$132K 50/50 win to make Timmins family’s Christmas ‘a good one’

Krish Homagain is the winner of the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation’s November 50/50, taking home a jackpot of $132,758. (Supplied/Timmins and District Hospital Foundation)

A Timmins man is planning a merrier Christmas after winning a six-figure prize in a local hospital foundation’s monthly draw.

Krish Homagain is the winner of the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation’s November 50/50, taking home a jackpot of $132,758.

Winner learned news after missing call

“We tried to do a video of our call, but Krish was in a meeting and could not pick up,” the foundation said in a news release.

When Homagain returned the call, he learned he had won. The foundation discovered he is a registered professional forester who moved to Timmins from Thunder Bay about 11 years ago.

Longtime supporter

The foundation said that Homagain has been supporting the monthly draw for some time and was aware of its purpose – understanding that the other half of the jackpot was used to purchase medical equipment for Timmins and District Hospital.

“We are all winners,” Homagain said to the foundation.

Plans for a family celebration

Homagain was eager to share the news with his family after receiving the call from the foundation.

He told foundation officials he was excited to get off the phone to call his wife, Binda. The couple has three children, all of whom are living away but will be returning home for Christmas.

“He said that this Christmas was going to be a good one this year and thanked us many times for calling him with this amazing news,” said the foundation.

“Congratulations Krish, Binda and family!” said the foundation, concluding its release.

Next month’s draw

The December 50/50 draw is live at TimminsDistrict5050.ca and the jackpot is already more than $110,000. Click here for more information.

Tickets for the December draw are available to purchase right now, with sales ending at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 30. The jackpot-winning ticket will be drawn on Dec. 31 at 11 a.m.

“When you win, so does your hospital,” said the foundation.

Tickets can be purchased online, at the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation office on Ross Avenue East or a dozen retail locations across Timmins and South Porcupine.

For more information on the foundation’s 50/50 draws and the work they do, visit their social media page.

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