It's hard to say whether the success of the Concert of Hope — A Pink Tie Affair was a measure of the importance of the cause (Union Hospital Foundation) or quality of the entertainment.
In the end, it doesn't matter. Whatever the reason people packed the Mae Wilson Theatre Saturday evening, the end result was $176,516 raised for the local hospital foundation to provide better equipment. That's a lot of money raised in one evening. Those responsible should take a deep bow.
Fundraisers are pretty common these days, for many different causes. And in Moose Jaw, most are successful. People here either accept the need for all kinds of projects to fundraise, or these projects are coming up with ideas that appeal to people. It's a nice — and profitable — combination.
Union Hospital seems to have more than its fair share of creative fundraisers. This was the second annual Concert of Hope and both have exceeded the "hopes" of organizers. But so have the two Princess Balls, the many Festivals of Trees and all the other hospital fundraisers. Creative ideas appeal to people and their pocketbooks. It doesn't feel so much like making a donation when you are being entertained or you can win or purchase something you want.
When a charity can come up with a novel idea for a fundraising project — or at least give peple something for their charity dollar — it will usually do well.
So kudos to those who come up with the ideas and a major pat on the back to all those who make these things happen both because they provide a form on entertainment for us and because they make it possible for different organizations to do the work they must do to make this a better society.
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