聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A man who was instrumental in the construction of the Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre in Kamsack was presented with the 2015 Garden of Saskatchewan Citizen鈥檚 Ring last week during a reception held at the medical centre in celebration of the $2 million facility having been paid.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ben Hudye, who has been on the Assiniboine Valley Health and Wellness Foundation鈥檚 medical centre fundraising committee from its inception, was presented with the ring by Kamsack Mayor Rod Gardner, who had nominated him for the award.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Members of the Assiniboine Valley Health and Wellness Foundation, its fundraising committee, major sponsors and active supporters gathered in front of the medical centre on August 10 to celebrate the near completion of raising the funds for the centre. At the inception of the project, members of the group had promised themselves that once the project had been completed, they would meet out front to enjoyed a roasted hot dog and make a tequila toast to commemorate the occasion.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It has been said that a person has only three things to contribute: time, talent and treasure, Gardner said during the meeting. 鈥淲e tapped Ben Hudye for this project and he has contributed all three.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淏en was hands on with this project and kept us focused,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hen we had doubted ourselves if we were doing the right thing, Ben had told us to hold on a minute, rethink the situation and proceed.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Gardner had explained how the late Stan and Betty Clark had established the Garden of Saskatchewan Citizen鈥檚 Ring Trust Fund which allowed the fund鈥檚 committee to select a person each year to recognize for having made significant contributions to the area and said that this year the committee decided to present the ring to Hudye.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This project is a credit to a number of people, Hudye said. 鈥淏y the time I was called on, lots of legwork had already been completed.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓veryone needs to take pride in this building,鈥� he said, encouraging everyone to take time to 鈥渢hank the One above鈥� and said that he had learned from Cas Broda the importance of 鈥淭hy will be done.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淐as was a big stimulant in this project,鈥� Hudye said, thanking everyone for the ring.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t has been a pleasure to work with everyone,鈥� he said. 鈥淓veryone had pitched in to help raise the money.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 look forward to other projects that will come along.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In addition to having been involved in the medical centre, Hudye has been a major contributor and promoter of St. Michael鈥檚 Camp at Madge Lake; has been a catalyst, donor and promoter of the Big Buck Run; has been involved in the establishing of the Smoke on the Water fundraising event at Madge Lake; has been active with the Kamsack airport flight hut and was a contributor to the Norquay Main Street paving project.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Hudye has taken a leadership role in initiating and promoting as well as supporting many community projects, the nomination says. He has been involved in fundraising efforts for the medical centre, St. Michael鈥檚 Camp and has contributed to numerous community initiatives including the Old Dog Run, Playhouse Theatre and Sparty Park in Kamsack, and at Camp David.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Hudye family continues to support his leadership in many community projects and initiatives, the nomination says. Many members of his family have contributed to the success of the Big Buck Run and Smoke on the Water, including Braden, who has been active on the St. Michael鈥檚 Camp project, and Fallon, a member of the board of the foundation.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Hudye has been active in the Ukrainian Catholic Church and is an active supporter of local businesses鈥� initiatives and community fundraisers, it said. 聽
