AILSA CRAIG GALA DAYS

Heart felt thanks from Tessa de Almeida,

President of Ailsa Craig Gala Days

I cannot express enough gratitude to the planning committee who stood beside me and helped make the 50th anniversary of Gala Days a reality! As a first-year President, their dedication and tireless efforts have kept this cherished community tradition alive, and I could not have done this without them.

Amanda Smuck
Amber Robinson
BreAnne Berg-Carr
Dave Manuel de Almeida
Keith Gummer
Marion Robinson
Mikaela Shannon
Storme Berg

Thank you to our generous sponsors and community for their support and patience with our planning committee as we navigated this first year as a new team. Our dedicated volunteers, who sacrificed their weekend and family time to help us achieve this success, we cannot thank you enough. Even contributing just an hour of your time has been instrumental in coordinating this event. To all who came before me, your contributions have laid the foundation for our event. We thank you and aim to make you proud as we add our mark to continue the legacy of Ailsa Craig Gala Days

We concluded a remarkably successful weekend and are already planning for 2025!

Thank you all—see you next July!

-A look back-
For many years Families gathered around to cheer on the turtles as they raced across the line. The former event is what Gala days was built around. Today, we find other ways to keep the traditions alive!
You can read more of our story here
1985, race announcer John Cornett and starter Charlene McNair .
Photo : Strathroy historical society