About the Mater Prize Home Lottery
1. About the Mater Prize Home Lottery.
2. Who we help and how you can make a difference.
About the Mater Prize Home Lottery.
The Mater Prize Home Lottery raises funds for the Mater Mothers’ and Mater Children’s Hospitals through the sale of lottery tickets to win a home!
Since we began as Queensland’s first real estate Prize Home in 1954 the Lottery has gone from strength to strength, offering quality homes in good locations with all the modern features. In 2009 our lottery program is once again changing with the times to offer you six Million Dollar Super Home Lottery draws each year!
Our book buyer bonus prizes are just as fantastic as ever with up to $50,000 worth of additional prizes up for grabs each lottery AND let’s not forget the amazing new benefits for our VIP members! Our revamped VIP Club really is the best value Lottery VIP program Australia wide with our VIPs automatically entered into six additional $50,000 cashable gold bullion draws as well as weekly $5,000 holiday draws!
Who we help and how you can make a difference.
In 2007 the Mater Mothers’ Hospital brought over 8,000 babies into the world. More than 14,000 children were admitted to the Mater Children’s Hospital wards and around 50,000 attended outpatient clinics. In addition to these figures, almost 41,000 children were treated by Mater’s Paediatric Emergency Department and around 1,200 premature and seriously ill babies were cared for at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital.
That's 114,200 reasons why the Mater Foundation needs your help.
By purchasing tickets in the Mater Prize Home Lottery you can help the thousands of sick babies and children that come through our doors and into our arms every year.
Help give these kids the exceptional care they deserve and put yourself in the draw to win a home today!
"We're not just raising money - we're changing the lives of people in need"
Nigel Harris - Executive Director Mater Foundation
All the way from Atherton, little Mackie touches a million hearts
Just four years old and hailing from Atherton in North Queensland, Mackenzie has endured more than most people do in a lifetime.
Earlier this year, while most children were enjoying their chocolate Easter eggs, little Mackie was fighting for his life in the intensive care unit at Cairns Base Hospital.
Mackenzie's ordeal started when he presented to Atherton Hospital with a high fever and a rash. The toddler was non responsive on arrival but thanks to the quick actions of staff he was rushed to Cairns Base Hospital and diagnosed with Meningococcal disease. His condition rapidly deteriorated before he was transferred to the Mater Hospital in Brisbane for specialist care.
Attached to a ventilator and placed on dialysis, the car loving youngster spent nine days in an induced coma while his tiny body battled the disease.
Mackenzie's dad Jeremy describes this time as "just terrifying" but credits his son's fighting spirit and the exceptional care he received to helping Mackie beat the odds.
"You don’t get much worse than that. We are just so grateful that Mackenzie was in such great hands. The staff at Atherton, Cairns and the Mater were just amazing all round" he said.
"It would have been much easier for him to give up and he didn’t and he won't. There’s nothing he can’t overcome now, he's proven that" said Jeremy.
Since waking with his family by his side on April 2, Mackenzie has slowly started to regain his strength.
Most of his physical wounds are now heeled and the bandages have been removed, but little Mackie is still unable to walk on his bare feet or play in the sand pit with his friends. The youngster, who is receiving ongoing treatment at the Mater will also require a kidney transplant as a result of his illness.
Please help Cairns Base Hospital and the Mater Children's Hospital to care for seriously ill children like Mackenzie by purchasing a ticket in Mater Prize Home Lottery No.220.
Your purchase can make a real difference.
For Further Information about the Mater Foundation and it's fundraising activities please visit www.materfoundation.com.au
