John & Carolyn Donovan win $81,002 in the March SAHF 50/50 Draw
- cerraa
- Apr 10
- 2 min read
On April 1, 2025, John & Carolyn Donovan of Sault Ste. Marie, ON won a $81,002 jackpot in the Sault Area Hospital Foundation (SAHF) March 50/50 draw. Their lucky number (M-23227409) was drawn electronically, and they were called immediately.
John and his wife Carolyn were left speechless after finding out they had won the SAHF 50/50 draw. “We thought it was an April Fools’ joke,” they said. “We’ve never won anything before – it’s so exciting!” Carolyn, a retired nurse from the former General Hospital, understands the importance of giving back to local healthcare and they have become long-time 50/50 supporters.
The couple plans to pay off a few bills and maybe take a trip to celebrate the win. When we asked John and Carolyn if they have any advice for others thinking about buying a ticket, they said “Do it! You always hear about people winning, but never think it’ll be you. If it happened to us, it could happen to you!”
John and Carolyn weren’t the only winners this month – March’s Early Bird, Toni Scarfone of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was the lucky winner of $10,000 on March 13, 2025 with ticket M-15537485.
“It is great to see winners who understand the impact their ticket has on local healthcare said Teresa Martone, Executive Director for Sault Area Hospital Foundation. "Because of supporters like John and Carolyn, we are able to continue enhancing our lottery program. Earlier this year we launched Memberships and now we’re thrilled to announce that tickets are available in select convenience stores."
NEW THIS MONTH: SAHF 50/50 tickets are now available for purchase a t select convenience stores including Our Place Confectionary, Krazy Ernies, Paquette’s Confectionary, Millies Mini Mart, New York News in Station M all, The Airways General Store LTD, and Metallo’s Mini Mart. Providing your contact information at the checkout is optional - so remember to keep your ticket in case it’s a lucky winner.
Tickets for SAHF’s April 50/50 draw are on sale now Get your tickets before 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 for a chance to win the $10 ,000 early bird prize plus every ticket has a chance at the growing jackpot.
Tickets are 10 for $ 60 for $ 200 for $ or 750 for $ In addition to online sales at
www.soolottery.ca tickets can be purchased in person at select convenience stores and Sault Area
Hospital Foundation Office (750 Great Northern Road) from 8:00am 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Ticket buyers must be 18 years of age or older and in the province of Ontario to play.
For more information, visit www.soolottery.ca or email soolotterysupport@sahfoundation.com
Lottery Licence #RAF1391840
Don’t forget Split the Pot is now monthly and your ticket ca n support Sault Area Hospital Foundation! With weekly early bird winners and a growing jackpot now over 3 80,000 Split the Pot offers more ways to win while supporting local care at SAH.
To purchase tickets in support of SAHF or learn more about Split the Pot please visit
Lottery Licence #RAF1439950
Get a chance to win BIG, while also supporting local healthcare!
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