Kingston Fire & Rescue hosts Community Day for United Way
Kingston Fire & Rescue hosts Community Day for United Way
Experience what it is like to put out a car fire, ride a fire truck or take the Firefit Challenge at Kingston Fire & Rescue’s Community Day for the United Way. It’s 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Regional Training Centre at 3 Terry Fox Dr. (just south of Highway 401 at Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard).
For a $10 donation to the United Way of KFL&A ($20 for the family), you can enjoy all the day’s activities, including meeting Sparky. Kingston Fire & Rescue will be holding a barbecue and a food truck will also be on site.
“This is an active, fun and educational day out for kids of all ages. Last year we raised $2,200 in cool, wet weather and we are aiming to improve on that this year,” says Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong. “Once again, I challenge Kingston’s strongest residents to come try the Firefit Challenge – it’s the toughest two minutes in sport!”
Armstrong notes that businesses are also invited to participate in the Corporate Firefit Challenge to take place that same day.
Businesses: This year, you get a chance to sign up for a unique, exclusive teambuilding opportunity through the Firefit Challenge. Find competition details and register your team of three to six people to participate by Sept. 20 for $150 donation by searching “United Way Community Day Kingston” on Eventbrite.
Here’s what’s going on:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Put out a car fire
- Tours of the training tower
- Antique Fire Truck Display
- Sparky and truck photos
- Junior Fire Challenge (kids)
- BBQ and Smokin Carnivore Food Truck
10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Drive in a fire truck
11 a.m. – Firefit Challenge demonstration
11:30 a.m. – Corporate Firefit Challenge – the toughest two minutes in sport!
1 p.m. – Burn cell demonstration (sprinklered vs. unsprinklered)
1:30 p.m. – Participate in the Firefit Challenge
Donations will benefit the 75,000 Kingstonians who use a United Way-funded agency.
About the City of Kingston
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