More than a million dollars is up for grabs this weekend in the final Chase The Ace draw in Inverness, N.S.
While the lucky card has yet to be picked, the Inverness Cottage Workshop is already a winner. A big chunk of the proceeds from the game is going to the organization for adults living with disabilities.
The people at the Inverness Cottage Workshop aren’t just reaping the rewards from Chase The Ace, they are helping to make sure the game goes off without a hitch. They put together, with precision and care, the mountains of tickets that are sold for each draw.
“The big part the cottage workshop are responsible for assembling the tickets and finding workers to actually sit at the tables and sell the tickets and do the cutting,” says Cameron MacQuarrie, Chase The Ace organizer.
Like the piles of tickets, the benefits for the workshop just keep adding up.
“It's opening our doors to so many volunteers who are coming in our doors and helping out with the process,” says Cindy O’Neill, Inverness Cottage Workshop executive director.
It is still too early to put an exact dollar figure on how much will be raised for the workshop. However, what is safe to say is that when Chase The Ace finally ends this Saturday the organization will be putting a pretty big deposit into their bank account.
“When everything is said and done, and all the bills are paid, the Cottage Workshop and Inverness Legion will split the profit that is left down the middle,” MacQuarrie.
The workshop plans to use the money to move into a brand new building, one that will better meet their needs.
“They have purchased a piece of property which is adjacent with the legion, so we are going to be next door neighbours,” says MacQuarrie.
There is plenty of anticipation at the workshop to see who will be the big winner Saturday, but it's also mixed with something else.
“There is a little bit of a sadness attached to it as well, because it's something that has been our complete focus for so long,” says O’Neill.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Ryan MacDonald
