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<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to wrap your head around [the support] sometimes. Some of these activities and events age out, but it really speaks to the fact that healthcare is so important to everybody. People get it,\u201d she said. \u201cThey really understand that we have services that need to be there for our loved ones, and so being able to continue to provide fun, exciting activities that wind up serving that, I think it just feels really good to know our community has our backs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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On Tuesday, they handed the keys to Shawn Drapaka of Bonnyville for his new home at 44 Everson Close, designed by Sorento Custom Homes. He and his wife Michelle were in attendance to take possession.<\/p>\n
They also announced Bonnie Thiele of Red Deer won the $100,000 cash prize, and Maxine and Keith Rumohr, also from Red Deer, won $366,212.50 in the Mega Bucks 50 draw.<\/p>\n
The home features 2,915 sq. ft., three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a triple-car garage.<\/p>\n
There is also an open sun deck, a wide front porch, an oversized kitchen with a walk-through pantry, a large office, and a master bedroom with an ensuite that features a bathtub and a walk-in shower.<\/p>\n
In the basement, there\u2019s a wet bar, two bedrooms, a family room, and a flexible room that could be used for fitness or maybe even a game room.<\/p>\n
Drapaka said when he purchased his ticket to the lottery, he never considered the fact that he could potentially win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they phoned, I thought it was a scam or something. I was worried because I did not believe them, but I guess it worked out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To convince him, they told him to watch the announcement that was made on Facebook Live.<\/p>\n
\u201cI missed the beginning of it, but I caught it when they said my name. I thought ok it must be real,\u201d Drapaka added.<\/p>\n
He explained that he gives to charities often and wants to help the community when he can.<\/p>\n
Even though he\u2019s not from Red Deer, he\u2019s considering keeping the home at least for now.<\/p>\n
Every ticket purchased through the Foundation\u2019s lottery program will go towards critically needed equipment for Red Deer Regional Hospital staff to care for patients across central Alberta.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hospital lottery looks at today\u2019s needs because we are working to support the expansion. We have some really cool things coming with the foundation, but the need doesn\u2019t stop. That\u2019s where the hospital lottery comes in,\u201d Therriault added. \u201cThe funds that are raised will go towards equipment today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the lottery\u2019s inception 28 years ago, the lottery has raised nearly $50 million towards the hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s hard to wrap your head around [the support] sometimes. Some of these activities and events age out,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392],"class_list":["post-834910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}