There's a new hospital lottery in town and the Health Sciences North Foundations is part of it.
From February 8 through to March 21, the new Split The Pot lottery supports several hospital partners and offers players 13 more chances to win early bird prizes, said a news release.
"Split The Pot is a relatively new initiative, but it has quickly become the largest partnered fundraising initiative in Ontario. We saw it as a good opportunity to join forces with dozens of other health-care leaders in the province. These draws run concurrently with the HSN 50/50," said Shane Gordon, Manager, Lottery and Websites for the Foundations at Health Sciences North.
Gordon said the licensee for the new lottery is the Grand River Hospital Foundation in Kitchener but added that the HSN Foundations is happy to be part of the initiative which has more than 50 hospital and health agency partners across Ontario.
To give players more chances to win, the Split the Pot Lottery jackpot will be divided among 13 grand prize winners, and there will be 26 chances to win a total of $76,000 in early bird prizes.
And, of course, Ontario patients win big too, with a portion of proceeds from every ticket purchased going directly to support partnering hospitals through their foundations, said the news release.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the Split the Pot website:splitthepot.ca.
All tickets purchased before midnight, Thursday, Feb. 15 will be eligible for all 26 early bird prizes, plus the grand prize draws, said the release.
Learn all about Split the Pot Lottery, including ticket prices, prizes, draws, important dates, and contest rules by going to splitthepot online.ca, said the release.
