Thursday, 06. May 2010
Full House Lottery launched its 17th consecutive year on April 15 in the fabulous 2010 grand prize homes. Nearly 110 guests, including Foundation representatives and supporters, gathered to celebrate the grand premiere and tour the dream homes. This year, Albertans will be showing their heart by helping to heal someone else’s. Proceeds from the Lottery will battle heart disease – the leading cause of death among Canadians.
Proceeds from Full House Lottery will support a specially-equipped Cardiac Hybrid Operating Room at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, located at the University of Alberta Hospital site. “Advancements in technology evolve very rapidly, and community support is vital in ensuring cardiac patients continue to benefit from the highest level of care. A hybrid operating room will greatly expand treatment options for high risk patients with complex and often life-threatening heart conditions,” says Joyce Mallman Law, President of the University Hospital Foundation.
The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation will also direct lottery funds towards the purchase of new and cutting-edge technology in the C.K. Hui Heart Centre. A Computerized Hemodynamic Monitoring System will be installed into the Defibrillator Implant Theatre to provide cardiologists the ability to perform multidimensional assessment of patients during surgery. “With over 50,000 patients visiting the Hospital every year with heart-related problems, this crucial technology will increase the chance of excellent outcome for patients through extremely advanced and precise monitoring,” says Andrew Otway, President and CEO of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation.
Since its inception, the Full House Lottery has raised over $42 million to support the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the University of Alberta Hospital. As leading clinical and research centres, these facilities provide advanced services in the areas of cardiac care, women’s health, neonatal intensive care, transplantation, orthopedics and trauma care.
Ticket holders will be competing for 6,290 prizes totaling over $6.4 million, including 10 luxury prize vehicles and a $341,715 early bird prize vacation condo in Osoyoos, British Columbia. Most notable in this year’s prize listing and new to any lottery in Canada is the addition of a celebrity experience package that entails a day with one of the top chefs in the world - Chef Gordon Ramsay from the widely known reality TV shows Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. One lucky winner will have the opportunity to spend a day with Chef Ramsay in Edmonton shopping at the market, getting cooking lessons and enjoying a personally prepared meal. To conclude the day, the winner with up to seven friends will dine with Chef Ramsay at one of Edmonton’s premier restaurants. The early bird deadline for ticket sales is June 3, 2010.
For complete information, please visit www.fullhouse.ca
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