Media Release
BUH Foundation Monthly Lottery Ticket Sales Start Tuesday
February 15th 2018
North Battleford, SK - February 15, 2018 – Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation’s Monthly Lottery tickets will be available starting Tuesday, February 20, 2018. This starts another year of winning with BUH Foundation and tickets will be available at the BUH Foundation office and BUH Foundation “Gratefully Yours” Gift & Food Shop at the hospital and new this year, online through buhfoundation.com.
Proceeds of the 2018-2019 Monthly Lottery have been allocated towards the purchase of a new Pulmonary Function Unit for Respiratory Therapy at BUH. A Pulmonary Function Unit measures how well a patient’s lungs are working. This includes how well patients are able to breathe and how effective their lungs are at bringing oxygen to the rest of their body. Patients that may benefit from this new unit are those having symptoms of lung problems, those regularly exposed to certain substances in the workplace, those with chronic lung disease, such as asthma or COPD, and those requiring an assessment of how well their lungs are working prior to having surgery. A Pulmonary Function test can help assess current long conditions, if patients are responding to treatment, and can help to diagnose lung conditions, such as asthma, allergies, respiratory infections or lung cancer.
The Monthly Lottery is an annual fundraiser with a total of 158 draws over the next year. Tickets can be purchased for $110.00 each and there are only 1,300 tickets for sale. The Previous Purchaser draw for $1,000 will take place on Friday, April 13, 2018 and in order to be eligible for this draw, qualifying ticket buyers (have purchased a ticket in one or more of the last three years) must purchase their tickets by 5:00 pm Friday, April 6, 2018. Early Bird ticket purchasers who buy their tickets prior to 5:00 pm Friday, April 13, 2018 will be eligible for an additional chance at $1,000.00 to be drawn Friday, April 20, 2018. Following these two preliminary draws, monthly draws will take place, beginning April 27, 2018 with the last draw on Friday, March 29, 2019. Thirteen prizes totaling $4,000.00 will be awarded every month, including the top prize of $1,000.00, second prize of $600.00, third prize of $400.00 and ten additional prizes of $200.00 each.
The Foundation is hopeful that ticket buyers will also consider giving a donation to assist in the purchase of a new Medication Pump for Battlefords Region Home Care (BRHC). BRHC cares for approximately 140 home support and nursing clients within our area. This allows for clients, our family, friends and neighbours, to stay in their own homes rather than be hospitalized. Clients find this more comfortable and it allows for family and friends to be nearby to support them. The purchase of a new Medication Pump will provide Home Care clients with a less complex unit than what is currently available, allowing for medications, usually antibiotics, to be delivered by the client and their caregiver safely and efficiently. This eliminates additional trips to the hospital to receive medications and allows the client to receive the rest they need. Home Care providers are able to attend to the client as required. Donations $10 or greater will receive a charitable tax receipt.
The Board of Directors and staff of BUH Foundation are grateful and thankful for all of the past support shown for the Monthly Lottery, and wish all ticket purchasers of the 2018 Monthly Lottery the best of luck! Thank you for helping us to provide healing tools that preserve the health and life of our community.
Tickets are available at the BUH Foundation Office or in “Gratefully Yours” Gift & Food Shop located in the Main Lobby of BUH, by calling the Foundation office at 306 446 6652, or going online at buhfoundation.com.
