Jani-King of Nova Scotia Supports the Kent Great Big Dig & IWK
Halifax, Nova Scotia- Ed McNamara, President and Regional Director of Jani-King of Nova Scotia participated in the 35th Annual IWK Telethon. Ed, along with fellow Kent Great Big Dig committee members helped work the phones during the June 2nd fundraiser. The team of 20 people helped raise $552,000 for the IWK.
The IWK Health Centre, located in Halifax, provides quality care to women, children, youth, and families in the Maritimes and beyond. In addition to providing care, the IWK is also engaged in leading-edge research. To learn more about the health centre click here.
The Kent Great Big Dig team is no stranger to raising money for great causes. In the past 17 years over $3.1 million has been raised. Ed, who has been on the committee for 11 years had this to say about the event, “lots of fun, lots of great people, and such a great cause!”
This year, Maritimers pledged a record-breaking $6.7 million during the telethon. The donations will help the IWK Health Centre purchase important pieces of equipment including new smart beds for the inpatient unit.
