Loto-Québec winner donating $7M to help adults living with autism
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The South Shore resident won more than $70 million playing Lotto Max. The winning was the largest jackpot ever awarded in Loto-Québec history.
Marcel Lussier was a very lucky man last year.
The South Shore resident won more than $70 million playing Lotto Max. The winning was the largest jackpot ever awarded in Loto-Québec history.
Now, he’s sharing some of his new-found wealth. True to his word from last June, Lussier is donating 10 per cent of his winning, or $7 million, to the Fondation Véro et Louis, a non-profit charity organization that raises funds to help build homes for adults living with autism.
The $7 million will be used toward building two houses, one in the lower Laurentians and a second in Victoriaville.
“I have to share this opportunity I have to win that big prize,” Lussier told Global News.
Co-founder of La Fondation Véro et Louis, Véronique Cloutier, who is a well-known superstar in Quebec, is thrilled with the large one-time contribution.
“Marcel Lussier came up with this huge donation of $7 million, which was totally unexpected. It’s like a gift that falls from the sky,” Cloutier told Global News.
Each home will be able to accommodate 16 adults with autism and social workers.
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