Last year, the winner of the Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) Foundation\u2019s annual 50\/50 raffle took home a total of $70,000. \u00a0<\/p>\n
This year, Shannon Samatte-Folkett, the executive director of the BTHC Foundation, hopes the number will be even larger. \u00a0<\/p>\n
She has her sights set on one member of the Pembina Valley taking home a grand prize of $100,000. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Off to the races\u00a0<\/p>\n
Samatte-Folkett said that the raffle, which sees half its total go to a winner and half to the BTHC Foundation, opened on Friday. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The total is off to a good start \u2014 the amount reached $11,000 in one weekend, with the number steadily rising.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the time of publishing, the total is at almost $17,000. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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For the executive director, the growing tradition combines\u00a0an enjoyable community event with raising funds that make a difference to local healthcare. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see a lot of people stop into the office and they’re curious [about the raffle], so that’s the fun part,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other part is that it does raise a lot of money for bigger projects that we’re undertaking.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
Strengthening local medical resources\u00a0<\/p>\n
Samatte-Folkett said that the funds from this year\u2019s 50\/50 raffle, which is in its fifth year, will be used for items such as a Neuro Chair and an MRI head coil. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the things that maybe other facilities, say in Winnipeg, have and we don’t,\u201d she said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s where we step in to help.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
Ways to enter\u00a0<\/p>\n