31 st Annual Spring Fling a huge success
$195,000 raised for local healthcare
Over
500
beautifully
dressed guests
gathered
at
Shell Place on
Saturday March
24 th , 2018 for
the
Northern
Lights Health Foundation’s 31st annual Spring Fling,
presented by Syncrude Canada Ltd. The event’s
Kentucky Derby theme was a hit with everyone and
the commitment to the theme was outstanding!
Guests were entertained by Karman Muir, Them Hot
Olives, and DJ Q-Pid. Attendees enjoyed a buffet
dinner, live and silent auctions, and a wildly delightful
horse race featuring local radio personalities. “Our
local disk-jockeys exchanged their on-air personalities
to become race-horse jockeys in a race for charitable
donations,” said Jessica Lipton, Events Manager.
“There was so much action in the room, everyone was
engaged and contributed to the success of the event!”
“We were overwhelmed with the number of companies
and individuals who chose to invest in local healthcare
through the Kentucky Derby event,” says Melanie
Antoine, Board Chair of the Northern Lights Health
Foundation. “Over 75 sponsors and local vendors
helped create the theme, the prizing, and the live and
silent auction items. It is thanks to the outstanding
support of sponsors and guests that we are able to
host this fabulous friend and fundraising event every
year and showcase the Health Foundation and the
local AHS healthcare team.”
Spring Fling 2018 was a huge hit with attendees. After
a spirited and competitive ‘horse-race’, guests stepped
forward with $57,360 in pledges for the campaign
and the live auction raised an additional $45,500.
Guests competed for exciting packages such as the
VIP Kentucky Derby Trip for Two, the Wood Buffalo
Brewing Co. limited edition Beast Whiskey, the Fort
McMurray Golf Club Package and the Backyard BBQ
Party for 24 Guests Package!
To see the full event photo album, click here
7 Hospital Street,
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 1P2
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS HEALTH FOUNDATION
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