2006 News Releases
For immediate release - March 7, 2006
First Early Bird Winner Announced for 2006 Ottawa Hospital Lottery
(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) – The Ottawa Hospital
Foundation today announced Kim Paquette (ticket number 013063) as
the lucky winner of the first Early Bird Draw of the 2006 Ottawa
Hospital Lottery.
Ms. Paquette has won a fabulous prize package worth more than $22,000,
including a stunning Gianni Versace necklace and an ultimate weekend
getaway for two to the Kanata Brookstreet Resort.
For the first time ever, The Ottawa Hospital Lottery has three
Early Bird draws. The second Early Bird includes a vintage 1969
Mustang and a trip to Las Vegas to attend a NASCAR race. The deadline
to buy tickets for the second Early Bird draw is midnight on Friday,
March 24.
The third Early Bird draw is for a 2006 Infinity M35X, a Toronto
shopping getaway and 2,000 extra Lottery tickets. The final draw
for prizes including the grand prize — a home worth more than
$1.2 million — will take place on May 31.
Proceeds from this year’s Lottery will help fund a number
of improvements at The Ottawa Hospital, allowing it to upgrade outdated
facilities and purchase new equipment. The key project supported
by Lottery funds is the new Critical Care Wing, currently under
construction at the Hospital’s General Campus. When complete,
the Wing’s features will include:
- 17 state-of-the-art operating rooms equipped with the latest
surgical equipment.
- 32 Intensive Care Unit beds to offer more space and better treatment
for our sickest patients.
- A new Chronic Pain Management Centre to support patients with
long-term, disabling pain.
For more information, visit The Ottawa Hospital Lottery Web site
at www.ottawahospitallottery.com.
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is a multi-campus, academic
health sciences centre, serving 1.5 million residents of Ottawa
and Eastern Ontario, both in English and French. It provides care
for more patients than any other hospital in Canada, and is one
of the largest acute care hospitals in the country. It boasts specialty
centres in cancer, heart, kidney and vision care, as well as rehabilitation
services. Working together with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute,
the University of Ottawa, and other partners, TOH is gaining national
recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research.
It ranks as one of the most efficient teaching hospitals in the
country. For more information, visit The Ottawa Hospital Web site
at www.ottawahospital.on.ca.
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s mission
is to inspire and enable people to support the highest quality health
care at The Ottawa Hospital and lifesaving research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. For more information, visit
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Web site at www.ohfoundation.ca
For more information, please contact:
Carl Martin
Vice-President, Communications & Marketing, The Ottawa Hospital
Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 17840
camartin@ottawahospital.on.ca
Danielle St-Aubin
Director, Communications & Marketing, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 12972
dstaubin@ottawahospital.on.ca
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