AFFNO’s Executive Director Patrick Witwicki presents Willa Thorpe of Emergency Response Prince Rupert (formerly Emergency Social Services) with a donation of $500. The funds were part of the net proceeds raised at the fifth annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser that was held in November.

AFFNO’s Executive Director Patrick Witwicki presents Willa Thorpe of Emergency Response Prince Rupert (formerly Emergency Social Services) with a donation of $500. The funds were part of the net proceeds raised at the fifth annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser that was held in November.

Murder mysteries come in handy for emergency response…

AFFNO’s Executive Director Patrick Witwicki presents Willa Thorpe of Emergency Response Prince Rupert with a donation

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