Sandcastles support charity
The 37th annual Penticton Peach Festival sandcastle building competition Thursday had an even stronger turnout than expected. Held every year at Skaha Beach during Peachfest, the event attracts impressive sandcastle building skills, while raising money for local charities. Last year the Penticton-Okanagan Rotary Club raised about $5,000. “This year was exceptionally good because we sold […]
Store to match donations
In response to overwhelming support and feedback from its customers, Urban Fare has announced it will match donations collected by former Hollywood executive and producer Larry Sugar for the victims of the BC wildfires. Sugar, a long-time Urban Fare customer, decided last week to setup a table outside the Yaletown grocery store and start collecting donations for […]
Okanagan Feast of Fields
Local food and drink will be the focus of the Okanagan Feast of Fields celebration and fundraiser. The event highlights the contribution that local chefs, restaurants, farmers, ranchers, fishers, food artisans, vintners, brewers and distillers make to the local food economy. Feast of Fields will be held at Caldwell Heritage Farm on Sunday, where guests are […]
The generous Dorcas Ladies
The Osoyoos Dorcas Ladies are giving $30,000 to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s campaign to supply the medical equipment for the Penticton Regional Hospital expansion. The Dorcas Ladies run a thrift store, located in the basement of Osoyoos United Church, and donate all profits to charity. The thrift store, which has been operating for more than 50 years, generates about […]
Authors give to food bank
The authors of Moving To Kelowna, BC: A No-Nonsense Guide are donating $2 from each of the books they sell to the Central Okanagan Food Bank. The guide was penned by Tim Young and Hugh Philip, two “enthusiastic but realistic” Kelowna residents, who drew on their 25 years of experience raising families and operating their […]
$10K for Start Fresh Project
On Saturday, July 22nd, Quails’ Gate Winery hosted a special A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fundraising Dinner in collaboration with Vancouver’s renowned West Restaurant and Opera Kelowna, resulting in over $10,500 being raised for the Start Fresh Project. Appropriately tailored to the Midsummer Night’s Dream theme, the group of 70 guests were treated to a private […]
Operaton 200 a success
For the third consecutive year, Kelowna Hyundai and Buy Direct Truck dealers have made a sizeable donation to the Interior Heart & Surgical Centre at Kelowna General Hospital. Operation 200 kicked off this past May and together, the two dealerships accomplished this year’s goal of selling 200 vehicles to raise $20,000. The donation is part […]
A scoop of care
JOEY Restaurants are kicking off their second annual summer philanthropy program, Scoop of Care tomorrow, on Aug. 1. The program will see $1 from from the sale of each special dessert donated to a local charity, selected by JOEY employees. “What’s great about this program is that it is our employees who are choosing which […]
Giving HOPE to the Community
At-risk women in Kelowna may sleep a little safer, thanks to a donation from the staff at Creative Roots Landscaping Ltd. The landscaping company recently donated $3,000 to HOPE Okanagan, through its employee-driven Community Give Back fund The staff at Creative Roots believe “it is vitally important” to give back to the community. All 17 […]
‘Giving Back is Beautiful’
NexGen Hearing is challenging businesses across the province to join a movement supporting victims of the B.C. wildfires. The company’s “Giving Back is Beautiful” movement began as a challenge to NexGen owners to donate a portion of their profits to the Red Cross’ wildfire relief campaign. Marke Hambley, the company’s president and director of operations, […]
