MEDIA ADVISORY - BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund Invites Media to Our 25th Annual Burn Camp Kick-Off!

ABBOTSFORD, BC, July 11, 2018 /CNW/ - The BC Professional Fire  Fighters'  Burn  Fund  kicks  off  our  25th Anniversary Burn Camp this Sunday, July 15th, 2018 with 79 burn injured children, over 67 volunteer counselors and support staff who will all be hosted by the  beautiful  Cheakamus Centre in Brackendale for a week of fun. Campers and their counselors participate in group activities such as swimming, hiking,  kayaking,  river rafting,  and  arts  &  crafts.  They  also receive valuable one-on-one support from counselors and other burn survivors.

BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Camp Counselors and Campers have a fun-filled time at camp! (CNW Group/British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund)

Also in attendance at the Kick-Off event will be the young burn survivors. These children (under 6 years old) along with their families, are invited to participate in the many festivities where they can meet other Burn Survivors and see first-hand what camp is about and look forward to when they can go to camp.

A pancake breakfast and Kick-Off to Camp celebration is set for Sunday, July 15th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Legacy Sports Centre, located at 3270 Trethewey Street, Abbotsford BC. This  25th year of camp is proudly hosted by the  Abbotsford  Fire  Fighters  IAFF  Local  2864. The  Burn Camp was started, by the now retired, Peter Hansen and  Norm  McLeod,  North  Vancouver District Fire Fighters. These fire fighters, who were also Directors on the Burn Fund Board, saw the importance of having such a camp and worked with the Burn Fund to establish it.

Media are invited to meet the campers, chat with their families and the camp's counselors who donate their time — professional fire fighters, burn unit doctors & nurses and adult burn survivors — all who make up 'Burn Camp 2018.'

In conjunction with Burn Camp, the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund urges everyone, especially children, to take care and have a  safe,  injury-free  summer.  Campers'  injuries  range from playing with gasoline and matches, to scalds from hot water and liquids, to accidental injuries like house fires and boating and car accidents.

Many burn injuries are preventable. To assist the public, the Burn Fund has issued a list of Summer Safety Tips and www.burnfund.org

Last year's participants from Burn Camp look forward to joining up with their friends and counselors again this year for Burn Camp 2018!

SOURCE British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund

Media Contact: Kari Woo, Telephone: [phone], E-Mail: [email protected]

Related Links

www.burnfund.org