Lakehead U 40th Celebration Raffle Gives Away More Than $30,000 in Prizes

(Thunder Bay - September 7, 2005) Lakehead University wants you to win a car! And the 40th Celebration Raffle is your chance.
As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations, Lakehead U is holding a raffle -- with a grand prize of a 2006 Hyundai Sonata GL, worth $28,900 donated by Marostica Motors. Proceeds from the raffle will go toward Lakehead U student bursaries.
"This raffle is an exciting way to help Lakehead University students," says Bonnie Moore, Director of Development at Lakehead. "There are great prizes to be won and many chances to win. The students also win, as bursaries offer much-needed funding to students who work hard, but may be facing financial challenges."
There are many great prizes to be won:
  • Second prize is a $2500 tuition voucher for Lakehead U.
  • Third prize is a $1500 tuition voucher for Lakehead U.
  • Fourth prize is a $500 voucher for the Lakehead U Bookstore.
There are also great early bird draws, so get your tickets soon. Any member of the community can purchase tickets. The cost is $20, and there are only 5,000 available. Tickets will be on sale until February 28, 2006, or until they sell out. The draw will be held on March 1, 2006, at 2 p.m.
A full list of prizes is located online - visit www.lakeheadu.ca and click on the raffle link. Tickets available at: Marostica Motors - 1142 Alloy Drive, and at Lakehead U in the Alumni Bookstore, the Intersection, and Office of Alumni Relations, or call the Office of Development at 343-8421.
Members of the Media: Bonnie Moore is available for interview by calling Marla Tomlinson at
343-8177.
Lakehead University is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on the shores of Lake Superior. It is a comprehensive university with a worldwide reputation for innovative programs and research. With over 7,400 students and 1,600 faculty and staff, Lakehead University is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and is developing a satellite campus in Orillia, Ontario, planned to open in September 2006. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca.
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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, 807-343-8177 or 807-472-9113