Get involved with Fat Cat
Organizers of the Interior Savings Fat Cat Children’s Festival are inviting the community to get involved in the 27th annual edition of the Festival coming up on June 9 & 10, 2017 at Waterfront Park. “The Festival is strong and an integral part of our community,” says Marlene Fenton, chair of the volunteer board that […]
Soup’s on!
A smorgasbord of soups will be simmering for your tasting pleasure later this month, as nearly two dozen Okanagan restaurants show off their culinary prowess, all for a good cause. Soup’s On is a soup tasting event that acts as a fundraiser for Okanagan College, as well as local charities. In Kelowna April 29 Enactus […]
Rotary pledges $30k
The Rotary Club of Oliver is is hosting a pair of fundraisers this month to give a boost to health care in the region. The club’s 19th annual gala dinner and live auction runs April 22 from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Six local restaurants will serve food paired with wine […]
They volunteered 550 hours
On April 7 more than 140 volunteers tackled 12 projects across the Okanagan, putting in more than 550 hours of volunteer work. The effort was part of the Pushor Mitchell United Way Day of Caring, which each year sees companies send teams of employees to local not-for-profit agencies to help them complete small projects like […]
Cycling for kids in need
The YMCA Cycle for Strong Kids is in its 11th year and still running strong. Participants will take part in a 45-minute stationary cycle on May 28 to raise money for underprivileged children and youth in Kelowna. “With a high number of families in the Central Okanagan living in poverty, we rely on the generosity […]
Annual fashion show
Picture the intergenerational beauty as youth and seniors simultaneously enjoyed the trendy music and fashions, modelled by the Miss Kelowna Lady of the Lake candidates March 4, hosted by Missionwood Regency Retirement Resort. The upper perimeter was lined with residents as they glanced across their dining room, which had been transformed into a runway for […]
Big help for ‘littlest patients’
The RCMP and regional police officers have given a generous $25,000 gift to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation to support a private pediatric patient room at KGH. The gift was made possible by proceeds from the annual Cops for Kids Ride. The fundraising event had police officers from across the region come together to ride the gruelling terrain of B.C.’s Southern […]
OHA seeking billet families
The Okanagan Hockey Academy is putting out a call for billet families in Penticton. Athletes at the hockey school are lodged with local families around the city, who provide them with a “home away from home.” OHA marketing co-ordinator Natalie Preston says the ideal billet home is any family that enjoys having young people around […]
$10,000 for APU
A $10,000 donation from Scotiabank will help support the Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at Kelowna General Hospital. Representatives from the bank presented a check to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation this week. The $10,000 if part of an overall commitment of $50,000 the bank has pledged to the APU. “We believe in supporting organizations that help […]
Feds fund employment program
The Kelowna YMCA’s Jumpstart Employment Essentials program is receiving at boost in federal government funding. Stephen Fuhr, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour announced that the program is receiving $794,476 in federal funding. “The federal government recognizes the importance of supporting […]
