$ 0 - - & $ 5 * 7 * 5 r $ 0 . . 6 / * 5 : CATCH THE ACE LOTTERY RAISES ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS EAP NEWSROOM news@eap.on.ca
Buying a ticket on the Russell Kin Club’s Catch the Ace lottery proved very pro- fitable for Shawn Stephenson, but the real winners are all the charities that will benefit from almost a million dollars raised by the event. “We are so pleased and also relieved,” stated Cindy Anthony, Catch the Ace com- mittee chairwoman, the long-running lottery. “We are so happy for our worthy charities and all the support we’ve received across the entire province.” The Russell Kin Club’s third Catch the Ace lottery began in September 2019 and continued on through the first year of the pandemic, for a total of 679 days before Stephenson, a Brockville resident, drew the winning Ace of Spades on the July 18 2021 Sunday video draw. His card earned him the $666,937.50 total jackpot, plus the weekly prize win of $51,529, giving him a final payout of $714,466.50. Three envelopes were left on the table after Stephenson’s Ace turned up. “This one will set a record as the longest $BUDIUIF"DFMPUUFSZFWFSuTUBUFE#JMM.D*O - nis, the Catch the Ace committee member who suggested the fundraiser activity to the Russell Kin Club membership. The Russell Kin Club raised $972,000 with its Catch the Ace lottery to provide financial aid to a variety of local and regional charities. Groups benefiting from the lottery JODMVEF3VTTFMM.JOPS)PDLFZ"TTPDJBUJPO the Valoris Foundation, Winchester District .FNPSJBM)PTQJUBM'PVOEBUJPO UIF0THPPEF Care Centre, Breast Cancer Action (Ottawa chapter), and Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Kin Club officials credit strong community support from local retailers and vendors for helping make the Catch the Ace a fundrai- sing success by offering tickets for sale at their premises without any charge or remuneration. Those businesses include: Étienne Brulé Brewery, Embrun Convenience, Giant Tiger, Boni Choix, Au P’tit Castor, Boutique Lady Jo (JGU4IPQ 1IBSNBDJF/PUSF%BNF 3VTTFMM Foodland, Pronto Convenience, Winchester Foodland, Brinston General Store, Loughlin’s Country Store, Kelly’s Boutique Ottawa, Dépanneur du Village Limoges, and The Old General Store in Crysler. Doug Anthony, Catch the Ace website
Un très heureux Shawn Stephenson de Brockville (à gauche) pose avec Doug Anthony, président du site Web du comité Russsell Kin Club Catch the Ace, avec un chèque représentant plus de 700 000 $ que le résident de Brockville a gagné. La loterie «Russell Kin Club Cath the Ace», qui a débuté en septembre 2019, a permis de recueillir près d’un million de dollars pour soutenir une variété d’organismes de bienfaisance locaux et régionaux. —photo fournie
The Russell KinClub has filed an appli- cation with Ontario Lotteries and Gaming Corporation for a fourth Catch the Ace lottery licence.
chairman and the regular announcer during the video draws, also credited one “loyal sup- porter” of the project who helped promote it. “Diane Hayes did wonders with her 70 e anniversaire de mariage
Facebook posts,” stated Anthony, “and I cannot say enough about how courteous and supportive our buyers have been. It’s been a blast.”
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