SOICS seeks business mentors

Want to help immigrants find their footing in the South Okanagan? Project Welcome is seeking volunteer mentors. Through South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services, Project Welcome connects immigrating professionals who are exploring settlement options in regional communities with professionals who already live and work there. Mentors will provide insight into the community and help the […]

Chamber board members wanted

Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce has put out the call for new directors. The nomination window opened Wednesday (Feb. 1) and will close on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at noon. The chamber’s board of directors consists of volunteers from diverse professional backgrounds who are elected for two-year terms to manage the affairs of the […]

Swinging’s online auction goes live

Central Okanagan Hospice Association has launched its Reach for the Stars online auction, a fundraising effort for the Swinging with the Stars gala, presented by Jane Hoffman Reality. The gala, which returns after a two-year hiatus, will take place on Feb. 25 at the Delta Grand Marriott Hotel in Kelowna. Bidding for the Reach for […]

Salon houses community fridge

The Kelowna Community Fridge has a new home. The 24/7 fridge pantry for anyone who needs it will now be hosted at Burke Hair Lounge, which is located downtown at 515 Lawrence Ave. A soft launch of the fridge and pantry space will be happening Feb. 1, with a grand re-opening happening in the coming […]

Time to Pushor Real Good

Pushor Mitchell has entered a team in Swinging with the Stars for the first time, and it will be hosting a launch party to give even more support to Central Okanagan Hospice Association. The Kelowna law firm and Grant Thornton LLP will be co-hosting a dance party on Saturday, Jan. 21, at BNA Tasting Room […]

Jingle Bell Build brings in bucks

It didn’t quite reach its goal, but Habitat for Humanity Okanagan still raised more than $17,000 during its second annual Jingle Bell Build last month. The group set out to raise $30,000 this year, but supply chain issues caused the fundraiser to start later. The money will go towards Habitat’s current Lake Country project that […]

Local biz tackles schizophrenia

If you or someone you know is living with schizophrenia, new medicine could help improve cognitive impairment for those living with the affliction. The Mayo Clinic describes schizophrenia as a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. The most common characteristics are disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness and social interactions. Okanagan […]

Million-dollar donation for babies

A Kamloops businessman and philanthropist has donated $1 million to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation—money that will go toward RIH’s new neonatal intensive care unit. In a news release, the RIH Foundation said Guy Mercier made the donation in honour of his mother, Rita C. Mercier, who suffered the loss of four children before the […]

Donations top last year’s total

The final numbers are not yet in, but donations to the Vernon Salvation Army kettle campaign are expected to top $540,000. While the campaign didn’t reach its target of $650,000, Neil Thompson with the Vernon Sally Ann says the generosity of North Okanagan residents was “amazing.” Thompson said they knew it was unlikely they would […]

Gala leads to sunshine deliveries

The inaugural Miracle on Okanagan Fundraising Gala was a smashing success, and that means hospital patients and those who support them will be receiving a little bit of sunshine this holiday season. The gala was held Dec. 3 at The Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna. The money raised went to Delivering Sunshine, a business that sells […]