Choosing a card has added up to over $100,000 going to around 30 charities on Manitoulin Island and along Lake Huron’s north shore.
Little Current Lions member, Mike Dubreuil, says the Catch the Ace fundraiser is where people buy a card every week, a portion of the money goes to the organization helping sell them, and the progressive pot builds until there is a grand winner.
Edward Shigwadga of Manitoulin won nearly $24,000 this time around.
Still with the story, Dubreuil had the pleasant task of sharing revenues with some of their Espanola partners yesterday; $1,500 to Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart, $3,400 to the Espanola Regional Hospital Foundation for the new park and $3,755 for programs guided by Espanola Community Living.
Cards are now on sale for the 2019 campaign.
