Another Health Foundation Gala has passed and there is another $35,000 or so is in the kitty toward a new CT Scanner.
We all pay plenty of taxes, income, consumer and property. Governments in turn spend that cash, which amounts to billions of dollars, on facilities, infrastructure services and amenities.
Even a small city such as Yorkton is a huge collection of these things, so it is easy to take for granted sometimes just how much we have as a community, that has not been provided entirely by government.
Just a very quick mental survey of things that have happened in the recent past illuminates the richness of the community effort to make this city a better place.
Without fundraising by organizations and individuals--some paid, but mostly volunteer--we would not have the new Community Clubhouse, the resident bus for Yorkton and District Nursing Home, the wheelchair-accessible playground at Weinmaster Park, the off-leash dog park, the SIGN Senior Mobility Car.
And we would not be getting closer everyday to that new CT Scanner.
And that is hardly a comprehensive list, or even touches the surface, for that matter.
Then there are all the businesses that step up. They, along with all the community organizations are far too numerous to list in this small editorial space, but suffice it to say, Yorkton is what it is because of a true community effort dating back to its very inception.
And so, we turn our sight on the next thing, which is the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign that starts this weekend.
Every year, the Legion supports many worthy local causes through poppy and wreath sales.
We all do, by donating and wearing our poppies with pride leading up to Remembrance Day, November 11.
It is a solemn time to remember the more than 117,000 Canadians who have died in military service to our country.
It is a good time also to reflect on what that has meant to this place both in the past and moving forward.
When you buy your poppy this year, give as generously as you can; we are all in it together for the betterment of the community.
