Win a $1.8-million luxury home in the Caritas Dream Life lottery

This year’s Caritas Dream Life Lottery, with a grand prize dream home valued at $1.8 million, raises money for three hospitals.

At 5,350 square feet, the fourbedroom Windermere home is Caritas’ biggest grand prize.

The lottery, formerly known as the Caritas Foundation Lottery, is in its 24th year of supporting the Covenant Foundation. In the previous 23 years, it has raised more than $22 million.

Net proceeds from the 2016 lottery will support three Covenant hospitals — Grey Nuns, Misericordia and Edmonton General.

Buying tickets for the lottery is a great opportunity to support local hospitals and also for a chance to win great prizes, says Tracy Sopkow, CEO of Caritas.

“It’s a fabulous home located in Upper Windermere,” Sopkow said. “It’s something I think everybody would be anxious to win.”

Winners of this year’s grand prize will walk into a luxurious living room furnished with a massive sofa and multiple coffee tables.

Two bedrooms include ensuite bathrooms, while the others have Jack and Jill bathrooms. The bathroom in the master bedroom features a curbless shower system enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass.

“It’s a very hotel chic feel in there,” said Tanya Halabi, owner and designer at Rimrock Elevations, the builder of the property.

“It’s one of the higher-end areas in Windermere, so you’ll have a lot of luxury properties there,” she said.

Most of the properties in the vicinity are in the million-dollar range, Halabi said.

One of the special features of the house, Sopkow said, is that there’s a stage in the basement that can be used for karaoke and jam sessions. “People can have a real party.” Tickets cost $100 each, three for $250, six for $375 and 12 for $525.

The final deadline for ticket sales is midnight on Oct. 6 and the final draw will take place Oct. 28.

If all tickets are sold by the Sept. 22 early bird deadline, the final draw will be held Oct. 13-14.