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Donations pouring in for injured Fernie man

GoFundMe page for Rick Kennedy reaches $17,639
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Rick Kennedy (left) was injured in a workplace incident last month. Submitted

Donations continue to pour in for the family of a man seriously injured in a workplace incident at an Elk Valley mine last month.

Rick Kennedy suffered a broken arm and head injuries when a tire he was changing exploded in a contractor maintenance shop at Teck Coal’s Greenhills Operations near Elkford about 12:30 p.m. Monday, January 28.

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The Maxam Bulk Services employee was flown to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary in critical condition.

Last week, The Free Press reported nearly $30,000 in cash donations and silent auction prizes had been raised for the Kennedys, who have lived in Fernie since the ’90s and own Fernie Mountain Honey.

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That total has since been exceeded with $17,639 raised by 162 people in 16 days via a GoFundMe page as of Saturday.

More than 120 businesses and individuals contributed prizes totalling $10,000 to a silent auction, which ended on Thursday, February 14.

A trust fund set up for the Kennedys was sitting at $4300 last Monday.

To donate to Rick and his family, visit Gofundme.com/rick-kennedy or contribute to the trust fund using the following details:

Kim Kennedy Trust Fund

East Kootenay Credit Union

Bank: 22330

Transit number: 809

Account number: 100001996826

For E-transfers, use the email rickkimkennedytrust@gmail.com and password “Fernie”.

All funds raised will go directly to the Kennedy family.