With a larger footprint and the introduction of cutting-edge technology, we will continue to respond to the needs of patients in their most urgent, life-altering moments.

Get your tickets today, support our caregivers, and help to provide care to those in need.

Discover more about the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.

*open to BC residents only, must be 19+ to play, BCLC Licence #130662. Actual odds of winning are dependent on the number of tickets sold. Know your limit, play within it.

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The next winner of RCH Foundation’s 50/50 lottery finds out Thursday!

New Westminster, BC, March 29, 2022 — Ticket sales end soon for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery. The last winner took home a prize of $52,750. You could be next when they draw on March 31!

Will you be the next big winner?

Every ticket sold increases the jackpot even more. The lucky winner gets half the final prize!

 

Help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 jackpot reach record levels!  The three previous winners have taken home a combined $138,100 in cash. Are YOU the next winner?

Tickets are 10 for $10, 50 for $20 and 250 for $40 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner splits the jackpot with the charity!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased on their website.


About Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation

From the beginning, Royal Columbian Hospital has stood at the heart of health care in British Columbia. Created by visionary pioneers to provide compassionate care to those building a new province, the hospital has participated in the social and economic changes of British Columbia since 1862. Today, Royal Columbian is one of British Columbia’s busiest hospitals, serving a population of close to two million people. It is a regional referral hospital for cardiac, trauma, neurosciences, high-risk maternity and neonatal intensive care. No other hospital in the province provides all of these services, at this level of care, on one site. It provides the highest level of care to the most critically ill and injured from throughout the province.

Heart of gold

Generosity has the power to create a ripple effect that can last for generations. As evidence, look no further than a thoughtful philanthropic gift made decades ago that set the course for the growth of cardiac care at Royal Columbian Hospital. Over the past 50 years, heart services at the hospital have expanded to the point that Royal Columbian is now the busiest cardiac centre in BC, and it has become the busiest in Canada for a key, life-saving heart attack treatment.

Royal Columbian’s first heart catheterization took place more than 50 years ago, something that was made possible in 1969 following a $100,000 donation from the P.A. Woodward Foundation.

At the time, it was the largest private donation ever made to the hospital, and it triggered a successful fundraising campaign to match the contribution.

The equipment that was purchased allowed for cardiac imaging to be done for the first time at Royal Columbian. The first heart catheterization was performed in November 1969.

Today, the New Westminster-based hospital provides emergency cardiac care for a third of British Columbians who live, work, or play within the boundaries of the large Fraser Health Authority. In addition to the most open-heart surgeries in the province, Royal Columbian performs more angioplasties than any other hospital in the country to restore blood flow to people who have suffered heart attacks because of clogged arteries.

Cardiac services are again set for tremendous growth and advancement as Royal Columbian undergoes phase 2 of its unprecedented $1.49 billion redevelopment. A new Acute Care Tower, set to be complete in 2025, will include increased care for heart disease and capacity to treat more patients.

This transformation is one example of how you can help by purchasing your tickets. Get your tickets today. Support our healthcare heroes and help to provide care to those in need.

Discover more about the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.

*open to BC residents only, must be 19+ to play, BCLC Licence #130662. Actual odds of winning are dependent on the number of tickets sold. Know your limit, play within it.

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Time is running out! Get your tickets ahead of this week’s draw.

New Westminster, BC, March 28, 2022 — It’s final days for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery. You could win big while supporting BC’s most seriously ill and injured patients.

The jackpot is rapidly rising, and every ticket bought increases the pot even more!

Will you be the next winner?

Help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 jackpot reach record levels!  Their last winner took home a prize of $52,750. You could be next when they draw on March 31!

Tickets are 10 for $10, 50 for $20 and 250 for $40 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner gets half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased on their website.


About Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation

From the beginning, Royal Columbian Hospital has stood at the heart of health care in British Columbia. Created by visionary pioneers to provide compassionate care to those building a new province, the hospital has participated in the social and economic changes of British Columbia since 1862. Today, Royal Columbian is one of British Columbia’s busiest hospitals, serving a population of close to two million people. It is a regional referral hospital for cardiac, trauma, neurosciences, high-risk maternity and neonatal intensive care. No other hospital in the province provides all of these services, at this level of care, on one site. It provides the highest level of care to the most critically ill and injured from throughout the province.

Revolutionizing Patient Care

The ‘crown jewel’ of Royal Columbian Hospital’s $1.49 billion redevelopment – a new Acute Care Tower – is increasingly taking shape since construction started in 2021.

The vision is to create a world-class hospital: a state-of-the art facility that provides uncompromising care and remarkable patient experiences. With a larger footprint and the introduction of cutting-edge technology, Royal Columbian will continue to respond to the needs of patients in their most urgent, life-altering moments.

A transformation in critical care

Royal Columbian’s redevelopment will create a 60-bed Critical Care Unit on the fourth floor of the new Acute Care Tower to increase capacity. This unit will serve all of Fraser Health and at the moment includes 28 Intensive Care Unit beds, 17 High Acuity Unit beds, and 15 Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit beds. Additionally, the fourth floor will include a 17-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, which will care for critically ill non-surgical cardiac patients, and seven additional medical surgical beds.

A transformation in emergency and trauma care

The new Acute Care Tower will house a larger Emergency department with 75 state-of-the-art treatment bays – increasing total space by more than half. It will include four trauma bays and a new Imaging Unit, strategically placed within the Emergency Department to drastically speed up access to diagnostic procedures. Also, one operating room will be purpose-built and always available for trauma patients, to help avoid interrupting scheduled surgeries.

A transformation in interventional care

The creation of an interventional super floor in the Acute Care Tower with multiple interventional suites will equip the hospital with advanced, state-of-the art imaging technology that allows for absolute precision. This floor will house eight interventional suites that will be universal, meaning that if needed, any suite could be used for either interventional cardiology or radiology. At opening, three suites will be used for interventional cardiac procedures and five suites for interventional radiology.

A transformation in care for families

With an entire floor devoted to both maternity and neonatal intensive care, along with a new pediatric department, there will be a significant emphasis on family-centered care in the Acute Care Tower.

It will house a new 48-bed Maternity department, with most rooms slated to be single-patient rooms to allow families the opportunity to bond in a private and dignified setting. The new NICU will feature 24 single-patient rooms designed to support babies who require specialized one-to-one care. The new pediatric unit will provide every child and family with their own private room with an ensuite washroom and a sleeping area. These changes are not only designed to increase capacity and efficiency; they will also allow for increased privacy, patient dignity, and family bonding.

A transformation in surgical care

Royal Columbian’s surgical program will benefit from the addition of eight operating rooms in the Acute Care Tower, with three more outfitted for future use. Three ‘hybrid’ operating rooms of more than 860 net square feet will be equipped with state-of-the-art imaging technologies — allowing surgeons to use real-time imaging to diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients quickly, improving the speed and quality of care for complex cases and trauma patients.  In addition, three cardiac ORs will open as part of Royal Columbian’s role as the health region’s emergency room for the heart.

This transformation is one example of how you can help by purchasing your tickets. Get your tickets today. Support our healthcare heroes and help to provide care to those in need.

Discover more about the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.

*open to BC residents only, must be 19+ to play, BCLC Licence #130662. Actual odds of winning are dependent on the number of tickets sold. Know your limit, play within it.

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You could win cash and make a difference in someone’s life here on Southern Vancouver Island

Victoria, BC, March 28, 2022 — Purchase a 50/50 ticket today and help transform lives by working with United Way to ensure everyone in the Southern Vancouver Island community has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Your support creates positive change from Victoria to Sooke to Sidney and the Southern Gulf Islands.

Kay’s Story:

“Can you imagine what it’s like to be months in your little apartment? Not able to go out, not able to get what you need?” says Kay. “I’m thinking about a neighbour down the way who just cried when her young people came by to deliver it and just said I can’t believe it, she was just so touched.”

For seniors like Kay, COVID-19 has forced upon them increased isolation in a world that had already become increasingly lonely.

Thanks to the More than Meals program supported by United Way, seniors are getting healthy meals delivered to their homes. Not only that – they are getting critically important social visits and connections with the outside world.

Purchase a raffle ticket and make a difference in someone’s life:

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See here below how much your support helps:

Tier 1: Supporter
$25 pays for a nutritious meal delivered and a social connection for two isolated seniors.

Tier 2: Champion
$100 helps a child or youth access counselling support to address mental health concerns.

Tier 3: Community Hero
$500 provides more than 1,000 individuals with critical job search support to be able to provide for their families and themselves.

With your support, United Way will address many other needs in the community. Last year, the local charity helped over 125,000 individuals on Southern Vancouver Island to build better lives. That is almost 1 in 4 people in the region helped by a United Way initiative or funded program.

You can make so much good happen! Support today!

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