Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is giving back to communities across the province with the help of its players.
Through the WINTARIO50 Community Contest, a province-wide initiative honouring OLG’s 50-year history of supporting Ontario, more than $1 million was distributed across all 26 Ontario United Way regions.
Launched as part of OLG’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the WINTARIO50 Community Contest commemorated five decades of play, community support and lasting impact while paying tribute to the lottery game that started it all – WINTARIO. Players who purchased a WINTARIO50 lottery ticket could then enter the WINTARIO50 Community Contest for a chance to win a personal prize, and also an opportunity to nominate a United Way region for a chance for it to win up to $250,000.
Thanks to the enthusiastic participation from our players, every United Way region in Ontario received a prize, with two regions awarded a grand prize of $250,000.
$250,000
United Way Greater Toronto
$250,000
United Way Halton & Hamilton
$50,000
United Way Durham Region
$50,000
United Way Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District
$50,000
United Way Waterloo Region
$50,000
United Way East Ontario
$50,000
United Way Elgin Middlesex
$50,000
United Way Simcoe Muskoka
$50,000
United Way Windsor-Essex Chatham-Kent
$50,000
United Way Thunder Bay
$50,000
United Way North East Ontario
$50,000
United Way Oxford
$5,000
United Way Brant
$5,000
United Way Bruce Greg
$5,000
United Way Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry
$5,000
United Way Kawartha Lakes
$5,000
United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin
$5,000
United Way Haldimand & Norfolk
$5,000
United Way Hastings & Prince Edward
$5,000
United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
$5,000
United Way Leeds & Grenville
$5,000
United Way Niagara
$5,000
United Way Northumberland
$5,000
United Way Perth-Huron
$5,000
United Way Peterborough & District
$5,000
United Way Sarnia-Lambton
Since 1975, OLG has generated approximately $62 billion for the people and province of Ontario, which has helped support provincial priorities such as health care, the treatment and prevention of problem gambling, support for amateur athletes, and other initiatives.
(PAUL MARTIN)
