How would you spend $1,000 in one day?
If you're Lindsay Vukicevic, you would use the money to help others.
The Tsawwassen resident, who works at the KinVillage care home, recently won $1,000 from the BC Lottery Corporation in a promotional contest for BCLC's new Daily Grand lottery campaign.
BCLC invited people to submit short essays telling them if they received $1,000 what would they spend it on in one day.
"When you work in a care home like I do, you really start to care about the residents," said Vukicevic. "Sometimes there is just not enough money to buy the fun stuff. I wrote in my essay that I would buy decorations and things to make the facility more fun and inviting and that I wanted to buy the stuff from a local charitable thrift store because, for one, the money would go further and, two, the money would go to a good cause, so it would be like doing two generous things at once."
On Saturday, Vukicevic and her husband went on a shopping spree at the Delta Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop's Christmas store.
"They are a great thrift store and their money goes to such great causes," she said.
Elaine Canning, public relations coordinator for the auxiliary, said it was a nice surprise when they received a call from Vukicevic.
"We get and receive fantastic donations from so many people," Canning said. "This is a neat thing that Lindsay is doing. She helps out the care home in which she works and also supports the thrift store and in turn the hospital, so it's a real win-win for the community of Delta."
