Winners of the 2018 4-H Saskatchewan Lottery announced

​Aug 22, 2018

Saskatoon, Sask.- The winning tickets for the 22nd Annual 4-H Saskatchewan Lottery were drawn on August 22, 2018 at the Provincial 4-H Office in Saskatoon.

The 4-H Lottery is an annual fundraiser for the 4-H program in Saskatchewan, with all the proceeds directly supporting the 4-H movement in our province. This year, there were 6,940 tickets sold and the lottery raised $37,500, with 40 per cent helping with provincial programming and opportunities, while the 60 per cent going directly back to the clubs and District 4-H Councils, which participated by selling the lottery tickets.
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Congratulations to the Grand Prize winners:
Calvin Hall of Alida won the Kubota RTV 500, donated by Kubota Canada and participating Saskatchewan dealers, including Armstrong Implements (Swift Current), Redhead Equipment (Estevan), Earthworks Equipment (Saskatoon), Grain Bags Canada (Humboldt), GleMor Equipment (Prince Albert), Logan Stevens Construction (Yorkton), Novlan Bros. (Lloydminster), Parkland Farm Equipment (North Battleford), Wheatbelt Sales (Wadena) Young’s Equipment (Regina) and Thompson Bearing (Luseland). Kubota is a new partner of 4-H Saskatchewan, generously supporting a grand prize item to the lottery. With the motto is “For Earth, For Life”, Kubota is focused on initiatives which develop communities to build a better tomorrow that starts at home. Kubota is proud to support 4-H Saskatchewan in building the next generation of young agricultural and community leaders.
Rebecca Mayerle of Tisdale won the Clubhouse Shed, built by the woodworking students at A.E. Peacock Collegiate, with building supplies donated by Yara Belle Plaine Inc. Yara has been a proud supporter of 4-H Saskatchewan since 1996 when the 4-H lottery was first started. Their generous support includes supplying all necessary building materials for the construction of the playhouse, as well as covering other associated lottery costs. Thank you to Yara for continuing to recognize the value and allowing A.E. students to "Learn to Do by Doing" while building the grand prize lottery items, which in the past have included gardening sheds, multiple playhouses and an ice-fishing shack. Thank you to Peavey Mart Moose Jaw for providing display space.
Congratulations to all of our prize winners:

• Two round trip tickets donated by WestJest – Rick Heidinger of Arcola.
• iPad Pro 128 GB donated by Co-operative Hail Insurance – Marsha Warken of Assiniboia;
• Two - $500 advertising certificates donated by The Western Producer – Grace Alexander of Weyburn and Brent Seffern of Kerrobert;
• Two $500 gift cards donated by Peavey Industries Ltd. – Shauna Benning of Weyburn and Bonny Chupik of Canora;
• HP Laptop donated by Staples – Sara Kirby of Scout Lake; 

4-H Saskatchewan is grateful to have the support of all of our prize donors including: Kubota Canada and participating Saskatchewan dealers, Yara Belle Plaine Inc., A.E. Peacock Collegiate, The Western Producer, Peavey Industries Ltd., Staples, WestJet and Co-operative Hail Insurance.
Plans are already underway for the 23rd Annual 4-H Saskatchewan Lottery. Tickets will be available during the 2018/19 4-H membership year. To support 4-H, contact your local 4-H club or the provincial office for tickets.
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For more information, please contact:
Jodi Schellenberg 
Program and Communications Specialist  
4-H Saskatchewan                
306-933-6961             
communications@4-h.sk.ca