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This article was published 11/06/2025 (246 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Rescue on the River saw three participants raise $50,000 each for STARS operations. In total, STARS raised $300,000 during the event and a fundraising gala later that evening.
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Dan Aberhart, president of Aberhart Ag Solutions, puts a machine that does chest compressions on a dummy while flight paramedic Jennelle Paluk looks on during STARS Ambulance's Rescue on the River fundraising event at Kelburn Farms in Howden on May 29, 2025. The event saw three participants raise $50,000 each for STARS operations. In total, STARS raised $300,000 during the event and a fundraising gala later that evening.SVJETLANA MLINAREVIC THE CARILLON
Doug Huselak, president of Wintec Saddles, cuts the shirt off a STARS volunteer during an exercise for STARS Ambulance's Rescue on the River fundraising event at Kelburn Farms in Howden on May 29, 2025. The event saw three participants raise $50,000 each for STARS operations. In total, STARS raised $300,000 during the event and a fundraising gala later that evening.SVJETLANA MLINAREVIC THE CARILLON
A tour of the STARS Ambulance helicopter is given during STARS Ambulance's Rescue on the River fundraising event at Kelburn Farms in Howden on May 29, 2025. The event saw three participants raise $50,000 each for STARS operations. In total, STARS raised $300,000 during the event and a fundraising gala later that evening.