Council proclaims Be an Angel month for hospital foundation

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The city has dedicated November to fundraising for the local hospital foundation. 

Kelly Amboe, the executive director of the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation, presented to the City of Fort St. John council during the October 14th meeting, providing an overview of the foundation’s 2024 fundraising and its plans for 2025. 

According to Amboe, fundraising in 2024 yielded more than $1.2 million, which went towards the purchase of a MALDI Biotyper, also known as a matrix assisted laser absorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry machine. 

This was accomplished through fundraising campaigns including Bluey Day, the Have a Heart radiothon, Be an Angel and Moose Media’s Light a Moose radiothon. 

Moose Media is the parent company of Energeticcity.ca and 100.1 Moose FM.

Amboe explained this years’ funding would go towards enhancing the Fort St. John Hospital’s intensive care unit. 

The foundation plans to host its annual fundraisers, including its Be an Angel mailout, gala and tree, which will be on display at the Fort St. John Hospital this year. 

The 2025 Light a Moose radiothon will also be taking place from November 19th to 21st at the Chances Casino parking lot. 

Following the presentation, the council voted anonymously to proclaim November 2025 as ‘Be an Angel month.’