Mamas sets sights high
Okanagan Edge Staff - Sep 20, 2021 - Get Involved

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Mamas for Mamas has set a huge fundraising goal for the next 10 days to make up for its cancelled annual gala.

The Kelowna-based charity, which raises money for mothers and fathers in need, is conducting the $21 for 21 Moments of Hope campaign, beginning Tuesday (Sept. 21) and wrapping up on Sept. 30. The goal is to raise a whopping $210,000 for parents in need.

The organization’s gala was scheduled to take place on Oct. 1, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“When the pandemic caused us to have to postpone our annual gala, our team came together and developed a plan to help us replace these much needed dollars normally raised during that event,” Mamas for Mamas founder and CEO Shannon Christensen said in a press release. “Poverty doesn’t take a break because of the pandemic. In fact, we have seen a large increase in the needs for Mamas for Mamas services over the last nineteen months.

“What is most important is that we do everything we can to find a way to raise money so that we can continue to support our clients and continue to give everyone we see a hand up and provide these moments of hope in some of their darkest times.”

Anyone who wishes to support Mamas for Mamas in this campaign can do so here. Nimmo Bay has donated a two-night, all-inclusive stay for two—a package worth more than $8,900—as a door prize for all participants who either donate financially to this campaign or provide a random act of kindness to someone else and then upload a photo and tag Mamas for Mamas and use the hashtag #mamas21moments.

The campaign results and selection of the winner will be announced on an Instagram Live hosted by Christensen on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. on the Mamas for Mamas Instagram account.


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