On Wednesday, June 5th and Thursday, June 6th, Heritage Park hosted the AMA School Safety Patrol Appreciation Day Picnic. AMA’s School Safety Patrollers take their job seriously, but they also like to have fun!
Each year, AMA holds parties for their patrollers from Calgary and surrounding areas to celebrate a job well done.
This year, SOUTHLAND Calgary provided 76 buses on Wednesday and another 87 on Thursday to transport the kids to help provide an amazing day in the park.
As the sole carrier for the event, SOUTHLAND Calgary worked closely with the Alberta Motor Association, Calgary Board of Education, the Calgary Catholic School District, and the Calgary Police Service to ensure the event went off with a hitch. A huge thank you to Tara Irwin and Lorraine Meisner from charters for all of their assistance!
Our Safety team expertly managed the parking lot for the staging and parking of all buses. This was an en masse event, where the buses do not move until ALL buses are loaded and unloaded, making organization and timing extra critical. Thank you to Sarah McIntyre, Michelle Cook, Justo Brito Martinez, Eddy Serrano, Don Zaytsoff, Jason Schmunk, Jimmy Gianakoulas and Anthony Thomas for all of their hard work.
We are very appreciative to all of the drivers and support staff who came out to help make this a successful transportation experience.
One of the fun moments the kids really enjoyed was when the HAWC 2 Police Helicopter arrived on the scene. Thank you Tara Irwin for providing the video! Check it out below!