Media Release

Festival of Trees Gala will be: "Masquerade: An Elegant Illusion" Night

October 19th 2012

Festival of Trees Gala Evening will be the

“Masquerade: An Elegant Illusion” Night

Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation’s Festival of Trees is in its 17^th year and again promises to be an entertaining, exciting three days from Friday, November 30^th to Sunday, December 2^nd. 

The semi-formal “Masquerade: An Elegant Illusion” Gala Evening on Saturday, December 1^st seats 300 guests in the beautifully decorated Gold Ridge Centre in North Battleford.  The Gala Evening dinner, in the spirit of family and friendship, will be served “Family Style.”   This manner of serving for each table will be in the traditional and time honoured style, to acknowledge the importance of comradeship, goodwill and the importance of sharing family values this time of year.  Complimenting this service, the meal will be a traditional Christmas meal with fresh Saskatchewan Cold Spring’s turkey brined and slow roasted to perfection served with a classic savoury bread stuffing, creamy buttermilk mashed potatoes, delicate maple glazed carrots, and a pan gravy to add a final richness.  Completing the feast will be a lush, made-in-house cranberry

cheesecake.  This gourmet meal will be prepared by Gold Eagle Casino’s Executive Chef Jesse Bosman and served by Gold Ridge Centre’s staff. 

Live entertainment will be the infamous Saskatoon Soap’s Improv Comedy Co.  The Soaps have been performing live, improvised comedy since 1984. It's fast-moving, funny and entertainment for all ages. Cast includes media personalities, school teachers, professional actors and students of comedy and guarantees a fun-filled and entertaining evening.  

Fundraising efforts for the evening will be supported through a live auction, as well as the ongoing bidding for the seasonally decorated trees, outdoor displays and numerous uniquely decorated items.  Co-Chairs of Gala Evening Corinne Bernier-Delainey, Diane Dunsmore and Celine Comfort, are very excited about the auction packages available, which includes, among a number of packages, a Frontiers North Adventure Churchill Polar Bear Tour (value of $7000), a kayak camping package on the Saskatchewan River, and a Darwin Atcheynum carving with local soapstone from Lac La Ronge!

BUH Foundation’s Board of Directors is very grateful for all the support and contributions from local businesses and individuals ensuring the success of the 2012 Festival of Trees.  Thank you to Gold Eagle Casino/SIGA for their continued support as the Diamond Sponsor of Festival of Trees.

Tickets for the “Masquerade…An Elegant Illusion” Gala Evening are $75.00 per person or $525.00 for a Corporate Table of eight.  A charitable tax receipt for a portion of each ticket purchase as well as live auction packages will be issued, where applicable.  Masks with handles will be provided for each guest, should they wish to use them. Please call the Foundation Office at 446-6652 to reserve your table, and usher in the Christmas season with a little “Illusion”!

The community support and generosity means your Foundation can enrich health care in BUH's Emergency Room and Laboratory with the purchase of critical medical equipment from funds raised from the 2012 Festival of Trees.

For more information please call

Claudette McGuire, Executive Director

BUH Foundation Inc

306.446.6652