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raising money for the manitoba Institute of child Health and for the St-boniface Hospital research centre — which both rely heav- ily on private donors — is critical for both hospitals. much of the lottery's earnings also go towards equipment — any- thing from bassinets for newborns to eKG/ecG machines and mrI technology, prout says. "With those proceeds, we're buying a piece of equipment that will serve a lot of children and that will last a long period of time. So you will help literally hundreds, if not thousands, of kids with each purchase of a lottery ticket." With 115,000 patients coming through the children's Hospital and 5,700 births at St-boniface Hospital each year, prout says it only makes sense that the two foundations partner up to create the ul- timate lottery in support of kids — something they've done for the past three years. Cont'd on page 52 there are prizes totalling $2.2 million, plus a 50/50 pLuS prize of up to $600,000. Also for the first time, one of the early bird Dream prize options is a condo — a luxu- rious StreetSide Developments abode in the exchange District. "there are an estimated 34,000 buyers and 4,300 prizes to win – that's an eight to one ratio" LaFlèche says. As for the odds that you'll make a difference in a child's life by purchasing a ticket? Well, that's guaranteed. "For both of us, we take the net proceeds and we use it to help kids," says Lawrence prout, president & ceO of children's Hospital Foundation of manitoba. "the funds are spent both on pediatric research and clinical, which is inside the hospital." << St-boniface hospital foundation president & ceO chuck laflèche at the lottery kickoff. << Winnipeg Jets' mark Stuart with dream lottery 4 Kids prizes. 'For both of us, we take the net proceeds and we use it to help kids' phOtO by darcy finley Parade of Homes Fall 2014 51

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