Virtual Gift Collection
Your support makes a life-saving impact in the Kootenay Region. KERPA responds to critical 911 calls involving immediate threats to life in Nelson, Castlegar, Kaslo, Winlaw, and Salmo. Our trained Emergency Response Physicians are dispatched to support the emergency services on the scene, providing advanced and critical medical care when patients need it most.
As Canada’s first Special Operations Medical Retrieval Accredited Service, KERPA is fully funded by the generous donations of individuals and businesses, ensuring that patients receive our care at no cost. Every gift in this catalogue directly supports our mission to give critically ill or injured patients the greatest possible chance of survival.
Explore our virtual gift collection and see how your generosity can help save lives today.
Keep Our Offices Running
Reduce KERPA’s operational costs by helping to covering the cost of building rental and equipment. Your thoughtful gift will help keep our operations running smoothly.
$ 20
Buy NowSupport Emergency Response Vehicle Insurance
Your donation helps cover the insurance costs for KERPA's two Emergency Response Vehicles. This essential support ensures that these vehicles are protected and ready to respond to emergencies without any financial barriers.
$ 25
Buy NowSupport New Medical Equipment Purchases
Your gift helps cover the cost of new critical medical equipment, ensuring we are carrying the most advanced critical emergency care equipment.
$ 35
Buy NowSponsor Critical Skills Training
Help fund quarterly critical skills training sessions for our physicians, equipping them with them with training from experts in the field of prehospital care.
$ 50
Buy Now🧡 KERPA Orange Heart
Your donation represents a life that will never be forgotten and will forever be carried forward to help others who need the help of KERPA. Our thoughts go out to all the families who have lost love ones. They are not forgotten.
$ 50
Buy NowEmergency Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs
Help us stay on the road to save lives! Our two ERVs are the heartbeat of KERPA’s mission. For just $100, you can help fund maintenance and repairs on our vehicles to keep them ready for action.
$ 100
Buy NowLife-Saving Satellite & Radio Communication
Communication is the lifeline for emergency response. Your gift of $150 will provide satellite or radio communication tools for one month, ensuring our physicians stay connected as they respond to 911 calls.
$ 150
Buy NowStock Trauma Equipment
From minor injuries to life-threatening trauma, a well-stocked trauma bag is often the difference between life and death. For $250, you can provide KERPA with the supplies needed to restock essential equipment used at a critical 911 call.
$ 250
Buy NowProvide Safety Gear
Your donation supports outfitting a KERPA physician in personal protective equipment (PPE), including a reflective clothing or other safety gear. This ensures they remain visible and protected while responding to emergencies - especially in the dark, or in inclement weather.
$ 250
Buy NowSponsor a Life-Saving Call Out
Cover the cost of one complete emergency call, from 911 dispatch to treatment, enabling KERPA to respond to a life-threatening situation with all the necessary resources.
$ 250
Buy NowArea of Greatest Need
Sometimes, the most powerful gift is the one that lets us respond immediately and effectively, wherever the need is greatest. By choosing the “Area of Greatest Need” virtual gift, you give KERPA the ability to act fast—whether that’s funding life-saving equipment, dispatching an emergency response, training frontline providers, or covering mission-critical costs that arise unexpectedly. Your generosity becomes support in action, exactly when and where it’s needed most.