From weight scale to big win!

It was another hectic day in Kim’s role as Deputy Treasurer for the township of White River. Running around, she ignored three 1-800 calls buzzing on her Apple Watch. Back at her desk, there was a voicemail: please call Heart & Stroke.

Kim told herself to remain calm.

“Not sure what I was getting into, I was told I’d won the 50/50 – and when I heard the amount I started to cry!” With an hour of work left, Kim pulled herself together: “I couldn’t leave early – in a small town of 800, people notice. I wanted my husband Sean to be first to know!”

A win from out of the blue.

The news was a total surprise to Sean, because Kim has been buying tickets online and forgetting about them: “I don’t follow draw dates, so it was kind of cool!”

As a Heart & Stroke Lottery supporter since 1992, Kim has won many smaller prizes: “My first prize was a weight scale, followed by gift cards.” Initially drawn in by the prizes, she says: “We’ve lost many family members to heart disease, so now it’s all about the research.”

The future just got brighter!

Plans for the win include improvements and recreational toys for their family camp, gifting funds to two adult children and thinking about retirement with added peace of mind: “We have the freedom to consider moving to a new home in Thunder Bay, closer to amenities and medical facilities. The future just got brighter!”

Kim advises: “If you don’t buy a ticket, you don’t win…and that also means less funding for research that could help your loved ones.”