Samaritan Auxiliary’s 23rd Annual One Night, One Diamond
Published on: February 18, 2025
WATERTOWN, NY – Samaritan Auxiliary’s One Night, One Diamond will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 5:30-10:30 p.m. at The Peak (formerly The Commons) on Fort Drum again this year. The attendees will enjoy a dazzling evening of dinner, dancing and diamonds.
Tickets are $225 per couple or $115 per individual, which includes dinner by The Clipper Inn, dancing to the popular band ‘Atlas’, and an opportunity to win the one of two 1-carat or one 2-carat exquisite lab-grown diamonds donated by Cook’s Jewelers, or a get-away package to Lake Placid’s Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa or Clayton’s 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel.
The funds raised from this year’s event will support the purchase of Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing Equipment for Samaritan Medical Center. This equipment gives the ability for cardiologists and pulmonologists to view precise assessments of heart health, lung function, and muscle strength during exercise. Not only will this equipment help patients with various respiratory symptoms and those who may need lung surgery, it will also allow for early detection of hidden health concerns before symptoms arise and can help create tailored fitness, rehabilitation, and performance plans for peak wellness. It will also be integral to the expansion of Samaritan’s Cardiology services.
This year’s Blue Diamond Sponsor is Apogee Physician. Pink Diamond Sponsors include AmeriCU Credit Union, Bob Johnson Auto Group, KeyBank and Purcell Construction. Media Sponsors are the Watertown Daily Times, 7News, Tunes 92.5 and Kara Dry Photography. Other top sponsors include Coca-Cola Company, Hancock Estabrook, King + King Architects, The Martin Group, Nickles Property Service, and Slack Chemical Company.
Among last year’s Auxiliary highlights, the 2024 One Night, One Diamond raised over $100,000 and allowed for the purchase of the UroNav Fusion Biopsy System for the Samaritan Urology Clinic.
The Auxiliary operates the gift shops at Samaritan Medical Center and Samaritan Summit Village, as well as Sips Coffee Shop at the Medical Center, along with the Auxiliary uniform and purse sales for the staff, and membership dues which provide funding for support of programs, services, and the pledge commitment to support Samaritan Health. The Auxiliary had committed $500,000 as its most recent pledge commitment to the Capital Campaign for the Walker Center for Cancer Care and annually provides two $1500 scholarships to Samaritan employees to further their education. Additionally, the Auxiliary has continued the WHALE (We Have a Little Emergency) child safety seat ID program and That’s Using Your Head, a helmet ID safety program, in conjunction with our Kinney Drugs Foundation partner.
For tickets or more information please visit the website www.samaritanhealth.com/onod or with questions contact [email protected] or (315) 408-6475. RSVPs with the names of attendees and date of birth, for entrance onto Fort Drum, must be received by March 14, 2025.
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About Samaritan Auxiliary: The Samaritan Auxiliary was established in 1896 to serve as ambassadors and volunteers to support and enhance healthcare programs at the House of the Good Samaritan. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Samaritan Auxiliary is composed entirely of volunteers and play a vital role today in improving the quality of care in the Samaritan system through volunteer activities and financial support. Since 2006 when the event began raising funds for equipment, Samaritan Auxiliary’s One Night, One Diamond proceeds have purchased nearly a million dollars in equipment for Samaritan Medical Center.