The Southland Charity Hospital have announced a Mustang prize draw as their latest fundraiser. 

The prize up for grabs is a new Ford Mustang GT Fastback 5.0 V8 in Velocity Blue.

All funds raised from the raffle will go towards operational equipment ahead of the hospital’s opening later this year.

Construction of the Southland Charity Hospital is due to be completed in the coming months, with the hospital now looking to raise a further $1 million needed for medical equipment and major assets.

Southland Charity Hospital Board Member Melissa Vining says they are now on the home straight heading towards the hospital opening and being able to help more patients access the healthcare they both need and deserve.

Vining says the team had to think outside the square to raise funds due to Covid-19 restrictions, which have meant events such as their annual gala had to be cancelled. 

When the prize draw was first suggested, everyone was on board from the outset, she says. 

“The team are excited to have this opportunity to fast track our fundraising efforts, but I think most of them also can’t wait for the day we get to tell someone they have won a new Ford Mustang. Can you imagine just how incredible it’s going to be to change someone’s life like that?”

Vining added that the raffle also holds personal significance for her family.

“Blair [Vining, who’s highly publicised battle with terminal cancer was the catalyst for the founding of the hospital] was a massive Ford fan, so it seems fitting for us to be able to give someone a Ford Mustang.”

“For the girls and I this raffle is also special because tickets went on sale on Saturday, which was our wedding anniversary, and the winner will be announced on the 13th of May, which would have been Blair’s 42nd birthday,” she says.

The prize draw started on Saturday the 26th of February and runs through to the 12th of May 2022. 

Tickets for the draw are available online or as books of ten printed tickets.

Tickets are $100 each and are available at winamustang.co.nz.