What is the Surrey School District 50/50 Monthly Lottery?
It's a fun way to bring staff together to generate revenue for an important cause: the Surrey School District School Meal Program. The lottery currently funds lunch programs for hungry students at four inner city secondary schools in the district.

How does it work?
There is a lottery draw at the end of each month, for the 10 months of the school year. To participate, you pay $5 per month for your "lottery ticket". The $5 is deducted directly from your pay cheque at the end of each month.

Your "lottery ticket" will be a three-digit number selected by you. You will select your three-digit number when you sign up for participation in the lottery - we are unable to change your number on a regular basis.

50% of the total monthly pot in the draw (total amount will depend on the number of participants) will be awarded to the person whose number is drawn while 50% will be donated to the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) at each of the four beneficiary inner city secondary schools to pay for lunches for hungry students.

Participants "buy" more than one number and therefore increase their chances of winning.

Who can participate?
Surrey School District employees including  K-12 contract teachers, CUPE staff, principals, vice-principals and exempt staff. The $5 ticket is deducted directly from your pay at the end of each school month.

How will winners be announced?
Winners will be announced the afternoon of the last business day of the month via email to all sites and to all participants who wish to receive winner emails. Site administrators will be asked to post the winning number and name at their site. The winner will be contacted directly by phone or email.

How do I register?
Fill out the lottery registration form ( PDF, 44 KB) and send or fax to:

On your registration form you will be asked to select your top two choices for a three-digit number to act as your lottery number. Your first choice will be assigned to you as your lottery number unless that number has already been selected by another participant.

Deadline for application is the 1st of the month in which you would like to commence participation. However, if you want to participate starting in September, your registration form is due by September 1.

What if I register and then later decide to opt-out of the lottery?
Easy! Just fill out the lottery cancellation form ( PDF, 30 KB) and submit it to the address indicated above by the first of the month that you would like to be removed.

So, if you would like to be removed from the draw starting in September, you must submit your cancellation form no later than September 1.

About the Employee 50/50 Lottery
The Surrey School District operates the Employee 50/50 Lottery as a "Community Fundraising Group" raising money for the Guildford Park, Kwantlen Park, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Secondary School Meal Programs.

Pursuant to Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch regulations, the gaming license for the monthly lottery is #867042.

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Last Updated: September 18, 2007