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, […]
$25k for Discovery House
Parkers Chrysler and Janet Parker have collectively donated $25,000 to Discovery House. “This is an immense help,” said executive house director Jerome Abraham. “We had no idea it would be such a generous amount.” Parkers Chrysler raised $7,720 during their June Fundraiser for Discovery House’s new building on Winnipeg Street by committing $100 for every […]
$2 million for Foundry
A first-of-its kind fundraising partnership between two local, non-profit organizations has come to an end, after the ‘Not Alone’ campaign raised $2 million to support the opening of Foundry Kelowna. In just seven months, the KGH Foundation and CMHA Kelowna managed to raise the money they needed to open the new facility. “From elementary school […]
Fundraiser for family
The community is rallying around a North Okanagan man who nearly lost his life in a bizarre accident. On Sunday, Cameron Brooks was electrified while trying to save his two dogs on the family property in Armstrong. “There was a submersible pump in the creek and when the dogs jumped in they were immediately electrocuted,” […]
