Join us in our Hybrid Gala

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Virtual Gala:
Attend online from 6:30 to 8:15 pm. You will receive a tax receipt for 100% of the ticket cost.


In-person Gala at the Hazelton Manor
99 Peelar Road, Vaughan, ON L4K 1A3 (map)
5:30 – 9:00 pm
On-site parking is free

Join us for the annual RNFOO Gala. We have taken your feedback and will provide table seating for all our guests. Your table is waiting! For those attending in person, take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL until March 17, 2025: buy a table of 8 and receive 9 tickets.

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Nurses Changing the Game: Innovation & Impact

We welcome a panel of three nurse innovators, supported by RNFOO funding, whose ideas and projects are changing nursing practice, discharge education, and investment in new staff orientation practices. Discover how they turned challenges into opportunities, pushed the boundaries of nursing, and are shaping the future of healthcare with their visionary projects.

Daniela Acosta

Samantha Beltran

Meagan Cutler

Daniela Acosta is a certified Gerontological Nurse who has worked at Perley Health since 2013.  Her current position is Manager of Education and Knowledge Translation. In this role, Daniela promotes leadership and learning in long-term care across multiple disciplines. She is recognized for finding innovative ways to utilize best practices in order to drive change.

Samantha Beltran is a passionate Mother-Baby Registered Nurse at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH). She studied at the University of Ottawa in 2022, doing her consolidation placement on the TOH Mother-Baby units, and moving into employment there soon after graduation. Samantha has excellent patient care and team skills with an outgoing and exuberant attitude.

Meagan Cutler has nursing experience in a broad range of settings in Canada and overseas. Meagan is currently a Nurse Practitioner in a Family Medicine Clinic and managing her Primary Care Solutions business, which provides training to primary care providers on procedures that are within their scope of practice, but which are frequently referred to specialists. 

Contact Heather Jones at info@rnfoo.org to arrange for your donation

UNABLE TO ATTEND? DONATE AND RECEIVE A TAX RECEIPT.

New this year:


Capture the fun, strike a pose, and take home a special keepsake from the RNFOO Gala. Don’t miss your chance to make memories that last!

Thank you to our sponsor:

The Donor Challenge is open!

Donate to the Donor Challenge for a 100% tax receipt and have the chance to win a prize. The Donor Challenge will remain open through Nursing Week.  Help us reach our goals!

Online Auction

THE 2025 Auction will be offered online only. Larger items will be available for pick up at the Gala.

If you have any questions about auction or to donate, please contact info@rnfoo.org