Robyn Sadler’s daughter kept pinching her mom.
“Don’t faint,” Melissa Sadler, 15, told her mom.
The Sadlers – Robyn, Melissa and Jeremy, 7, had every reason to be shell-shocked – they’d were touring what could be their new home, a grand house in northwest London.
“It doesn’t seem real,” Robyn Sadler, 41, said. “I can’t believe it. It really is a dream come true.”
Annual grants made by SickKids Foundation to The Hospital for Sick Children are the largest investments in paediatric health care in Canada and the largest annual contributions to any hospital in this country.
SickKids Foundation made an investment of $64.4 million in children’s health care through granting and charitable activity.
Net proceeds of the lottery are used to further the mission of SickKids Foundation and help support The Hospital for Sick Children.
With more than $20 million donated, the Cash for Cancer Lottery represents the largest single contribution to the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre. Its unprecedented success can be attributed to the generosity of people like you. We believe in maximizing the value of each donation and realized early on that such a commitment meant doing all the work in-house in lieu of delegating it to high-priced lottery consultants. Local businesses also have a large role in the Lottery’s success. We are blessed with a charitable community filled with philanthropic minds. Much of our success is due to contributions of expertise and time not to mention prize donations and use of venues within the community. We continue to enjoy an excellent relationship with many, many business partners. (more…)
Proceeds from the lottery support The Princess Margaret Hospital in their effort to conquer cancer.
Total number of prizes: 30,505
Total prize value reported: over $12,700,000
Total tickets available: 305,000
Price points: 1 for $100; 3 for $250
Bonus Prize Deadline: Midnight, March 4, 2010
Early Bird Ticket Sales Deadline: Midnight, May 6, 2010
Final Ticket Sales Deadline (if needed): Midnight, May 20, 2010
Bonus Prize Draw: March 12, 2010
Early Bird Draw Date: May 19, 2010*
Final Draw Date: June 3, 2010**
Web Sites
Lottery web site: http://www.helpconquercancer.ca/
*In the event that all tickets are sold by the Early Bird Deadline of Midnight, May 6 then all draws will begin on May 14 at 9:00am. The first draw would be for the Early Bird Prize, followed by draws for all remaining prizes starting with the lowest valued prize to the top valued prizes.
The top nine (9) prize draws would be made on May 19, 2010 live on CP24 between 6:00am and 7:00pm at 7 Maryvale Crescent, Richmond Hill, L4C 6P6.
**In the event tickets remain after the Early Bird Deadline, then only the Early Bird draw will be made on May 19, 2010 live on CP24 Breakfast between 5:30am and 9:00am at 299 Queen Street W., Toronto, M5V 2Z5. The final deadline for ticket sales is midnight, May 20. The remaining prize draws will then begin May 29 at 9:00am starting with the lowest valued prize to the top valued prizes.
For 100 years, the Canadian Red Cross has made history by helping those in need at home and around the world. The proceeds of the lottery support the Canadian Red Cross in their operations.
Total number of prizes: 6,256
Total prize value reported: $1,410,688.10 (includes taxes and freight)
Total tickets available: 120,000
Price points: 1 for $40; 3 for $100; 4 for $125
VIP : Cut-off Midnight, April 22, 2010; draw May 6, 2010
Early Bird: Cut-off Midnight, May 27, 2010; draw June 7, 2010
Final Draw: Cut-off Midnight, June 10, 2010; draw June 21 and June 22, 2010
The Ottawa Hospital & CHEO Lottery will raise much-needed funds to help us provide the best care throughout a lifetime of change for each and every person in our region. Never have the words “we all win” meant so much and we hope that you will support The Ottawa Hospital and CHEO Lottery by purchasing your ticket(s) today.
Total number of prizes: 4,689
Total prize value reported: $3,002,371.00(includes GST)
Total tickets available: 55,000
Price points: 1 for $100; 3 for $250
Early Bird: Cut-off Midnight, Friday, May 21, 2010; draw Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Final Draw: Cut-off Midnight, Friday, June 18, 2010; draw Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The 2010 Rotary Dream Home Lottery is raising funds for the Guelph General Hospital Medical Education Centre. This centre will provide leading-edge training for medical students and eventually encourage them to return as permanent physicians
Total number of prizes: 118
Total prize value reported: $595,296 (includes GST)
Total tickets available: 8500
Price points: 1 for $100; 3 for $250
1st Early Bird Draw: draw June 11, 2010
2nd Early Bird : draw June 18, 2010 3rd Early Bird Draw: draw June 25, 2010
Grand Prize Draw: draw 9:00 pm, Thursday, July 1, 2010
100% of net proceeds support heart and stroke research. With 1 in 3 Canadian deaths attributed to heart disease and stroke your help makes a lot of dreams come true. Every ticket purchased helps save live, improves survival rates and inspires hope for longer and healthier lives. Thanks to your support we fund more than 450 research teams in local hospitals, universities and research institutions in communities across Ontario. Critical areas of focus include:
For more information on where the money goes, click here.
Total number of prizes: 73,086
Total prize value reported: $11,464,497.70 (includes GST and Freight)
Total tickets available: 255,000
Price points: 1 for $100; 3 for $250
Live Carefree for a Year Prize: Cut-off Tuesday, May 11, 2010; draw Thursday, May 27, 2010
Early Bird Ticket Sales: Cut-off Thursday, June 10, 2010; draw Friday, June 25, 2010
Final Ticket Sales: Cut-off Tuesday, June 15, 2010; draws June 30-July 13, 2010 The top 10 Grand Prize Draws July 20, 2010
Lottery web site: http://lottery2.heartandstroke.on.ca/w0/index.html
The DREAM LOTTERY is Ontario’s most affordable lottery … WIN so much for so little! All it takes is a ticket for your chance to win the Super Early Bonus, a Double Bonus, an Early Bird, three Dream Giveaways, eight Dream Grand Prizes, and of course the Ultimate Dream Grand Prize giving you the option of one of three Dream Homes or the largest CASH option ever of $1.15 MILLION!
Proceeds from the Dream Lottery support London Health Sciences Centre, Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London.
Hospitals in London collectively serve the needs of over one million patients from across Southwestern Ontario. In addition to serving London residents, they are referral centres, provding specialized services in support of the excellent care of our region’s community hospitals.
Total number of prizes: 5,524
Total prize value: $2,053,362.94 (including taxes and freight) Total tickets available: 135,000
Price: 1 for $50; 3 for $100; 9 for $250
Super Early Bonus Cutoff: Midnight, Thursday, April 15 – Draw: Thursday, May 6
Double Bonus Cutoff: Midnight, Thursday, May 6 – Draw: Tuesday, May 25
Early Bird Cutoff: Midnight, Tuesday, May 25 – Draw: Thursday, June 10
Final Cutoff: Midnight, Thursday, June 3 – Draw: Wednesday, June 16
WEBSITE: http://www.londondream.ca/
