In early April, Jerry Burnett, president, and Colin Lemauviel, treasurer, of the Retail Wholesale Department Store Union (RWDSU) No. 544 at Battlefords and District Co-operative made a $1,000 presentation to Claudette McGuire, executive director of BUH Foundation.
"Battlefords and District Co-op has always been very supportive of BUH Foundation's fundraising activities, recognizing that maintaining and improving local healthcare is an important ongoing initiative," McGuire said.
"This group of Battlefords and District Co-op employees of RWDSU have come up with a novel idea of giving. Each year they purchase a certain number of $100,000 Cash Lottery tickets with the stipulation amongst themselves that if they should win, the prize will be donated back to BUH Foundation. Their winning ticket was drawn for $1,000 in November 2010 and RWDSU No. 544 members, true to their word, presented it back to us.
"We are very appreciative of all contributions and thank members of RWSDU #544 for their generous support of healthcare in the Battlefords."
