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One year ago, YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 Seniors Society and the Scouts came together to form the fundraising group that hosts a weekly 50/50 draw.

It costs $2 an entry; the Seniors Society receive 25 per cent, Scouts receive 25 per cent and the winner of the draw takes 50 per cent of the total.

The pool has reached up to $3,600 and is usually around $1,000 every week. On Feb. 15, the draw is expected to be around $1,050.

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Balsillie used to take her grandchildren to Lunch with a Bunch SA国际影视传媒� the weekly social lunch at Baker Community Center.

She discovered the seniors and her grandchildren, very much enjoyed the interaction.

Tickets are for sale 11 locations in Yellowknife including Weaver and Devore, the Monkey Tree, and Williams Electronic, among other places.

Patrons are to place their toonie, along with a form with their personal information in the wooden boxes that the scouts made. SA国际影视传媒淭heySA国际影视传媒檙e shaped like a headframe from a mine because we want Yellowknife represented,SA国际影视传媒� said Balsillie.

A pre-paid subscription is also available to those who want to enter every week at www.knifercachebox.ca.

The winner is drawn every Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the foyer of the Bakers Community Center. In previous years, the scouts have drawn out the winner from a large spinning barrel outside of the building in a colourful and jovial display.

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