For more than half of her life, Surrey teen Sia Sidhu has been raising money for , with close to $32,000 already collected for hospital units there.
The 13-year-old aims to add thousands of dollars to that total this summer/fall with a raffle that involves prizes donated by a growing number of corporate sponsors on 乌鸦传媒淭eam Sia.乌鸦传媒�
Sia started on her fundraising journey as a six-year-old. Over the years she has sold hot dogs, burgers, ice cream and more from a table set up on the driveway of her family乌鸦传媒檚 Panorama Ridge-area home, in Surrey.
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Last year乌鸦传媒檚 virtual fundraiser raised close to $15,000 for the hospital乌鸦传媒檚 pediatric intensive-care unit, and the oncology department is the focus of this year乌鸦传媒檚 raffle, which is Sia乌鸦传媒檚 seventh-annual fundraiser.
Ticket sales start Friday, Sept. 3, via email sent to siafund2020@gmail.com, with one ticket priced at $20, three for $50, and seven for $100. The live-streamed prize draws will take place Sept. 26 starting at 2 p.m.
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For this month乌鸦传媒檚 raffle, with the help of her parents, she乌鸦传媒檚 been busy requesting and collecting 60-plus prize donations that include four vacation packages.
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So far, 乌鸦传媒淭eam Sia乌鸦传媒� fundraising partners have included East To West Group of Companies, Radiant Dental, LiUNA Local 1611 (Laborers乌鸦传媒� International Union of North America), People乌鸦传媒檚 Group, Pacific Real Estate (Sidra Subzwari), Uniglobe Printers, Save on Foods, and more.
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