{"id":27528,"date":"2016-04-25T08:45:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T13:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=27528"},"modified":"2016-04-25T00:29:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T05:29:05","slug":"bbq-with-tornado-hunter-benefits-fire-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2016\/04\/25\/bbq-with-tornado-hunter-benefits-fire-department\/","title":{"rendered":"BBQ with Tornado Hunter Benefits Fire Department"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Submitted by:
\nRebecca Popoff |<\/p>\n

Tornado hunter Chris Chittick blew through Swan River on Thursday, April 21, 2016 with a presentation at Ecole Swan River South School and a meet and greet event at Formo Motors Ltd!
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\nWe are excited to report that the educational afternoon and evening BBQ was a huge success! Formo Motors was flooded with families enjoying a burger for supper cooked by the fire department crew, meeting Chris and getting a close up peek at his storm chasing F150. <\/p>\n

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\nThe kids learned about fire safety tips in the Fire Department Education Trailer and met Sparky. Keziah Campbell had a line up all evening as kids waited to have their faces painted with wonderful designs and colors.<\/p>\n

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It was a fantastic evening with a great turnout, nice weather and good fellowship. Over $2,000 was raised at the event for the Swan River Fire Department and will be put towards specialized rescue equipment.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to:
\nMervs Audiotronics for the donation of the sound system,
\nMike Perrick \u2013 our VPOC Ford Specialist – for supplying all the food,
\nDarren at Extra Foods for donating the drinks,
\nSwan River Fire Department crew for cooking up the tasty burgers,
\nManitoba Hydro for donating the BBQ,
\nKeziah Campbell for the fantastic art work on little ones faces!
\nEveryone that came out and supported this event.<\/p>\n

Click play below for video from the event and an exclusive interview with Chris Chittick submitted by Kevin Penner at Swan Valley Video Services.<\/p>\n