Diane Rusnak, Chair of The Health Foundation Gala Committee, announced that the annual Gala Evening in Yorkton will not be held this year. 鈥淲e held of making this announcement as long as we could as we had hoped that the circumstances we all find ourselves in with Covid-19 would improve,鈥� said Mrs. Rusnak. 鈥淗owever, it is clear that is not the case.鈥�
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鈥淲e have had many people asking if Gala would be held this year so we decided we needed to make this formal announcement, as many people start to plan for Gala months in advance. This year in particular I think many people were looking forward to be able to have an evening out,鈥� she continued.
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It is clear that Covid-19 is still with us and will be for some time, and that means people should continue to social distance and be smart in their actions. We are The Health Foundation, and it would be inappropriate for us to send out mixed messages by holding an event so we want to be clear in our message to people that they need to continue to social distance,鈥� finished Mrs. Rusnak.
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This would have been our 25th anniversary Gala and we were very much looking forward to it; hopefully a year from now we will be organizing Gala. Not only is Gala a great evening with entertainment, a marvelous meal and always a great meal, but it also raises significant money to purchase needed equipment in the hospital.
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鈥淕ala will be back next year,鈥� concluded Diane Rusnak, 鈥渂igger and better than ever.鈥�
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The Members of the Gala Evening organizing committee are: Chair, Diane Rusnak, MaryAnn Trischuk, Sandra Ruff, Wendy Zaporosky, Kara Molnar, Cindy Dutchak, Cassidy Wagner, Ross Fisher and Debbie Blommaert.
