A celebration of style AND substance

Lucy Stocco, Chair of the Image is Everything campaign
and fellow campaign cabinet member Dr. Romas Stas.

The Image is Everything gala was a huge success for the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation.

Last Friday night's special event transformed the Deer Creek Banquet Hall into a dazzling display of white and mirrors, as participants, sponsors, guests and volunteers celebrated the Image is Everything Campaign, to bring an MRI machine to Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital campus. Emcees for the evening were the talented and fun CTV news anchor team of Andria Case and Tom Hayes.

In addition to a performance from talented Scarborough singer Mark Masri, guests also enjoyed video presentations featuring interviews of some of the key people in the campaign and the gala itself. There was also a performance of 'I Believe' by the Young Singers of Ajax, accompanying a video presentation of the highlights of the campaign so far. A couple of the wonderful surprises to come out of the night were a $100,000 personal pledge from Ron and Carol Halliday (in tribute to Dr. Romas Stas and his staff for amazing treatment during a long stay at RVAP) and a $300,000 contribution from OPG, announced by Wayne Robbins, chief nuclear officer at Ontario Power Generation and Don Terry, Pickering Nuclear communications manager.

Check out pictures of the event at www.hadaball.com and on the Foundation’s Flickr page, where you will see hundreds of photos from all the fun at the Gala and the After Glow party that went to the wee hours of the night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvhsf/sets/72157626373177018

Thank you to all of the many people who contributed to make this event an amazing success!