Carberry fundraiser to honour the life of Kalena Green on May 27

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

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Carberry and the surrounding area will be remembering an adventurous spirit on May 27. On that day, all are invited to a fundraiser walk, run and barbeque at the R. J. Waugh Elementary School grounds at 3:00 p.m. in honour of Kalena Green. This memorial fundraiser is being organized by family members Melanie, Don and Jerra Green, along with Jenna Collin, Kalena’s best friend; and with assistance from event partners such as the Town of Carberry, R. J. Waugh School and Westman Promotions. All funds raised are being donated to the Carberry Splash Park Committee, who is also an event partner.

“The pool in Carberry was a huge piece of Kalena’s life and, with her love for swimming and water, we felt that she would want to see the town and the community benefit from having a splash park. So our overall goal is to help with the design and building process financially,” Jerra explained. “Her son, Boone, did a really beautiful video of her swimming with him– going for his first swim…”

Jerra added, “It’s something positive as well. Her life was very impactful and very beautiful. So we want to do something positive for the community, when the community has had a lot of tragedy.”

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Born and raised in Carberry, Kalena took up a variety of jobs throughout her years, including being employed at a grocery store, working at the pool as a lifeguard, instructor and even running it for a couple of years; to helping out with yearly potato harvests. With a great love for recreation and adventure, Kalena would often be seen going out for a walk or run with her dog, or out enjoying a hike. She even ran a full Manitoba Marathon in 2019!

Her post-secondary education took her to Brandon, where she studied to become a teacher. This path initially took her to Miniota, then Melita, before following her heart back to her home– back to Carberry– to teach at R. J. Waugh Elementary School.

“Her students were a huge part of her being. She loved them. The stories she would tell about her students are no short of entertaining, and she’d bring them out to the farm– my parents’ place– every year as a field trip for them to show them the animals,” Jerra enthused. “We’d even set up an obstacle course on the farm for them. She just loved to share her home, where she grew up, with her students.”

Jerra added, “Since Kalena’s passed as well, the amount of support that we’ve received from the community and the surrounding area– and honestly all of westman– has been extremely positive. It’s been kind of emotional, really, with the comments. It just kind of verifies how big of an impact she had.”

It is this life, passion and love that the Green family hopes that everyone in the community, the communities Kalena’s been a part of throughout Westman, and the area as a whole, remembers on May 27.

“Carberry really was her home. She spent the last few years of her life here and I think one of the most important pieces is to just try and remember the life she lived and not focus on the end,” said Jerra. “That’s a driving point for us. We don’t want to focus on June 11, the day she was taken from us, but rather her birthday being in May– it’s on May 23.”

Anyone wishing to participate and collect pledges are encouraged to collect a pledge form by emailing carberrysplashpark@ gmail.com, or by picking one up at a Carberry business. Or, if you wish to donate, pledges can be made via cash, cheque addressed to Town of Carberry, or etransfer to town@townofcarberry.ca, with charitable tax receipts for pledges of $20 or more.

The Green family extends their sincere thanks to everyone for their support thus far.