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.

The 13-year-old aims to add thousands of dollars to that total this summer/fall with a raffle that involves prizes donated by a growing number of corporate sponsors on 含羞草研究社淭eam Sia.含羞草研究社�

Sia started on her fundraising journey as a six-year-old. Over the years she has sold hot dogs, burgers, ice cream and more from a table set up on the driveway of her family含羞草研究社檚 Panorama Ridge-area home, in Surrey.

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Last year含羞草研究社檚 virtual fundraiser raised close to $15,000 for the hospital含羞草研究社檚 pediatric intensive-care unit, and the oncology department is the focus of this year含羞草研究社檚 raffle, which is Sia含羞草研究社檚 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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For this month含羞草研究社檚 raffle, with the help of her parents, she含羞草研究社檚 been busy requesting and collecting 60-plus prize donations that include four vacation packages.

含羞草研究社淲e含羞草研究社檙e able to support her by driving around but we encourage her to do most of the conversation and the communication for this,含羞草研究社� said Eka Sidhu, Sia含羞草研究社檚 mother.

含羞草研究社淛ust in a week she was able to reach out to companies and gather all of these prizes for the raffle,含羞草研究社� Eka added. 含羞草研究社淧eople are starting to recognize her name from some of the awards and .含羞草研究社�

In 2020, as an 11-year-old, Sia含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淏urger Shack含羞草研究社� fundraiser resulted in her becoming . 含羞草研究社淪he uses her savings for marketing collaterals and event supplies,含羞草研究社� an awards bio noted. 含羞草研究社淪ia plans to follow a career path in broadcasting or politics in the future.含羞草研究社�

So far, 含羞草研究社淭eam Sia含羞草研究社� fundraising partners have included East To West Group of Companies, Radiant Dental, LiUNA Local 1611 (Laborers含羞草研究社� International Union of North America), People含羞草研究社檚 Group, Pacific Real Estate (Sidra Subzwari), Uniglobe Printers, Save on Foods, and more.

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