Bluey Day participant ‘ecstatic’ to raise more than $30K

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. —  A Bluey Day 2026 participant has raised more than $30,000 for diagnostic and treatment equipment for cancer patients. 

As of May 29th at 12.24 p.m., Kelly Fell has raised $31,017.00 for Bluey Day 2026. 

Bluey Day, the region’s “most meaningful tradition”, had the community of Fort St. John shaving their heads to support local cancer diagnosis and treatment. 

Kelly Fell has been a part of Bluey Day since 2009 and has raised more than $105,000 over the years. 

Fell previously said her initial goal was to raise $20,000 by selling 1,000 raffle tickets, and one of her prizes was a pair of blue sapphire white-gold stud earrings. 

When asked how she felt about more than $30K, she said: “Actually, it feels ecstatic…it’s a combination of the people that [donated] to my raffle, the people that buy the tickets and the people that [donated] to me.” 

“So, I singly handedly didn’t do it; it was a culmination of everybody.” 

Fell felt this year, Bluey day was a “lot more emotional.” 

“I don’t know if there’s a real heaviness in the world today, but I just found it very emotional this year, more so than other years,” she noted. 

This year, Fell shaved her hair in memory of her brother-in-law, who she lost in October, 2025. 

“I had just been down to his memorial the week before, so that was heavy on my heart too,” she noted. 

Fell said she will come back next year, with a stronger raffle and asked businesses or people willing to support to reach out to her. 

She said: “[I want to give the] most heartfelt thanks, because without the people that support me and help me, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do.”