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With the 22nd annual Fest of Ale fast approaching, the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation is applauding the event for its charitable donations over the years.
Since its inception in 1996, the Fest of Ale has donated more than $576,000 to charity, with $40,000 being distributed last year to 13 organizations including the foundation’s $20M campaign to provide medical for the Penticton Regional Hospital expansion.
The Fest of Ale Society’s 2016 contribution to the SOS Medical Foundation was the second of five annual $10,000 donations.
John Cruickshank, president of the Okanagan Fest of Ale Society, said the $50,000 pledge for PRH gained solid support from the Fest of Ale’s board.
“It wasn’t a tough decision. Everyone from the board has probably been in the hospital at some time.”
Tickets for this year’s Okanagan Fest of Ale are now on sale – available online through ValleyfirstTix.com and at the SOEC box office.
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