24th annual fundraising festival is smashing success

On Saturday, Dec. 8, hundreds of party-goers attended the 24th Annual Cabinet Peaks Foundation’s Festival Fundraising Gala. Over the years, this event has been extremely successful and has now brought in over $660,000 in funds to aid Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in providing high quality health care with state of the art equipment to Lincoln County residents.

2018’s Gala was no exception, with almost 300 attendees and over $60,000 in funds raised for Cabinet Peaks Medical Center.

“The Cabinet Peaks Foundation Board and I are amazed by the results of this event once again this year. I am so very grateful for this community’s commitment to our medical center, and for their understanding of the importance of keeping quality care and state-of-the art medical technology available here in Lincoln County. Mostly, I am truly humbled by their spirit of giving to this event every year; we are in awe of the success of Saturday night,” commented Kate Stephens, Executive Director of the Foundation.

This year the funds raised at the Festival Gala will be put toward the Foundation’s 3D Mammography Fund and the Foundation’s Endowment Fund.

In addition to the people who attended the Festival Gala this year, several businesses and individuals in the community and throughout the region supported the event through cash contributions prior to the event. Several more donated live and silent auction items, Christmas trees, and raffle baskets to help raise money at the Gala.

“We really can’t say thank you enough,” continued Stephens. “The community support that it takes to pull off an event of this size is truly incredible. The board and I are forever grateful to those who contributed through sponsorships, raffle and auction items, tree donations, and to those who came out to enjoy the evening. Each of you made this event the success that it was, and we are thankful for your support.