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Those who purchase a ticket for this fall’s Hospitals of Regina Foundation (HRF) lottery will have the chance to call a new house — worth $1.2 million and fully furnished — their home.
The grand-prize, 3,400-square-foot home in The Creeks neighbourhood was built by Ripplinger Homes and has been professionally decorated and landscaped.
The bi-annual lottery is held by the foundation to raise money for hospitals in the city.
“This time around, we’ll be doing some work for pediatrics, for our children’s health care, as well as we will be supporting new endoscopic technology from Pasqua Hospital to help with minimally invasive surgeries,” said Dino Sophocleous, president and CEO of the foundation.
“We need to keep updating our technology in our treatment so our medical teams can deliver the best health care possible right here.”
In addition to the four-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath showhome, the lottery’s grand prize winner will take home $30,000 cash.
Dino Sophocleous, president and CEO of the Hospitals of Regina Foundation, says the spiral staircase is his favourite feature in the $1.2-milion home. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
“It’s an excellent job,” Sophocleous said. “My favourite part is actually the circular staircase that goes up to the second floor. I think it looks great.”
In addition to the grand prize, those who purchase a ticket for this season’s lottery will have a change to win a lakefront cottage valued at $700,000, also fully furnished and professionally decorated and landscaped.
Two Apple prize packs, each including a Mac Book, iPad and Apple TV, will also be awarded in addition to a $50,000 cash prize and hundreds more prizes valued at more than $2 million.
“I would (live there) if I could buy a ticket but I’m not allowed,” Sophocleous said. “I would move in tomorrow morning if someone was to give it to me.”
Sophocleous said the lottery has about 25,000 buyers each year and is confident COVID-19 will not be too great of a detriment to the fundraiser, despite other difficulties the foundation has encountered this year.
Sophocleous said this fall’s lottery is more important than ever,
“COVID-19 impacted the foundation,” he said. “Events and especially those community events have been cancelled since March and that’s been really hard.”
Despite the impact, Sophocleous said the community has helped take care of the foundation’s needs.
“(COVID) really impacted the foundation’s ability to raise money for the hospitals but we continue to do well thanks to this amazing community of ours,” he said.
Thanks to the pandemic, the $1.2 million showhome is not open for public viewing.
Ticket sales for the lottery grand prize will be open until midnight on Sept. 4, with other ticket-purchasing options still open for other prizes throughout October, November and December.
Tickets can be purchased at 1-800-667-7760 or online.
