Concerts in the Park kicks off for the summer
Local band Dusty Rose opened this years Concerts in the Park on Wednesday, June 6 beginning the summer-long concert series that is now in it’s 24th year. Every Wednesday until August 22, the Crescent Park Amphitheatre will come alive with music featuring a different local band each week, rain or shine. Concerts in the Park is hosted by the Moose Jaw Health Foundation as a way of saying ‘thank you’ to the donors who generously support the improvement of healthcare in the community.
The 2018 season of Concerts in the Park, sponsored by Investors Group, is a free event that is open to all and features local bands and an opportunity to support the Moose Jaw Health Foundation in their endeavor to purchase a new cutting-edge ultrasound machine for patients at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital. A collection for the Health Foundation follows every concert. To date, Concerts in the Park has not only provided musical entertainment each summer for the community but it has also raised $105,000 for the Foundation providing valuable resources to the local hospital in Moose Jaw. Kelly McElree, the Executive Director of the Foundation and the emcee for Concerts in the Park says, “This is a fantastic way for people in Moose Jaw to enjoy a warm summer evening – great music and entertainment for a good cause. We see so many of our donors and sponsors in the audience each week. This Moose Jaw summertime tradition is just a way for the Moose Jaw Health Foundation to say thank you to its donors and many supporters in the community. We also want to thank everyone that comes out and supports the concerts. Many people come out each and every week no matter what the weather is like.” Les and Judy Cochrane are regular attendees of the annual Concerts in the Park. Sitting in the front row, the Cochranes said, “We like getting out and hearing the music and meeting up with people that we know – it’s a really good event.” Concerts in the Park is run completely by volunteers, including the local bands that come out and perform every Wednesday night. McElree believes this a great representation of Moose Jaw. “It’s a volunteer effort that I think really emphasizes Moose Jaw as the Friendly City.” More information about the Moose Jaw Health Foundation and a schedule of each week’s performers can be found at www. mjhf.org.