On Monday, April 8, the Pear Tree restaurant in The Heights was filled with celebratory chatter about the upcoming 60-year anniversary celebration for Burnaby Hospital.
About 30 people - members of the hospital foundation team, trustees, hospital staff and members of the media - gathered for the two-hour pre-event social to mark 60 years of health care provided by the local hospital.
All proceeds from the May 4 Diamonds in the Sky gala will go towards the purchase of high-priority medical equipment.
"One thing I have found at Burnaby Hospital is that there's a great sense of community," said Cheryl Carline, CEO and president of the Burnaby Hospital Foundation. "That makes the foundation's job that much easier, because we're in business to ensure that the hospital gets the equipment that it so desperately needs to do the best that it can."
The gala will be held on May 4 at 6 p.m. at The Engineer's auditorium at 4333 Ledger Ave. in Burnaby.
Highlights of the event will include cocktails, dinner and auction, with music by Juno Award-winning Sassabrass. The MC for the evening will be Wayne Cox, formerly with Global B.C. Tickets are $250 and can be purchased online at www. bhfoundation.ca/events/gala.
For more information about the event, call 604-431-2881.
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