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Canadian couple donates millions from lottery win

World Nov. 05, 2010 - 06:54AM JST ( 10 )

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lovejapan21Nov. 05, 2010 - 08:57AM JST

I should try that. Trick my mind into believing im gonna give away the money and then go and play my numbers :)
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smithinjapanNov. 05, 2010 - 09:13AM JST

Good on these guys, so long as they were living well enough and happy before the win. And heck, it certainly won't hurt the charities. For these guys, playing the lottery was probably just a past-time.
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marcelsNov. 05, 2010 - 09:24AM JST

Good on Em ,very rare to find folks like this these days....
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lemurNov. 05, 2010 - 09:28AM JST

Nova Scotians are some of the nicest people. Good for this couple and their family. Contrast this with all those winners who lose it all, or bicker and fight and get divorced and then lose it all.

The national 6/49 lottery is a lump-sum, tax-free payment by the way. Not like those namby-pamby American lotteries where they tax it as income and take twenty years to give it to you. lol.
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xpompey8Nov. 05, 2010 - 12:05PM JST

Here's something more from Postmedia News:

Violet, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, just finished her final chemotherapy treatment last week...."We haven't spent one cent on ourselves because we've been too busy getting everything looked after and with my health, I have to wait to get my health back to get the energy to do anything. We're not travellers anyway. We live in the country and we're proud of it. Money can't buy you health or happiness."
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TahoochiNov. 05, 2010 - 12:16PM JST

Wow, this couple is in a different league... waaaay beyond a level of charity than I can comprehend. Good for them, but they're too good for me. ; )
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WilliBNov. 05, 2010 - 01:30PM JST

This is such cool story. High-five to the old couple!
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elbudamexicanoNov. 05, 2010 - 02:49PM JST

Man oh man, this is the beautiful, kindhearted people I have ever met in my life, all Canadians, can be proud of this couple, donating this money away, bless their pure hearts.
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PeaceWarriorNov. 05, 2010 - 03:43PM JST

Way to go Allen and Violet! Way to go! Fantastic act of charity.
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YuriOtaniNov. 06, 2010 - 06:46AM JST

Makes me wonder why they bought the tickets? Very strange...