The Moose Jaw chapter of Good Sam Club is using the last of their charity fund of $1,965 to support the Saskatchewan helicopter air ambulance service.
Moose Jaw Band City Sams is, with sadness, closing down their RV club due to low membership. However, the club has maintained an account for charitable giving. Two years ago they gave $1,000 to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.
This year, President Lloyd Smith decided to donate the last of their funds to STARS.
Shock and Trauma Air Rescue Service was founded in Calgary and flew its first mission in 1985. Rural patients in critical condition can take hours to reach a hospital by road. The BK117 helicopters flown by STARS are outfitted with state-of-the-art medical equipment, a critical care registered nurse, and an advanced care paramedic. They are able to keep patients stable and get them to hospital in the shortest time possible.
STARS has flown over 45,000 life-saving missions since its founding.
Band City Good Sams RV club has been around since 1994. Current President Lloyd Smith and his wife Margaret have been driving with the club for 14 years. He is disappointed that the club is closing, but was happy to be able to donate to a good cause as a final effort.
CORRECTED: The amount of the cheque is $1965.01, not $1000 as originally published.
