Hospital Gala will take you to the Sea

I just met with Alex over at the Bonnyville Health Centre ( I wished they would call it a hospital. The name is just confusing us older folks.) Anyway, I was just talking with Alex Smyl and he tells me that things are well under way for their annual spring Hospital Foundation Gala. The theme this year is "Under the Sea" and if the decorations are anything like the past several years it will be Spectacular!

One year they featured the Academy Awards, the next it was a Roman Holiday, then the Black Gold celebration and last year we were all whisked away to the dark continent of Africa. Volunteers and staff outdid themselves with huge murals depicting the African plains teeming with wildlife and table decor to match.  What ever will they do to surpass that reception?

You will have a chance to see if you get your tickets for the event which takes place on Saturday, February 20th at the Bonnyville Centennial Centre in the Flint Energy Field House. Tickets to the event are $50 each or you can buy a table for eight people for $400. You can pick them up from long time committee members Vic Sadlowski or Ray Prevost or Ann Chislett at the Foundation office in the Bonnyville Health Centre. 

Just imagine - King Neptune and his Mermaids and Mermen or perhaps its the lost sunken city of Atlantis. Anyway you slice it the event will be a great celebration featuring lots of sea food so don't miss it. Proceeds from this year's event will be directed toward equipment needs in the OBS/GYN unit. Last years event raised around $150,000 so lets see if we can push it over the top.  Oh and by the way, just because the theme is "Under the Sea" doesn't mean you get to wear your Speedo.

Oh, one other thing, the same group is conducting a raffle as part of the fund raising and tickets just went on sale today. There are two prizes, the first being a Caribbean Cruise for two courtesy of Gala Travel and the second prize is a 42" Panasonic Plasma TV and Blue Ray video player courtesy of the folks at Tellier's Value Drug Mart, Peter Davey's Pharmasave and The Clinic Dispensary.

The tickets are only $10 each and there are only 1,000 available. The draw will be held the night of the Gala on February 20, 2010. For tickets you can get them from Vic, Ray, Ann or any of the committee members. Heck if you see me wandering down the street catch me. I've got some and I'm already half way through the first book. DH