Bozena Bogaczewicz got the surprise of a lifetime when she learned she was the latest Trillium Health Partners (THP) staff member to win over $10,000 through our 50/50 staff lottery.
“If you look at the money you’re donating, it’s a small amount but makes a huge impact,” says Bozena of why she loves giving back through the 50/50 staff lottery, which she has been regularly contributing to since 2010.
Bozena is a physiotherapist who has had various roles at THP since she began her career in 2001. Currently, she works in the ICU, which is where she was when she got the feel-good call.
“I looked at my phone and it said Trillium Health Partners and I just thought ‘it must be my manager or Human Resources,” she recalls. She stepped out of the patient room to accept the call and that’s when she found out.
Excited as she was, this was a situation all too familiar for Bozena. Miraculously, she had already won the 50/50 lottery earlier this year.
“I have a nickname on my unit now: ‘Lucky.’ Everyone is coming and touching me to get some luck and I said to them, ‘buy five or six tickets to support the foundation and one day you will win too.’ It was “my year” as my friends say.”
For Bozena, the hospital is more than just a place where she has grown professionally. It’s where her youngest child was born in 1995. It’s where one of her daughters was treated for a bad infection when she was just two-and-a-half years old. It’s the same hospital where Bozena herself received surgery after breaking her leg skiing.
Bozena plans to use her winnings for practical purchases, like getting winter tires, clothing and some renovations on her new home. A selfless person, she also gave some to her mother and children and donated some to the local dog shelter, recognizing that the holiday season is a time of greater need.
“The easiest way to make a change, is not to watch it happen, but to be an active participant. Thank you for allowing us to participate in changing health care with the staff lottery.”