Keys officially presented to winner of Brentwood Lottery dream home

The keys to the Brentwood Dream Home, located at 28 Brittany Crescent in Amherstburg, were presented Friday afternoon to David Taylor of Windsor. (Top photo, from left): Brentwood board member Al Provost, executive director Sonja Grbevski, Chase Goodfellow of Nor-Built Construction, Taylor, Brentwood board member Scott Collier. 

The keys to the Brentwood Dream Home have been presented to the winner.

David Taylor was presented the keys to the home at 28 Brittany Crescent in Amherstburg last Friday afternoon by Brentwood executive director Sonja Grbevski, director of fund development and community engagement Paul McCann and board members Al Provost and Scott Collier.

The home was the grand prize of the most recent Brentwood Dream Home Lottery, with the winners announced in January. The home was constructed by Nor-Built Construction of Amherstburg.

Taylor, who currently lives in Windsor, said he is not sure whether he will move to Amherstburg or sell the home.

“I’m totally undecided right now,” he said. “I’m going to let this sink in. There are no immediate plans.”

Taylor said he was in disbelief when he got the call, noting he had received two phony phone calls just prior. He was at work when the call came in.

“I wasn’t too busy, but I decided to answer it,” he said. “My thoughts were ‘it’s awesome if it’s real.’”

Taylor said he asked his family to check it out.

“It’s real,” he said with a smile.

Taylor added he has been buying Brentwood Dream Home Lottery tickets for several years.

Grbevski said it was an exciting day for her, Brentwood and the Town of Amherstburg. She pointed out it is an 1,800 square foot home, with three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The Brittany’s Gate subdivision is located just off Texas Road.

Grbevski called it “a wonderful community partnership” with Nor-Built and the other sponsors they have. She said Brentwood Recovery Home is “truly grateful” for the relationship built with Nor-Built Construction and the $1 million home that was turned over to Taylor.

“It’s such a thrilling experience to be able to bring joy to the prize winners, especially during these difficult financial times,” she said.  “A lottery win is something we all dream about and it’s great that we get to make someone’s dream come true here today.”

Proceeds from the Brentwood Dream Home Lottery go back into the recovery home to provide the programs and services delivered there. 

“Brentwood has one of the longest home lotteries in Ontario and we have been making dreams come true for the last 33 years,” said Grbevski. 

There are 70 beds currently in operation at Brentwood Recovery Home. While Brentwood does receive government funding, there is a need to fundraise for even more to keep the programs and services going. Grbevski said donations can be made at www.brentwoodrecovery.com.

Nor-Built Construction was represented by Chase Goodfellow and Kelly Mertz at the key presentation. 

In a press release, company owner Norbert Bolger said “Brentwood and the Brentwood Lottery have been a pillar in the community for many years.  We are thrilled to have been asked to be part of this project again and for helping make a dream home a reality for someone today.  We specialize in custom designed and built homes, and this year’s winner has won a very nice home, worth over $1 million.”

Information on the Brentwood Dream Home Lottery can be found at www.brentwoodlottery.com. 

McCann pointed out there are also monthly online 50/50 draws to help fundraise, with those tickets available at www.5050brh.com.

Keys officially presented to winner of Brentwood Lottery dream home

By Ron Giofu