THUNDER BAY – Health – Save a heart. February 14, 2013 marks this year’s Grand Prize Draw for the Downtown Volkswagen Save a Heart Car Raffle.

Don’t miss your chance to win a brand-new, 2013 Volkswagen Beetle, valued at $30,202.86, which has been generously donated for the raffle by Lida and Bert Mascarin of Downtown Volkswagen.

Save a heart – Get your ticket

[sws_pullquote_right]Your Chance to Win! 1st prize – 2013 Volkswagen Beetle (Value $30,202.86) Donated by Downtown Volkswagen 2nd prize – 2 Return Trips from Thunder Bay to any Porter Airlines scheduled destination (Value $2,000) Donated by Porter Airlines 3rd prize – $1,500 cash Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at: Downtown Volkswagen, Porter Airlines (at the airport) and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation (within the Health Sciences Centre) License #M691715. 2500 tickets printed. [/sws_pullquote_right] “Each year we see how excited people get in the days leading up to the Grand Prize Draw,” share the Mascarins.  “As exciting as it is for us to give away a brand-new Volkswagen Beetle to the lucky winner, it’s equally exciting to be able to support crucial developments to our cardiac care programs here in Northwestern Ontario.”

All funds from this year’s raffle are directed to the Northern Cardiac Fund of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation.  Already, generous donors have been instrumental in bringing 24/7 angioplasty, the gold-standard of care, to patients in Northwestern Ontario, through the opening of a second cardiac catheterization lab in 2011.

Furthermore, this raffle has recently supported intravascular ultrasound, which allows interventional cardiologists to examine the artery from the inside, giving them a clear view of blockages within the artery, and the ability to make more informed decisions for better patient care.

“Knowing that this raffle has made such an impact on cardiac patient care here in the Northwest reaffirms our decision to support the Northern Cardiac Fund,” said the Mascarins.  “What better investment could we make then one that ultimately saves the lives of our family, friends and community members?”