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DREAM goes LOTTERY virtual By Kathy Rumleski
LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE TOURING ABOVE Reis Design Build constructed the London home on Grand Oak Crossing, in the south west area of London. OPPOSITE PAGE The Port Stanley home was built by Wastell Homes in the village’s new Kokomo Beach Club community.
16 Lifestyle Summer 2020
London’s hospitals have always been an integral part of the community, but the care they provide, as well the incredible frontline workers, are appreciated in new and important ways since the coronavirus pandemic. The public has a chance to say thank you and support the hospitals in the latest Dream Lottery. Originally set to launch on April 2, the spring lottery was postponed a couple of months due to the pandemic and now has been re-imagined. While patrons won’t get the chance to visit the two dream homes – one in Port Stanley and the other in London – organizers have planned a virtual look at the homes that will be just as fun, offering people the chance to see the houses from the comfort of their couches. They can start dreaming. Virtual tours, photos, aerial videos and floor plans provide looks at the stunning
dream homes from every angle. “It’s really exciting to find a way to make it work. It’s a nice time with the pandemic dominating the news, to have something a little bit distracting,” says Maureen Meehan, the director of marketing and communications for the London Health Sciences Foundation. “It does take quite a few people behind the scenes to pull this together. Anything we can do to support the hospital, we’re happy to participate.” The Port Stanley dream home, which also comes with $500,000 cash, is a 1,660-square foot bungalow in the Kokomo Beach Club community. It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double car garage. “This is a comfortable, flexible space. It’s our most popular floor plan that we offer. It’s one people really seem to have fallen in love with,” says Sue Wastell, of Wastell Homes.
