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Red Deer Hospital Lottery launch this Friday – Get your tickets now!
On March 11th, the Red Deer Hospital Lottery proudly kicks off its 24th year of supporting the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC), Alberta’s Central Zone hub for quality care.
Proceeds from the Lottery have exceeded $11 million since its inception.
For the eighth year we are proud to partner with Sorento Custom Homes for the 2022 Red Deer Hospital Lottery Dream Home! The dream home brings together the charm of a beach house with the sophistication of city living. Valued at $940,332, this bungalow features 2,994 square feet of developed living space. You will enjoy 3 large bedrooms, 2 and a half baths, and a large flex room on the lower level next to the spacious family room. You will love the large sundeck off the dining room, and the kitchen is sure to please every foodie! Among its most unique features is a shower room – keeping with Sorento’s custom of exquisite ensuite designs. The design of this unique home is complemented by gorgeous furnishings provided by Urban Barn, plus $10,000 cash to get you settled. Our Dream Home is in the brand-new community of Evergreen at 145 Emerald Drive, Red Deer.
There are 120 prizes to be won valued at more than $1.1 million. This year’s Early Bird prize is $25,000 Cash!
Our Mega Bucks 50 Raffle is back featuring a million-dollar jackpot with a minimum cash payout of $200,000.
Proceeds from the 2022 Red Deer Hospital Lottery and Mega Bucks 50 will provide critically needed equipment for several units at Red Deer Hospital. Funding a variety of equipment means that a wider audience of Central Albertans will benefit, ensuring Red Deer Hospital continues to meet the demands of the 500,000 people in our Central Zone. Your support is as critical as the equipment you will help fund.
Please Purchase your tickets today!
Red Deer Hospital Lottery ticket packages are: 1 for $25, 5 for $75, 10 for $125, and 25 for $250
Call 403.340.1878 or toll-free at 1.877.808.9005.
Mega Bucks 50 tickets are $10 each, 10 for $25, 25 for $50 and $50 for $75
To order online or for more details visit www.reddeerhospitallottery.ca
The show home is open to the public beginning March 11 at 1pm. Show home hours are Saturdays and Sundays only from 1pm until 5pm but may change. Please check the website before visiting.
Early Bird cutoff is 11pm May 25, 2022. Final ticket sales cutoff is 11 pm June 20, 2022.
Red Deer Hospital Lottery 2022
▪ Grand Prize Dream Home – valued at $940,332 (includes home furnishings and decor provided by Urban Barn and $10,000 Cash)
▪ Dream Home located in Red Deer’s new neighbourhood of Evergreen at 145 Emerald Drive. Built by award winning Sorento Custom Homes
▪ 2,994 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath bungalow
▪ Large flex room and spacious family room on the fully developed lower level.
▪ Large sundeck off the dining room.
▪ Enjoy the exquisite ensuite design including a unique shower room.
▪ Showhome open beginning March 11th, then Saturdays and Sundays only 1-5 pm. Hours may change – Please check website before visiting.
Early Bird Prize
▪ $25,000 CASH
▪ Only tickets purchased before 11 pm May 25, 2022 will be eligible for the Early Bird Draw
▪ Draw will take place 2pm June 8, 2022
Additional Prizes
▪ Total value of all prizes is OVER $1.1 million!
▪ Prizes include a 2022 GMC Yukon SLT, Patio Furniture set, Panasonic Massage Chair, Outdoor Fire Tables, Dyson Cordless Vacuums, Mini Drone Flycams, Instapots, Dyson Air Purifiers, Camping Accessories, Gift Cards and so much more!!
Final Draw
▪ Ticket Cut-off is 11 pm June 20, 2022
▪ Final Draws 10:00 am June 30, 2022
Tickets $25 each • 5 for $75 • 10 for $125 • 25 for $250
Proceeds
Proceeds from the 2022 Hospital Lottery and Mega Bucks 50 will provide for critically needed equipment for several units at Red Deer Hospital. Funding a variety of equipment means that a wider audience of Central Albertans will benefit, ensuring Red Deer Hospital continues to meet the demands of the 500,000 people in our Central Zone.
DON’T FORGET!
MegaBucks 50
▪ Win half of up to $1,000,000 of an increasing jackpot with a minimum payout of $200,000!
▪ Tickets are easy to buy, at just $10 each, 10 for $25, 25 for $50 or 50 for $75, just add-on to your existing ticket order at checkout.
▪ Last year’s winner took home $411,475
Call 403.340.1878 or Toll Free 1.877.808.9005
Order Online: reddeerhospitallottery.ca
Phone lines are open 7 days a week, 8 am-11 pm
From the Fraser Institute
By Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
There would have been 1.5 million more Canadians who donated to charity in 2023—and $755.5 million more in donations—had Canadians given to the same extent they did 10 years prior
According to recent polling, approximately one in five Canadians have skipped paying a bill over the past year so they can buy groceries. As families are increasingly hard-pressed to make ends meet, this undoubtedly means more and more people must seek out food banks, shelters and other charitable organizations to meet their basic necessities.
And each year, Canadians across the country donate their time and money to charities to help those in need—particularly around the holiday season. Yet at a time when the relatively high cost of living means these organizations need more resources, new data published by the Fraser Institute shows that the level of charitable giving in Canada is actually falling.
Specifically, over the last 10 years (2013 to 2023, the latest year of available data) the share of tax-filers who reported donating to charity fell from 21.9 per cent to 16.8 per cent. And while fewer Canadians are donating to charity, they’re also donating a smaller share of their income—during the same 10-year period, the share of aggregate income donated to charity fell from 0.55 per cent to 0.52 per cent.
To put this decline into perspective, consider this: there would have been 1.5 million more Canadians who donated to charity in 2023—and $755.5 million more in donations—had Canadians given to the same extent they did 10 years prior. Simply put, this long-standing decline in charitable giving in Canada ultimately limits the resources available for charities to help those in need.
On the bright side, despite the worrying long-term trends, the share of aggregate income donated to charity recently increased from 0.50 per cent in 2022 to 0.52 per cent in 2023. While this may seem like a marginal improvement, 0.02 per cent of aggregate income for all Canadians in 2023 was $255.7 million.
The provinces also reflect the national trends. From 2013 to 2023, every province saw a decline in the share of tax-filers donating to charity. These declines ranged from 15.4 per cent in Quebec to 31.4 per cent in Prince Edward Island.
Similarly, almost every province recorded a drop in the share of aggregate income donated to charity, with the largest being the 24.7 per cent decline seen in P.E.I. The only province to buck this trend was Alberta, which saw a 3.9 per cent increase in the share of aggregate income donated over the decade.
Just as Canada as a whole saw a recent improvement in the share of aggregate income donated, so too did many of the provinces. Indeed, seven provinces (except Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador) saw an increase in the share of aggregate income donated to charity from 2022 to 2023, with the largest increases occurring in Saskatchewan (7.9 per cent) and Alberta (6.7 per cent).
Canadians also volunteer their time to help those in need, yet the latest data show that volunteerism is also on the wane. According to Statistics Canada, the share of Canadians who volunteered (both formally and informally) fell by 8 per cent from 2018 to 2023. And the total numbers of hours volunteered (again, both formal and informal) fell by 18 per cent over that same period.
With many Canadians struggling to make ends meet, food banks, shelters and other charitable organizations play a critical role in providing basic necessities to those in need. Yet charitable giving—which provides resources for these charities—has long been on the decline. Hopefully, we’ll see this trend turn around swiftly.
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