Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the August/September 50/50 jackpot is Judy Audette of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number MM-8885924. Judy is the lucky recipient of $12,700, our largest jackpot in months, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, September 27 at 11:00am in the Foundation Office.
Judy, who has been purchasing tickets since the program launched in 2020 had to ask to make sure the phone call wasn’t a prank.
“I purchase tickets with my mother every month,” said Judy, “she’s not going to believe me when I tell her we actually won!”
Judy said that she never expected to win and always thought of their ticket purchases as a donation, knowing that the money was going to a good cause. “After all”, she said, “everyone is going to need the hospital at some point in their life.”
In keeping with her philanthropic view of purchasing tickets, Judy stated that her and her mother plan to donate some of their winnings back to Riverside Foundation.
Tickets for the next Riverside 50/50 are available now at www.riverside5050.ca or by calling the Foundation Office to arrange for offline sales. With the success of the addition of a $60 ticket last draw, this package will once again be available. The early bird draw sponsored by West End Motors and Westland Insurance will take place Wednesday, October 16th, with the Jackpot draw will taking place on Halloween at 11:00am.
Since January, your ticket purchases have supported the purchase of the following equipment:
· Paedeatric Crib – $10,000
· Tilt Wheelchair – $7,000
· Vital Sign Monitor – $6,000
· Big Wheel Stretcher – $6,500
All proceeds from the current draw will be put towards a new ice/water dispenser for the inpatient unit at LVGH valued at $11,000.
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is the fundraising entity for Riverside Health Care Facilities. It is our mission to raise funds for the purchase of medical equipment, the support of patient/client services, and the improvement of medical facilities for all residents of the area served by Riverside Health Care. Donors can choose to designate their donation to a specific facility, department, or approved piece of capital equipment. Every dollar designated to a specific fund is used for it’s intended purpose. Riverside Foundation honours the capital approval process that is in place at Riverside Facilities and is only able to support the purchase of any medical equipment, support patient/client services, and support any improvement of medical facilities that has been granted approval by Riverside Health Care Facilities.
