Raffle Rules of Play

1. The lottery will take place online. A total of twelve (12) monthly draws will occur between April 15, 2024 and March 28, 2025. Ticket sale open and close dates for each month’s campaign will be as follows:

April 2024 Monday, April 15th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, April 25th @ 11:59p.m.

May 2024 Friday, April 26th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, May 30th @ 11:59p.m.

June 2024 Friday, May 31th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, June 27th @ 11:59p.m.

July 2024 Friday, June 28th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, July 25th @ 11:59p.m.

August 2024 Friday, July 26th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, August 29th @ 11:59p.m.

September 2024 Friday, August 30th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, September 26th @ 11:59p.m.

October 2024 Friday, September 27th @ 12:00p.m. to Wednesday, October 30th @ 11:59p.m.

November 2024 Thursday, October 31st @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, November 28th @ 11:59p.m.

December 2024 Thursday, November 29th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, December 26th @ 11:59p.m.

January 2025 Friday, December 27th @ 12:00p.m. to Thursday, January 30th @ 11:59p.m.

February 2025 Friday, January 31st @ 12:00p.m. Thursday, February 27th @ 11:59p.m.

March 2025 Friday, February 28th @ 12:00p.m. Thursday, March 27th @ 11:59p.m.

2.   The dates and times for each monthly Grand Prize draw will be as follows:

April 2023 Friday, April 26th @ 8:00 a.m.

May 2023 Friday, May 31st @ 8:00a.m

June 2023 Friday, June 28th @ 8:00a.m

July 2023 Friday, July 26th @ 8:00a.m

August 2023 Friday, August 30th @ 8:00a.m

September 2023 Friday, September 27th @ 8:00a.m

October 2023 Thursday, October 31st @ 8:00a.m

November 2023 Friday, November 29th @ 8:00a.m

December 2023 Friday, December 27th @ 8:00a.m

January 2024 Friday, January 31th @ 8:00a.m

February 2024 Friday, February 28th @ 8:00a.m

March 2024 Friday, March 28th @ 8:00a.m

3. Please note, to be considered for the Early Bird prize, tickets must be purchased before 11:59pm the night before the Early Bird draw date.

4. All tickets will only be sold to people who are 18 years of age or older.

5. Ticket purchasers must be in the province of Ontario at the time of purchase.

6. Ticket costs will be: 5 tickets for $10; 50 tickets for $20; and 250 tickets for $40.

7. Tickets will be available for purchase online at https://5050.timminshumanesociety.ca.

8. After purchasing a ticket(s) patrons will receive a confirmation e-mailed with their 50/50 registered numbers from a Random Selection System. No specific numbers can be given as numbers are generated randomly.

9. Tickets will be sold using an electronic raffle system supplied by Trellis Social Enterprise Inc.

10. A winning ticket number will be selected by a Random Number Generation (RNG) system from all raffle numbers sold for the draw.

11. All tickets purchased from 8:00a.m. on the 1st day of the month’s campaign to 11:59p.m. on the Early Bird deadline date will be considered for both the Early Bird prize and the Grand Prize draw for that month. All tickets purchased at 12:00a.m. on the Early Bird prize draw date to 11:59p.m. on the final day of that month’s raffle period will be considered for the Grand Prize draw only. For months that have no announced Early Bird prize, tickets purchased from 8:00a.m. on the 1st day of the month’s campaign to 11:59p.m. on the last day of that month’s raffle period will be considered in the Grand Prize draw.

12. The amount of the 50/50 can be monitored at https://5050.timminshumanesociety.ca.

13. The jackpot amount displayed at https://5050.timminshumanesociety.ca. is the full amount to be won by the grand prize winner (50% of total ticket sales).

14. The winning number will be announced via our 50/50 website and Facebook page.

15. The winner may claim their prize by contacting the Timmins & District Humane Society at: (705) 264- 1816 or by email fundraising@timminshumanesociety.ca. After ticket verification, the winner will be paid by cheque for the amount posted at the event for which they bought their ticket. For out-of-town winners, if unable to pick-up their cheque in person, arrangements will be made for the prize cheque to be mailed. Please note all payments will be made by cheque.

16. The winning ticket holder has 6 months in which to claim their prize from the date of the draw their ticket was purchase for.

17. The winner must provide his/her name, address, and phone number with picture identification for our report sheet.

18. Once the certified winner is verified and provides identification with photo ID, they will be given a cheque in the amount of the declared prize which is, at minimum, 50% of the total sales for that draw. If the winner cannot provide photo ID, then the winning proceeds will be held until such identification can be provided.

19. In the event that no winner comes forward, the winning stub will be kept in a locked safe and held for 6 months. After that time period has elapsed, the prize will be donated to a charity other than the Timmins & District Humane Society with the approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

20. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the 50/50 draws: Timmins & District Humane Society Staff Members and Board of Directors, including spouses and children.

21. The above set of rules will be posted online at https://5050.timminshumanesociety.ca.