While it is true that fortune does favor the brave, there have been times when fortune also favors the benevolent. This is the story of Juliette Lamour, who went quite viral 13 years ago for emptying her piggybank in order to donate to a charity that would help the victims of an earthquake. Maybe it was karma or just plain old good luck, but she recently won a lottery worth $48 million. The woman was just five years old when she and her sister had decided to share the entire contains their piggy bank with a charity- which was a branch of the Canadian Red Cross- set up to help the people that were suffering from the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.
The children managed to donate around $61.38- which is quite an impressive sum considering they were just five years old. The returns on that seem to be even more impressive- a whopping $48 million.
The Lottery Is A Proof That There Is No Time Limit On Benevolence
Lamour revealed on February 3rd that she had won the $48 million Gold Ball draw that had taken place on January 7th. On that fateful day, she decided to buy a lottery ticket on a whim after taking her grandfather some ice cream. Talking about the event, Lamour stated, “I called him on the phone asking what kind of ice cream he wanted. And he said to me: ‘You just turned 18, go buy a lotto ticket, test your luck.’ So I did. I got to the corner store and I’m in my car- and I didn’t know how to buy it. So I had to call my dad. I said: ‘Dad, Grandpa wants me to buy a ticket. How do I do it?’ He’s like: ‘Oh, just go inside and get a QuickPick’.”
Although she now has the resources to do whatever her mind aspires for, the lottery winner is pretty steadfast in her direction in life. She wants to continue with her university program, after which she would be attending the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Following that, she hopes to start her practice in Northern Ontario. She also had the added advantage of having a financial advisor father who would surely advise Juliette on the best way to spend her cash.
Juliette mentioned, “I have to think about it. We’re definitely going to keep friends and family in mind. And tonight, I’m still a university student so I’m planning on finishing my biology report.”
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