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Coast Capital donates
Coast Capital Savings, Canada’s Largest credit union by membership is donating a total of $75,000 to food banks across the province. The Central Okanagan...
Double your donations!
In less than a week, The Seniors Outreach & Resource Center is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. #GivingTuesday kicks off...
Joe Rich Fire food drive
The Joe Rich Fire department members went door to door this year and they were able to collect $1,730 in donations and over 2,430 pounds of food for the Central...
Students donate clothing
An Uplands Elementary grade five class has donated 529 articles of clothing to Penticton Regional Hospital’s Emergency Department patients. Department...
Heroes who give a damn
The 100 Men Who Give a Damn are no more as the group recreated itself with the inaugural event of the 100 Heroes Who Give a Damn held Tuesday, November 6, 2018....
Penny Lane supports
Summerland charity’s gift to the new child care centre at Okanagan College is helping give South Okanagan families peace of mind and access to quality...
National Philanthropy Day
Wednesday November 15th is National Philanthropy Day, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Okanagan Chapter here in Kelowna, will celebrate...
Crime Stoppers Awards
Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers has been recognized internationally for an outstanding video Public Service Announcement. Crime Stoppers International (CSI)...
Spaghetti dinner a success!
Seventy-Seven year old Helen Croden is a going concern when it comes to helping people. She has a wealth of some 40 plus years of experience, of mostly...
Animal Lifeline receives!
The staff of Bosley's by Pet Valu in Penticton have been busy in October. For the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team (ALERT) they managed to fundraise...
SPCA Fundraiser
Halloween was a little less scary for the animals at the local shelter thanks to the Okanagan community who came together to support the SPCA Fundraiser and...
RCMP awards ceremony
Police officers, employees of the RCMP Southeast District area, along with a member of the Grand Forks Search and Rescue Team were honoured at the annual...
KDSC receives donations
The Kelowna & District Safety Council (KDSC), announces a pair of donations totaling $5,000 from the Kelowna Professional Firefighters Charitable Society...
Operation Christmas Child
Canada’s 2018 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season starts today, as thousands of individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams,...
Serving up support
Brown's Social House served more than food recently, dishing up thousands of dollars in charitable donations. The Shriners breakfast on Sunday raised just...
Access to literacy programs
Community-based adult literacy programs in the Okanagan are giving people the reading, writing, math and computer skills needed to manage personal finances,...
Concussion Clinic launch
Local non-profit organization, BrainTrust Canada, is launching a social enterprise providing concussion recovery for children and youth ages 5 to 25 who have...
Water Board recognizes
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program has wrapped up its valley-wide outdoor residential water conservation campaign...
Ex Nihilo raises over $19K
Ex Nihilo Vineyards Okanagan Valley Inc. has raised $19,155 for Parkinson Society British Columbia. The funds were raised through a combination of silent and...
Mother Gifts $20K to KGH
For a young person suffering with mental illness, the hospital can be a difficult place. But now, thanks to the generosity of a local mother, the Adolescent...