CAN JAM Jamaican Food Festival KERPA Fundraiser
When: Saturday June 30th 10am -4pm
What: Jamaican Food Fundraiser for KERPA -Enjoy live reggae music and authentic Jamaican cuisine for a good cause. Please join us to raise funds toward a new response unit for KERPA.
Where: Millennium Park Ponds 509 1 Avenue Castlegar
Why: Can Jam is an annual Jamaican food festival, held in Castlegar BC. Each year we host the event in honour of a local non profit organization, such as lunch programs for schools, and inclusive summer camps for children. This year we are excited to announce partial proceeds will be awarded to KERPA, toward a new emergency response unit, planned to be stationed in Castlegar BC.
Please read the following about KERPA: The service began approximately 10 years ago with the key objectives of supporting the emergency services and providing on-scene physician support and care to the most critically ill or injured patients in the Kootenay Region. KERPA also helps provide additional capacity and expertise to the existing pre-hospital and emergency services in the region. KERPA has had a long-standing collaboration agreement with the BCEHS and assists the emergency services at immediate threat-to-life 911 calls where patients require immediate emergency lifesaving interventions.