“We will, I’m sure, touch $200,000.”

Before Saturday’s final draw, Science Timmins had raised $161,330.

“We organize galas and we have silent and live auctions and we barely raise $20,000, and we work three months for it,” laughed Cantin.

As excitement has grown surrounding the fundraiser, so has the number of volunteers, which was between 25 and 30 Friday night. Read more.