Early bird tickets for Split the Pot to support local health care deadline at midnight

Medical professionals at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, Ont. (Source: RVH)

The Split the Pot Lottery is holding its early bird draw on Wednesday night.

The public is encouraged to purchase tickets online, or at 11 convenience stores around the Barrie area before midnight tonight. There are 26 early bird winners who will share roughly $48,000 in early prizes including one of 10 winners of $1,000 and one of two winners of $5,000. If you buy tickets before Wednesday’s deadline, purchasers will also be eligible for the remaining draws.

Split the Pot raises funds for Ontario’s health care system, including RVH Auxiliary. Lise McCourt, president of RVH Auxiliary, said supporting the region’s largest hospital is crucial to keeping health care closer to home.

“This hospital is part of our community in Barrie and surrounding areas,” said McCourt. “We need to be supporting our community and supporting our hospital.”

Seventy-five hospitals across the province benefit from the Split the Pot Lottery. McCourt added that ticket purchasers need to specify they want to support the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.

“It just allows us to support the patients here by purchasing equipment and supplies that is really needed at the hospital,” explained McCourt.

“It has been an incredible journey for us with our 50/50 and with Split the Pot and just seeing the support that we’re receiving from our community,” added McCourt. “I can’t even say how much it has made a huge difference in our fundraising efforts and the help that we’ve been able to provide to our hospital.”

Proceeds from every ticket sold can be split between Ontario hospitals or be directed to a participating hospital like RVH.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 1-833-804-6262.