Cast-A-Light

Kate -- volunteer and client

Dec 14, 2007 / 5:00 am

It is easy to look at another person and judge them. It is much more difficult to look at yourself, recognize your own challenges and take the necessary actions...

Volunteer, Rusti Clayton

Dec 13, 2007 / 5:00 am

The Kelowna Community Food Bank is an inspiring example of how individuals can come together to strive for a common goal. Dozens of volunteers from all walks...

Volunteers, Ray and Jaye

Dec 12, 2007 / 8:00 am

Many would agree that two main reasons for volunteering are to meet new people and make a difference in the lives of others. For Food Bank volunteers, Jaye...

Thank you, Food Bank donors

Dec 12, 2007 / 5:00 am

Thanks to the many donors of the Cast A Light campaign in support of the Kelowna Community Food Bank. Below is a selection of our donors so far. Please consider...

Stussi family

Dec 11, 2007 / 8:30 am

Tina Stussi and her husband Darin are blessed to be in a position where they are able to provide food, shelter and clothing for their three children and even...

Audrey Roguski

Dec 10, 2007 / 5:00 am

When four women live in a two-bedroom house together, things are bound to get a little cramped, says Audrey Roguski, who lives with her 15-year-old daughter...

Business donation challenge

Dec 9, 2007 / 12:00 pm

A Kelowna business hopes others in the community takes up his challenge. Harvey Turchak, General Manager of Kel-West Carriers Ltd. is challenging all other...

Benefit concert for Kelowna Food Bank

Dec 9, 2007 / 5:00 am

On December 18, the Kelowna City Band presents “Songs for the Season,” a benefit concert for the Kelowna Community Food Bank in the Mary Irwin Theatre at...

Food Bank Christmas campaigns

Dec 8, 2007 / 5:00 am

The Kelowna Community Food Bank’s Annual Christmas Campaign is underway with a goal of $500,000 in food and cash donations to provide low-income children and...

Lorelei Mitchner

Dec 7, 2007 / 5:00 am

This Christmas is a very special time for Lorelei Mitchner and her three children, as the family has a place of their own to call home over the holidays – a...

Andrew Moffat and Nicole Randall

Dec 6, 2007 / 5:00 am

Andrew Moffat and Nicole Randall are young, in love and full of optimism. Nicole’s punk-rock image and the couple’s pet rats certainly set them apart from...

Beat the hunger challenge

Dec 6, 2007 / 3:48 am

Kelowna’s Kel-West Carriers Ltd., is issuing a challenge to all local businesses to beat it! Beat hunger that is, by meeting or beating their $2,500 donation...

Price, Summer & Arimathea Kenny

Dec 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

For Price and Summer Kenny the holidays have always held a lot of meaning, but this year is sure to be extra special for the young couple, as the Prices are...

Rochelle Delacruz

Dec 4, 2007 / 5:00 am

Rochelle Delacruz is a 28-year-old mother who is experiencing the joys and stresses of motherhood for the first time. Her three-month-old son, Navarro Adam, is...

George & Linda Tirone

Dec 3, 2007 / 5:00 am

George and Linda Tirone live in a modest one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna. The couple doesn’t have a lot of money or own a bunch of fancy possessions, but...

The Food Bank counts on you

Nov 30, 2007 / 4:00 pm

The Kelowna Community Food Bank is hoping that people's sense of giving in December will help fill the coffers during the neediest time of the year. "December...