A Mother’s Day fundraiser recently brought in a whopping $30,000 for Kelowna Women’s Shelter. The second annual #LandmarkLove Mother’s Day Gift Tote fundraiser sold out in a record-breaking 11 hours and raised $15,000 in the process. Stober Foundation matched that tally, bringing the total donated amount to $30,000. Details Design Inc. ran the event with […]
Eighteen non-profits have been selected to be on the receiving end of City of Kelowna grants to help them emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups took advance of the city’s Recovery and Sustainability Grant program, which focused primarily on the sports and creative arts sectors. Two of the 18 groups—Kelowna Curling Club and Okanagan […]
Many people love Kelowna, and Saturday will be their chance to prove it. As part of National Tourism Week, the City of Kelowna has proclaimed that Saturday is the second annual Love for Kelowna Day. Tourism Kelowna is also behind the initiative, which was created last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support […]
Six non-profit organizations have been selected to participate in a Central Okanagan Foundation program that is intended to help them become stronger. Childhood Connections Okanagan, Cool Arts Society, Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna Gospel Mission, Lake Country Art Gallery and Okanagan Gymnastics Club were selected to be part of the Building Excellence and Sustainability Intensive program, […]
Today is Radiothon day in Vernon. The annual Have a Heart Radiothon supports the Women’s and Children’s Health Services Unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. The 12-hour on-air event runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Pure Country 105.7 and will support the purchase of priority equipment for newborn babies and their moms. Radio personalities […]
Is your bathroom a disaster? If you play your cards right, Total Restoration might be giving your space a makeover worth as much as $10,000. The Kelowna restoration company is celebrating spring with the Totally Restored event. It will award a restoration project to someone’s bathroom that is dealing with a significant amount of mould […]
Savona Elementary School principal Krista Halland is retiring, but she’s leaving the school a more active place. Instead of retirement gifts, Halland asked for donations to the school’s physical education program, according to SD73. Halland said the community has donated $15,000 for a new playground—something she hopes will soon be built. When Halland first arrived […]
The Kiwanis Legacy Fund has announced it will be contributing $185,000 in community grants in 2021. The group says their desire to support the health and well-being of local youth in Kelowna will be fulfilled because of this award. “Our mission is more important than ever, especially given the added challenges our local young people […]
The annual lottery for highly coveted Half Corked Marathon tickets is back, live now until May 22. Half Corked takes place yearly in Oliver Osoyoos wine country, offering a unique tasting experience on a journey through the vineyards of the region. Always a sellout event, tickets are assigned by lottery to be fair. Participants are […]
A new social enterprise has launched in Kelowna, all in an effort to help charities and non-profits make their way out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Do Gooders will help improve organizations’ sustainability by helping those that need an extra push, whether it’s through added manpower or awareness. “We could see the need many not-for-profits had […]