Red Deer man buying dream home tickets to encourage blood donations
A Red Deer man hopes to tap into our city’s community spirit to help two important local organizations.
Michael Pruss is buying a ticket for the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Dream Home Lottery in recognition of each person that donates blood between now and April 7.
“I saw that the centre was shy on on ticket sales for the dream home and I thought, ‘I’m going to buy some anyway, and if I can encourage at least one person to go and donate blood for a ticket, then that would be a win-win situation.’ So that’s where it started,” explained Pruss.
Pruss says after attending a fundraiser for the CACAC last summer he became aware of the uphill battle many organizations in getting donations, especially because of the state of the economy. His initial thought was to purchase lottery tickets for his family and friends and to try and encourage his peers to do so as well.