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n Hills | Thursday, August 12, 20 = = LOCAL WOMAN E SHARES IN $500K ? LOTTERY WIN HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com Georgetown's Merssa Ottley and Brampton's Britney Dacosta recently began playing the lottery together, and it didn't take long for the partnership to pay o! the two friends shared a MaxMillions prize of $500,000 and also won $2 on Encore to push their win- ning over the half-million mark. "I checked my ticket the G photo ol Georgetown's Melissa Ottley and Britney Dacosta of Brampton shared in a $500,002 Lotto Max win. day after the draw and when I saw the Big Winner screen, I was numb," Da- Costa said. "I had no voice to scream. I gave myself a couple of minutes to com- pose myself before I called Melissa, and then told good friendships deserve a blessing. Sometimes those blessings are $500,002." The friends had one of two winning tickets on MaxMillions prize in the June Bu Lotto Max draw. so grateful and humbled “ Ottley said. The two plan to share their part of the win with their families, and save some for a down payment on a house. "It was an amazing sur- prise," DaCosta said. e winning ticket was purchased at Krown Con- venience on North Park Drive in Brampton. SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY USF photo Major (fourth from right) of the Salvation Army accepts a donation of bikes, scooters, baby blankets and toys from Tiger Jeet Singh Jr. and Troy Newton on behalf of the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation while joined by Mayor Rick Bonnette and councillors Mike Cluett, Clark Somerville, Moya Johnson and Jane Fogal. SUBMIT YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR TODAY! Movers and Shakers Marketplace 50 5 TTD cine H Sealed Glass Units theifp.ca To advertise in this full colour Teale please call Kelli 905-873-7162 or email kkosonic@theifp.ca WINDOWS & SIDING CARPET, HARDWOOD, RUGS & TILE FE carrer Barve conver ove Flora Hine The One Store For Your Perfect Floor 28 Guelph St., Downtown Georgetown “a w.carpetone.ca WINDOWS + DOORS - SIDING nit:earpetonegeorgetown goldbook.ca CALIFORNIA ‘SHUTTERS 905-877-9896 Mt. GSS ss Eee www. winside. ca