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2004 News Releases
For immediate release - February 4, 2004
OTTAWA HOSPITAL LAUNCHES 2004 LOTTERY WITH BEST ODDS EVER TO WIN
OVER $2.7 MILLION IN PRIZES
(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) –The Ottawa Hospital
Foundation today launched its eighth annual lottery with over
4,000 prizes, worth over $2.7 million, to be won. Odds of
winning are one in 11 – the best odds ever for any hospital
lottery in Eastern Ontario.
This year’s grand prize-winner can choose a million-dollar
home, or a $713, 000 home plus $250,000 in cash. The second-place
winner can choose a $133,000 country home plus $100,000 in
cash, or $150,000 in cash. Other prize highlights include
six Ford vehicles including a F150 truck, six ultimate home-entertainment
theatres with plasma TVs, $150,000 in jewelry, trips to the
Grand Canyon and Cuba, digital camera binoculars, a transparent
kayak, and much more. It’s Eastern Ontario’s largest
charitable lottery ever.
There will be an early-bird draw with over 1,200 prizes
to be won, including the first prize package featuring a 2004
Ford Thunderbird, a vacation package and two pairs of season
tickets to the Ottawa Senators. The deadline for the early-bird
draw is April 8.
Tickets this year are priced at $100. Only 45,000 will be
sold.
“When you buy a ticket for The Ottawa Hospital Lottery,
not only do you have a chance to win great prizes, you are
also improving healthcare in your community,” said Susan
Doyle, President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.
“With the support of the community, an exciting future
is beginning to unfold at The Ottawa Hospital,” said
Dr. Jack Kitts, President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital.
”Our vision is to become Canada’s hospital of
choice for patients and doctors. This lottery will help us
raise over $1 million to achieve that end.”
Proceeds will help fund a number of improvements in patient
care at the Civic, General and Riverside Campuses of The Ottawa
Hospital, including:
- Doubling the size of the emergency departments and converting
them into state-of-the-art facilities
- Doubling the number of beds in the intensive care units
of the Civic and General Campuses
- Adding 17 new, state-of-the-art operating rooms
- Purchasing vital diagnostic equipment such as CT scanner
right in the emergency department
- Developing new, specialized out-patient care centers for
kidney, arthritis, diabetes and lipids care
Brochures with contest details will be delivered to Ottawa
households beginning the week of Feb. 9. Orders can be placed
by mail using the order form provided in the brochure; by
telephone at (613)783-9550 or 1-800-853-6955; in person at
the Civic, General, or Riverside campuses; or at any of Ottawa’s
major chartered banks. Complete prize information, lottery
rules and details on how and where to order your tickets will
also be available at www.ottawahospitallottery.com
starting Feb. 4.
With its 1,130 beds, The Ottawa Hospital
is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Canada and one
of the Ottawa area’s largest employers. It provides
comprehensive, high quality, patient-focused health care services,
in English and French, to over 1.5 million residents of Eastern
Ontario, and specialized and complex services for residents
of Northeastern Ontario. For more information, visit The Ottawa
Hospital Web site at www.ottawahospital.on.ca.
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s
mission is to inspire and enable people to support the highest
quality healthcare at The Ottawa Hospital and world-class
research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. For more information, visit The Ottawa Hospital
Foundation Web site at www.ohfoundation.ca.
For more information please contact:
Carl Martin
Vice-President, Communications & Marketing
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel: (613) 798-5555, ext. 17840
Cell: (613) 762-3432
camartin@ottawahospital.on.ca
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