ItB次元官网网址檚 a day firefighter Bonnie Fiala looks forward to every year.
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Fiala, alongside firefighters from the Professional Fire Fighters of Greater Victoria, got to see the results of a yearB次元官网网址檚 worth of fundraising efforts.
The group, which includes the Saanich, Oak Bay, Victoria and Esquimalt fire departments, donated $25,000 to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation, which will be used to purchase a pediatric cardiac ultrasound for Victoria General Hospital in View Royal.
The equipment will help diagnose and monitor heart conditions in newborns, infants and children.
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Following the presentation, kids from the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units at VGH, including 11-year-old Nevaeh Malcolm, presented firefighters with a ValentineB次元官网网址檚 Day card and had the chance to explore a firetruck.
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The funds were part of the firefightersB次元官网网址� pledge to donate $250,000 to the foundation over a 10-year period. During the last eight years, firefighters have raised $175,000 through annual events such as Rock and Roll for Little Souls in Saanich, Rib Fest in Esquimalt and Sausage Fest in Oak Bay.
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