The St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s first ever lottery car draw has begun and is drawing local attention.
Travis Frank, the interim executive director with the Hospital Foundation, said that the idea originally began after looking at phasing out fundraisers that weren’t making as much money and seeing the success of lotteries for organizations like STARS Air Ambulance.
“This is the first year we’ve ever done the hospital foundation lottery and it’s something we’re looking forward to doing going forward, and growing and becoming one of the biggest fundraisers for the hospital foundation,” said Frank.
“Tickets went on sale last Tuesday, July 10, and have been selling really well. We’ve had quite a lot of people buying online as well as buying them in person at the hospital foundation.”
Partnerships were made with several local businesses including Power Dodge and Room by Room furniture to provide prizes in the draw, including this year’s grand prize, a 2018 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth provided below cost by Power Dodge.
“We’ve been working with Power Dodge, who were very generous to give us a great deal on the car, then we decided to look for some other prizes as well with partnerships with Room by Room furniture and The Brick to make it an even bigger draw. There are two flat screen TVs, two sets of season ticket for the Estevan Bruins, some furniture like an accent chair and a side chest as well as some bed sheets and stuff like that donated from Room by Room,” said Frank.
There are 2,100 tickets available for the lottery as well as 2,500 tickets available for the 50/50 draw with pricing varying. One ticket can be purchased for $75 or three for $195 and 50/50 tickets are one for $10, five for $25, or 25 for $50.
There is no limit on the amount of tickets that can be purchased.
“The early bird draw is on July 31, so anyone who’s already purchased tickets for the car is already entered into the draw and people can buy tickets right up until 3:30 p.m. that day.
“We’ve also started doing Tuesdays and Thursdays at the hospital from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. so people can come buy their tickets in person or get them online,” said Frank.
The early bird draw for the lottery is on July 31, and the final draw will be on Sept. 29.
All proceeds raised will be donated to the hospital foundation’s general funds pool, which will be put towards outdated equipment that needs to be replaced or equipment that the hospital is in need of.
