2005 News Releases

For immediate release - May 17, 2005

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Announces Early Bird Winner of the 2005 Ottawa Hospital Lottery!

(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) – The Ottawa Hospital Lottery today announced Donald Mallette (ticket number #10137) as the lucky winner of the 2005 Ottawa Hospital Lottery Early Bird draw.
Mr. Mallette has won a fabulous prize package worth $66,855 including a Caribbean cruise for two, a 2005 Ford Mustang GT convertible, groceries for a year, and Ottawa Senators season tickets.

Representatives of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation also drew the names of another 1200 ticket holders. The winners will get an additional lottery ticket, giving them an extra chance of winning a fully decorated estate home, travel packages or cash! The final draw for prizes including the grand prize — a home worth one million dollars — will take place on June 1. A complete list of Early Bird winners will be published in the Ottawa Citizen on Monday, May 23, and Le Droit on Tuesday, May 24. The names of the winners will also be posted on The Ottawa Hospital Lottery Web site.

Proceeds from the lottery 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 new, state-of-the-art operating rooms.

For more information, please contact:

Carl Martin
Vice-President, Communications & Marketing, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 17840
Cell: 762-3432
camartin@ottawahospital.on.ca

Danielle St-Aubin
Director, Communications & Marketing, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 12972
dstaubin@ottawahospital.on.ca