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Discovery House nears goal
Casey Richardson - Dec 31, 2020 - Get Involved

With one day left and less than $6,000 away from their $100,000 goal, Penticton’s Discovery House is very close to being able to move forward with its next project thanks to the Shed the Light on Addiction campaign. Its goal is to use the donations to place a down payment on another house for substance-free […]

Art on the Line now online
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 21, 2020 - Get Involved

Like virtually everything else over the last nine months, an annual fundraising art event at UBC Okanagan will be going online in February. The 19th annual Art on the Line gala and fundraiser will be held virtually on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, in association with the Visual Arts Course […]

Patrons kept paying it forward
Casey Richardson - Dec 21, 2020 - Get Involved

After a Penticton business owner decided to gift a family a generous present for the holidays this year, he started having more people from the community buy presents from his store to give away. Trevor Sparreboom, the owner of the recently opened retro video game shop Game Cave, gave away a Nintendo Switch Fortnite bundle for a local family […]

Vantage West funds housing
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 15, 2020 - Get Involved

Kelowna’s Vantage West Realty has decided to make a difference in Mexico after a record-breaking 2020. The real estate company sold more homes in 2020 than any other year, so it has donated US$10,000 to fund a 500 square-foot home in Nacajuca, Mexico, using 3D printer technology. “This is leading-edge technology that will hopefully stop […]

Toy drive smashing success
Rob Gibson - Dec 15, 2020 - Get Involved

Even though the Lake Country RCMP was forced to change its annual Cram Cruiser event into a holiday toy drive, the generosity of donors has once again impressed. “Ever since transferring to the Lake Country detachment eight years ago, the close knit community of the District of Lake Country never ceases to amaze me,” said Cpl. […]

Tasty total from Wine and Pie
Miriam Halpenny - Dec 14, 2020 - Get Involved

Kelowna philanthropists Kevin and Linda Edgecombe have raised $37,000 for charities like the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society. The pair hosted a virtual version of its annual Wine and Pie fundraiser last month to benefit Her International, Win House Edmonton and the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society. “We are beyond thrilled with the results from our Wine and Pie fundraiser this year,” the […]

BMO supports TRU’s Indigenous
Brendan Kergin - Dec 10, 2020 - Get Involved

Thompson Rivers University is celebrating a major financial boost for Indigenous students at the university. The Bank of Montreal has made a pair of donations totalling $750,000. The Knowledge Makers mentorship program, which is getting $400,000, helps guide undergraduate Indigenous researchers. Another $350,000 has been given for awards in the School of Nursing to support Indigenous […]

Season’s Eatings stuffs coffers
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 10, 2020 - Get Involved

Okanagan College Foundation and Coldwell Banker Jane Hoffman Realty cooked up more than a quarter of a million dollars last week for the institution’s new Health Sciences Centre. Season’s Eatings was a virtual cooking class and wine tasting fundraiser hosted by the Okanagan College Foundation last Thursday night, and it ended up raising $315,000 for […]

Glass companies come through
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 09, 2020 - Get Involved

Auto glass companies throughout the Thompson Okanagan were part of a province-wide campaign that raised $9,000 for breast cancer awareness in October. Apple Auto Glass, Broco Glass and Speedy Glass, which are part of the Belron Global Network, took part in the Drive Pink Campaign, which supported women and raised funds during Breast Cancer Awareness […]

Old lift chairs raise $20K
Tereza Verenca - Dec 09, 2020 - Get Involved

Local programs will benefit from a Sun Peaks Resort fundraiser that recently brought in $20,000. In late October, the resort announced it was selling the chairs from the original Crystal chairlift for $350 apiece. Interested ski buffs were asked to buy a $5 ballot online for a chance to win one of the 80 chairs. Proceeds from those sales […]