聽 聽 聽Ticketholder Dr. Lise Morin of Arcola was declared the winner of a trip for two to Las Vegas, as part of the Arcola Daycare's 'Trip of the Month' lottery held Thursday, Feb. 5 at Buddy's Pub in Arcola. The winners of the additional monthly prize of $120 were Graham and Ghislaine Carter, who immediately returned the money to the daycare.The fundraiser will help finance the daycare's move to a larger location in Arcola, and the 500 tickets were a sellout at $120 each.
聽聽聽聽聽 Ghislaine Carter of Arcola, who is in charge of daycare fundraising says,鈥漌ith this move, the daycare needed to raise a significant amount of money in a relatively short period of time.鈥�
聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e encouraged each family from the daycare to sell a book of 10 tickets at $120 per ticket. (The tickets) sold out really quickly.鈥�
聽聽聽聽 As an added incentive, travel agent Denise Taylor of Travel Only in Bienfait-who organized the 12 trips for this lottery-donated a $600 travel voucher, which was the prize for a separate draw restricted to all those who sold tickets on behalf of the daycare. Fittingly, Buddy's Pub owner Ronnie Ashenbrenner won the voucher, as Ashenbrenner's pub is the venue for the monthly prize draws.
聽聽聽聽 By purchasing their tickets, buyers are supporting the expansion of Arcola's in-demand daycare facility. Each ticket buys a chance of winning $120 with each monthly draw, as well as the opportunity to win a monthly travel prize. Among the trips yet to come are: a Grey Cup weekend in Winnipeg, a houseboat package valued at $2,200, a fishing trip to Devin Lake Lodge, a weekend at the Waterpark of America, a 4600 Temple Gardens Mineral Spa voucher, five nights at B.C.'s Radium Hot Springs, an all-inclusive vacation for four to Turks & Caicos, a Disney Cruise to the Bahamas, a Whistler ski trip and a week in Hawaii for two. The prize packages are valued at $35,340 in total.
聽聽聽聽 Remaining draws will be held on the first Thursday of each month at Buddy's Pub in Arcola. The next draw will be held March 5 at 6 p.m.
