Over $15,000 in Prizes – Only 100 Tickets Available
Make a difference—and maybe win big while you’re at it! The Drive for Distress Raffle supports Distress Centre Calgary’s vital work, ensuring no one has to face crisis alone. With just 100 tickets up for grabs, your chances of scoring an incredible prize are better than ever.
Every ticket helps fund crisis support services across Alberta—and this year’s prizes are truly unforgettable:
Grand Prize: Mexico Getaway
Escape to paradise with a luxury vacation to Vidanta Vallarta Resort!
Includes:
- Airfare for two by WestJet
- 7-night stay (accommodation for up to 8)
- 16 rounds of golf
Value: $11,000+
2nd Prize: Flames Club Experience
Cheer on the Calgary Flames in style with:
- 4 TELUS Club seats
- Official Flames jersey
- Signed merchandise
Value: $2,350
(Three game date options provided once 2025/26 schedule is released)
3rd Prize: Original Artwork by Michelle Austen
Experience the serene beauty of the Rockies through A Certain Calm, an original 2024 painting by acclaimed local artist Michelle Austen. Created at the stunning Lake O’Hara during a rare moment of respite as wildfires finally began to recede, the artwork captures the soft, diffused light and haunting colours of the sky in that quiet, unforgettable scene. A true collector’s piece, this evocative painting offers both artistic excellence and a poignant reflection of nature’s resilience.
- 24×36 inches
- Oil on canvas
Value – $2150 (appraised by Masters Gallery)
Enter the Drive for Distress Raffle today — and help create hope, healing, and connection for those navigating life’s toughest moments.
Thank you to our 2025 Drive for Distress Sponsors!
Opportunities to Help
Our volunteer opportunities allow you to provide support in various ways, including over the phone and via chat, text, or email. We also provide extensive practical and ongoing training.
As Calgary’s only 24-hour crisis agency, we are often the first point of contact for those seeking help. Make a career out of making a difference!
Distress Centre is committed to furthering the field of social work, and we view practicum students as a great asset to our team. Practicum opportunities exist year-round within the Crisis Line Program and Counselling Program, along with other opportunities.
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In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Distress Centre Calgary would like to honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
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