Hospital fundraiser holds free breakfast
The Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation is holding a launch for the 21st annual Duck Race with a free breakfast May 31 at Chez Cora restaurant in Pointe-Claire.
Anyone purchasing a $10 ticket for the Duck Race receives a complimentary breakfast from 6-9 a.m. offered by Cora’s. Funds raised go toward improving health care at the Lakeshore General Hospital.
This year’s Duck Race concept has been changed from a yellow rubber ducky race to a simple raffle, LGHF spokesperson Jeanine Basile said.
While previous races were held at the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue locks or outdoor pools in the West Island, the logistics of holding outdoor water races proved challenging, Basile said.
This year’s draw is Sept. 10, at the Holiday Inn in Pointe-Claire. It will be presented in collaboration with the West Island Mommies Family Fun Fair.
Duck Race ticket holders have a chance to win some big prizes, including a cruise for two to the Bahamas offered by Expedia CruiseShip-Centers, valued at $4,000.
Other prizes include a private cocktail-dinner package for 30 people offered by L’Espace Beaconsfield, valued at $1,500; a $100 per month gift certificate for one year at Baton Rouge Restaurant; his and hers Seiko watches worth $1,100 from Hemsleys Jewellers; a cash prize of $1,000 courtesy of Belvedere Cemetery and Funeral Complex; one gift basket per month for one year, valued at $1,000, from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory; and a twonight getaway for two in Quebec City, sponsored by the Montreal Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel, including train travel voucher, valued at $ 1,000.
Duck Race tickets can also be exchanged to receive a free ice cream at Miss Manitts Bakery in Beaconsfield.