This May, burn survivors, first responders, and medical professionals will come together for the Blue Skies 2020 Canadian Burn Survivors Conference, hosted by the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.

This is the first time that the Canadian Burn Survivors Conference will be hosted in British Columbia and we look forward to welcoming guests from across Canada and the US. Mental health is the focus of the conference, with the goal of improving the wellbeing journeys of both burn survivors and those who contribute to their critical care.

We invite you to register today!

Thank you for supporting the 22nd Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park!

We are especially grateful for our many volunteers who make this winter wonderland a reality every year. Bright Nights is a Vancouver holiday tradition which welcomed thousands of people from across the Lower Mainland. A major fundraiser for the Burn Fund, this year’s total will be announced shortly.

Race towards the festive season by participating in the inaugural Santa Run through scenic Stanley Park. Outfitted in Santa suits, participants will spread cheer along the Seawall as they partake in a 5K run.

All entrants will receive a complimentary Santa suit for the race, along with a race-day ride on the Stanley Park Christmas Train, the site of the Little Santa 1K run/walk for kids.

Prizes will be awarded for the top fundraising individual and team. Prizes will also be awarded to the top three male and female individual 5K finishers.

Give the gift of sending a child to Burn Camp this Christmas. All proceeds from the Santa Run support the BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund child and youth Burn Camps.Get into the holiday spirit with the Santa Run. Come on out and have some fun!

Register today at SantaRunVancouver.com!

Maple Leaf Self Storage – Making Space for Life to Happen

Maple Leaf Self Storage is the new official home of more than three million special twinkling lights. These Christmas lights and animated light displays transform the forest, train and plaza into a land of enchantment in the heart of the world famous Stanley Park. 

Bright Nights is a time honoured Christmas tradition which has delighted more than 200,000 visitors annually since opening in 1997. Guests enjoy hot cocoa while taking in the light displays and entertainment before taking a ride on the magical Christmas train. 

Professional fire fighters from across the province come together every year to artfully create these special displays, volunteering some 2,700 combined hours of their personal time to bring this wonderland to the public. 

In addition to the tremendous time commitment of setting up and taking down Bright Nights, these volunteers have made multiple return trips to Burn Fund storage units which housed much of the display and lights. These facilities were previously located in multiple cities across the Lower Mainland, adding considerable time to the already lengthy process of creating this special Christmas tradition. 

This year, Maple Leaf Self Storage is the new home to these wonderful light displays which bring so much joy to the visitors of Bright Nights. With its community support mind-set and solution-focused expertise, Maple Leaf Self Storage has solved the challenge of lengthy decoration transportation by creating a centralized location to house all storage in Vancouver – just a short commute to Stanley Park. The result of this support will create time efficiencies for both the Burn Fund volunteers as well as staff to better support burn awareness, prevention and research programs throughout the province. 

The BC Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund is thrilled to have Maple Leaf Self Storage join its corporate family as the Official Storage Company of the Burn Fund. 

Maple Leaf Self Storage has 15 convenient locations located across British Columbia and Calgary.

– with guest speaker Theo Fleury

Date: January 11th, 2020
Location: Kelowna Community Theatre, 1375 Water Street, Kelowna BC
Time: 3:30pm
Price: Adult $58 +fees | Senior $48 +fees

Support fire fighters across the province in their journey to overcome trauma experienced while working to keep British Columbians safe. Every day, fire fighters and other first responders put themselves in harm’s way to respond to the scenes of emergencies.  As a result, thousands of men and women are left to face off against mental health issues. Many are not receiving the care that they deserve.

To bring attention to first responders’ mental health and to raise funds for the BC First Responder Resiliency Program, the Kelowna Professional Fire Fighters’ Charitable Society in partnership with the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund is proud to present the ‘Inspire Kelowna’ event with guest speaker Theo Fleury.

On January 11, 2020, former NHL player Theoren (Theo) Fleury will bring his dynamic message of empowerment to Kelowna. Fleury is internationally recognized for overcoming his own personal trauma and will ignite leadership, action and resilience to overcome obstacles through this speaking event.

Audiences will leave Inspire Kelowna feeling motivated to confront challenges and heartened that quitting is never an option.

The Need is Urgent

In 2018, British Columbia lost 22 first responders to suicide.

Research shows that first responders are at an increased risk of mental health issues such as depression and post traumatic stress disorder. A 2017 Canadian study found that 44.5 per cent of the 6,000 fire fighters, police, dispatchers, correctional workers, and paramedics who were surveyed showed signs of at least one mental health disorder. For the general population, the average is much lower at 10 per cent.

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