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Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation’s Monthly Lottery is getting ready to launch the 2020/21 season. Ticket sales will commence Feb. 18. There will be 13 prizes totaling $4,000 awarded every month, including the top prize of $1,000, second prize of $600, third prize of $400 and 10 additional prizes of $200 each. There will be one draw for the 50/50 enhancement. The prize is guaranteed at $1,000 or exactly one-half of the proceeds received from the 50/50 enhancement of the 2020-2021 Monthly Lottery, if greater. This draw will occur Friday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets must be purchased by 5 p.m., Friday, April 17.
Proceeds raised by the 2020/21 Monthly Lottery are allocated towards the purchase of a Philips Intellivue MX500 Patient Monitor for the operating room at BUH. The monitor is a great advancement in patient safety. There are over 3,500 operations performed in BUH’s operating room every year. Having an advanced system that is able to supply comprehensive patient information at a glance allows quick assessment and care of patients. Portability and quick release mount allows it to unfasten from a bedside mounting in seconds to be secured to the bed for easy transfer of patients; between departments. The Intellivue MX500 Patient Monitor will provide the high standard of patient monitoring expected and provide the best in care to our community.
The Monthly Lottery ticket purchasers who buy their tickets prior to 5 p.m. Friday, April 3 will be eligible for the Early Bird draw and an additional chance at $1,000 to be drawn Thursday, April 9. Purchasers who have bought tickets for the Monthly Lottery in at least one of the past three years will be eligible for the $1,000 Previous Purchaser draw being made Friday, April 17. Qualifying ticket buyers must purchase their tickets by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 9 to be entered. Following these two preliminary draws, monthly draws will take place on the last Friday of every month, beginning April 24, with the exception of June, draw will take place June 19, July, draw will take place on July 24 and in December, which will be drawn on the 11th.
The board of directors and staff of BUH Foundation are grateful and thankful for all of the past support shown for the Monthly Cash Lottery, and wish all ticket purchasers of the 2020/2021 Monthly Cash Lottery the best of luck!
Tickets are available at the BUH Foundation Office or in “Gratefully Yours” Gift and Food Shop located in the Main Lobby of BUH, online at www.buhfoundation.com or by calling 306-446-6652.
