That particular draw put $324 in Douglas’s pocket but also saw Battle River Lending Place receive $324, sponsored by Rotary Camrose.

Including the Jackpot of $4,572, Douglas walks away a happy winner with $4,896.

The other big winners are the featured charities for each draw that received donations, totalling $4,072 and the major charity for Raffle 3, The Open Doors, receiving the a donation of $4,072.

Since its inception in September of 2022, the Chase the Ace initiative has donated in total, $82,796 to charities that serve the needs of all members of the community. As the result of Raffle #1 $37,078 was donated to the Hospice Society of Camrose and District (the chosen recipient of the major donation) and as the result of Raffle #2 and #3 $4,320 donated to The Open Doors (the chosen recipient of the major donation). A total of $41,398 in donations was made from all three raffles to 64 various not-for-profit organizations.