For more than half of her life, Surrey teen Sia Sidhu has been raising money for , with close to $32,000 already collected for hospital units there.

The 13-year-old aims to add thousands of dollars to that total this summer/fall with a raffle that involves prizes donated by a growing number of corporate sponsors on B次元官网网址淭eam Sia.B次元官网网址�

Sia started on her fundraising journey as a six-year-old. Over the years she has sold hot dogs, burgers, ice cream and more from a table set up on the driveway of her familyB次元官网网址檚 Panorama Ridge-area home, in Surrey.

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Last yearB次元官网网址檚 virtual fundraiser raised close to $15,000 for the hospitalB次元官网网址檚 pediatric intensive-care unit, and the oncology department is the focus of this yearB次元官网网址檚 raffle, which is SiaB次元官网网址檚 seventh-annual fundraiser.

Ticket sales start Friday, Sept. 3, via email sent to siafund2020@gmail.com, with one ticket priced at $20, three for $50, and seven for $100. The live-streamed prize draws will take place Sept. 26 starting at 2 p.m.

B次元官网网址淣ext year itB次元官网网址檚 my plan to keep going with events again, like the ones we were doing before,B次元官网网址� explained Sia, whoB次元官网网址檚 now in Grade 8 at Panorama Ridge Secondary.

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For this monthB次元官网网址檚 raffle, with the help of her parents, sheB次元官网网址檚 been busy requesting and collecting 60-plus prize donations that include four vacation packages.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e able to support her by driving around but we encourage her to do most of the conversation and the communication for this,B次元官网网址� said Eka Sidhu, SiaB次元官网网址檚 mother.

B次元官网网址淛ust in a week she was able to reach out to companies and gather all of these prizes for the raffle,B次元官网网址� Eka added. B次元官网网址淧eople are starting to recognize her name from some of the awards and .B次元官网网址�

In 2020, as an 11-year-old, SiaB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏urger ShackB次元官网网址� fundraiser resulted in her becoming . B次元官网网址淪he uses her savings for marketing collaterals and event supplies,B次元官网网址� an awards bio noted. B次元官网网址淪ia plans to follow a career path in broadcasting or politics in the future.B次元官网网址�

So far, B次元官网网址淭eam SiaB次元官网网址� fundraising partners have included East To West Group of Companies, Radiant Dental, LiUNA Local 1611 (LaborersB次元官网网址� International Union of North America), PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Group, Pacific Real Estate (Sidra Subzwari), Uniglobe Printers, Save on Foods, and more.

B次元官网网址淢any vendors/businesses and companies have joined hands with Sia to make this yearB次元官网网址檚 event successful,B次元官网网址� says a post about the raffle on Eka SidhuB次元官网网址檚 Facebook page.

B次元官网网址淗er goal as every year to help as many children that are in medical distress,B次元官网网址� the post explains. B次元官网网址淭his year her giving back to children (who) have cancer. We are hoping to reach out to many possible social media or marketing outlets to spread the word to sell tickets so Sia can raise as much money as possible for those children (who) are undergoing cancer treatment.

B次元官网网址淪ia has been working extremely hard to bring you this yearB次元官网网址檚 event.B次元官网网址�

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