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.

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Last year香蕉视频直播檚 virtual fundraiser raised close to $15,000 for the hospital香蕉视频直播檚 pediatric intensive-care unit, and the oncology department is the focus of this year香蕉视频直播檚 raffle, which is Sia香蕉视频直播檚 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.

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