The third Bea Fisher New Years Eve Gala was a huge success, with Vegas-themed fun for all. Proceeds from the event will go to renovations in some of their 12 care homes in Lloydminster. Videre Images by Jason Whiting
Bea Fisher Foundation supporters rang in 2024 in style at their third New Year’s Eve Gala.
Bea Fisher Foundation marketing and business development coordinator, Kim Crockett, said this is the third and final gala, for now, but that may change down the road.
“It’s the last for now. I’m not going to completely close the door, but that’s plan at this point.”
The latest gala was a Las Vegas-themed event with roughly 275 people in attendance.
“The response we got was overwhelmingly fantastic. What we find is we’ve got some amazing people that we work with. It was casual and classy all at the same time, if that’s possible,” said Crockett.
“Those that came out had a marvelous time. Everything looked great. We were so happy to have Uptown Entertainment back each time. They’ve done a great job for us.”
The idea for the trilogy of fundraising galas came in 2019 when the foundation board members realized they had quite a few major upgrades that needed to be done on some of their 12 care homes.
“Ultimately, the goal is for those who live in those homes—making life as good as possible for them. And I would say we’ve accomplished that mission,” said Crockett.
“A massive thanks to the community for just helping share that vision with us—to improve the lives of some people here in town, it takes a community to do that.”
The improvements made to the homes from the proceeds of the first two galas include the re-shingling of three homes, a major landscaping project to mitigate some water issues in a basement, re-development of a basement suite to meet the specific needs of a resident, and the installation of a large, accessible deck onto one of the care homes.
“And then this fall, the big one that we were able to knock off (the list) is we completely renovated four kitchens,” said Crockett, adding that lofty project was able to be completed because of the funds raised at the 2023 gala.
The total amount raised from this year’s event was not available yet, but the Bea Fisher Foundation already has plans for the funds when they know how much money they have to work with.
“Flooring and countertops—that’s going to be a fairly big theme for what we’re going to with the funds from the final gala.
“That’s what people are helping us accomplish—making things better for those who live in our support services.”
