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Lucky Duck Lottery

What is Lucky Duck Lotto ?

An easy, trouble free fundraising program designed to help community groups raise monies for their projects and activities. The program has been sponsored by Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS) for the past 31 years.

Who can participate?

Any non-profit, recreation, sport, cultural, or community groups.

Here's How!

  • Contact Recreation Nova Scotia
  • Sign contract
  • Sell Lotto Tickets
  • Return unsold tickets and 30% of monies

Who Will Benefit?
Community groups are the big winners by keeping 70 percent of ticket sales. In the past these funds have been used for operational cost, awards, special events, new equipment and uniforms.

RNS uses the 30% balance to cover lottery administration costs and to help support programs like training workshops, liability insurance, newsletters and awards.

Important Dates:

  • Start Selling: February 8th, 2010
  • Stop Selling: April 16 2010
  • Return Tickets to RNS by: April 23, 2010
  • Draw Date: Friday, April 30, 2010 - 10:30 am, RNS Offices

Winners' names will be published in The Chronicle-Herald the following Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Prizes:
1st Prize - $3,000.00 Cash
2nd Prize - $500.00 Cash
3rd Prize - Weekend Get-Away package for Two at Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax

Plus:
Seven (7)Prize Draws of $100.00 each

In addition:
Every group that sells a minimum of 500 tickets (50 books), your group's name will go into a draw for a $75.00 cash prize.

Tickets come in books of ten and sell for $1.00 each.
Your group keeps $7.00 of every book!

RNS looks after the administration, co-ordinates the lottery, arranges for thousands of dollars in cash prizes and distributes tickets directly to your group.

2010 Lucky Duck Lotto Documents:

Lucky Duck Lotto 2009 Prize Winners!

    The 2009 Lucky Duck Lotto draw was held Friday, May 1st at the RNS offices.

    And the winners are ........
    Grand Prize Winners:
    1st Prize - #086163 - Nancy Sullivan
    2nd Prize - #151488 - Emmanuel Romard
    3rd Prize - #035650 - T. MacDonald

    (7) Regional Winners of $100.00 cash
    Cape Breton: - #134071 Martha Rhynold
    Central: - #063126 Jack Evans
    Fundy: - #007920 Gerry Field
    Highland: - #051227 Frank Norris
    South Shore: - #021740 Bill Baker
    South West: - #146018 Donald Scott
    Valley: - #187677 T. Bollivar

    Winning Group Draw (ticket sellers selling > 500 tickets)
    La Maison Coucher du Soleil

    Approximately 150 non-profit groups participated in the 2009 Lucky Duck Lotto raising more than $70,000 for their programs and services.

Please note: These files are in PDF format and require the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view. If you do not have the Reader, you can download the program free of charge.



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