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Swing Away for United Way
A huge thank you to Kayla Caruana at IG Wealth Management and Samantha Barker at Farris LLP for hosting the ladies golf clinic and fundraiser, Swing Away for...
Bearded Villains donate
Recently a group known as the Bearded Villains held their first annual western Canada meet and beard competition. They raised 2900$ for the downtown Kelowna...
Valley First Donates
ValleyFirst Credit Union donated $1000 as part of the Simple Generosity Campaign to NexusBC in recognition of the Better at Home Program Volunteers that drive...
OES raises over 16K
Okanagan Electrical Systems (“OES”) held their first annual charity golf tournament at Sunset Ranch on Thursday July 18, 2019 and raised over...
Wilson M. Beck charity golf
10th annual Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services, will take place on Monday, July 22nd. Hosted by the Kelowna Golf and...
Casorso kids give back
"Mr. Beaudry’s grade six students, at École Casorso Elementary, kicked off their summer vacation by giving back to their community. As part of...
HEU for Period Promise
The local Hospital Employees Union got behind the United Way’s Period Promise campaign in a big way this spring. The group gathered period product...
Women Who Wine’s Gala!
On Friday June 14th , the Shuswap Women Who Wine Hosted their 4th quarterly Community Giving Event and raised $6,000 for three local organizations; the SAS...
Mayor & Council to Donate
School lunch programs at all five area schools to get a boost after Mayor Christine Fraser, Township of Spallumcheen, was the successful recipient of a $1,500...
SOEC's Beer raises money
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary building milestone, the South Okanagan Events Centre partnered with Penticton’s Cannery Brewing to create an...
Walk to End ALS results
Congratulations to Nancy Arbuckle, coordinator and her Walk committee on a successful Walk last Sunday in Kelowna! Under beautiful Okanagan skies, the 210...
Call for bat boys & girls!
The KGH Foundation is looking for five young athletes to fulfill some very special roles at the second annual Gorges Comeau HOMEBASE Charity Slo-Pitch All-Star...
CONNECT Celebrates 10!
CONNECT’s Life Redesign Model TM has changed the lives hundreds of British Columbians after brain injury and stroke. On June 21, the community is invited...
SPCA camp fosters empathy
The BC SPCA is continuing to offer summer programs and events for children to aid in developing healthy relationships with animals. “At camp, we provide...
Amputee bikes confidently
Being an amputee is not a barrier to living a full and active life. With the help of artificial limbs and adaptive devices, amputees like Haddessah Block, 13,...
Drop-In Centre turns 25
On June 1st, the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary with a wonderful bash that included a cake cutting. It was the first event of...
Mom bikes for lung disease
Every year several hundred cycling enthusiasts gather in BC’s Fraser Valley to hit the road for a weekend ride in support of lung health. It’s...
BC Cancer at your door
BC Cancer Foundation door-to-door canvassers are in your community. Canvassers will introduce local residents to the BC Cancer Foundation and our monthly donor...
Community Pulls Together
The community pulled together at the annual United Way Bus Pull last Saturday as teams raised over $20,000 for United Way’s 2019 campaign. In the end, 14...
Concert showcases best
West Kelowna’s Evelyn Krieger, 22, was a high achiever at the 2019 Kelowna Kiwanis Festival, which just completed its 93rd year helping Okanagan amateurs...