The Stanton Hospital Foundation turns 25 years old this year and that means a celebration of sorts.

That celebration includes a raffle and itSA国际影视传媒檚 getting close.

This yearSA国际影视传媒檚 raffle has its primary drawing on March 25 and thereSA国际影视传媒檚 a lot of cash up for grabs. The grand prize winner will take home $25,000, while the second through fifth-prize winners each get $12,500. Sixth and seventh prize is $10,250, eighth through 10th get $5,250, 13th to 15th receive $2,250 apiece and 17th and 18th prize is $1,250. There are also giveaways in between provided by Northwestel SA国际影视传媒� this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 title sponsor SA国际影视传媒� along with Canadian Tire and Canadian North.

In all, 19 prizes will be awarded totalling $119,000.

If you notice a pattern in the cash amounts, thereSA国际影视传媒檚 a reason for that, said Patty Olexin-Lang, the foundationSA国际影视传媒檚 executive director.

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And thereSA国际影视传媒檚 also the 50/50 draw, which stood at $62,190 as of Thursday afternoon, the winner gets half the amount on draw day. If it happened Thursday afternoon, the winning ticket would cash out $31,095.

Olexin-Lang said last yearSA国际影视传媒檚 50/50 amount topped $79,000 with close to $40,000 going to the winner.

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All of the funds raised through this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 raffle go toward the purchase of fetal monitoring equipment and bladder scanners, two important pieces of equipment the hospital is looking to acquire to help improve patient care, said Olexin-Lang.

The hospital has fetal monitors already, she said, but the replacement monitors are wireless and will allow for some mobility.

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The foundation is looking to purchase eight of the wireless monitors at a cost of $35,000 each.

The bladder scanners are for the urology department and the hope is to purchase three of those, said Olexin-Lang, with a price tag of $21,000 a piece. The scanners provide 3D imaging of the bladder to diagnose, manage and treat urinary outflow dysfunction.

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More than half of the available tickets for each draw have been sold, she added. Tickets can be bought right up until noon on March 25.

All of the $10 tickets for the 50/50 draw have been sold, but tickets can still be bought for the other packages. For the main draw, the 100-for-$100 packages are sold out, but everything else remains open.