Our 2019 Day of Difference and Local Give is back… with a Thanksgiving twist!
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Applications for our Million Dollar Bursary are now open! We’re going to be awarding $1000 to 1000 local students to put towards their tuition.
Start Fresh runs the CAFE (Culinary and Farm Education) program to create long term employment opportunities to those that have struggled with homelessness or addiction through culinary and sustainable farming education.
If you would like to seek a seat on our Board of Directors, please request a nomination package. Nomination forms will be accepted until 4:00pm, Friday, October 18, 2019.
The much anticipated Interior Savings “Moonlight Movie Night” is back! Join us for a family movie night under the stars. Admission is by donation, with all proceeds supporting local youth and mental wellness programs and services.
Interior Savings and CMHA Kelowna encourage you to take advantage of July and August to create new routines and healthy habits that can be carried into the fall.
Along with an army of 100 volunteers, Joy Haxton, Manager at Lake Country Food Assistance Society, has shifted the traditional food bank model and inspired a community to rally around them to make a very big goal a reality.
Stephanie has been working hard to make the library a welcoming hub for culture, learning and enjoyment. However, throughout the years, she’s noticed an unfortunate reality – that for many, the library can simply be a place of refuge
As a librarian, her first thought was naturally to use her portion of the $100 to acquire more authentic Indigenous resources such as books, graphic novels and a variety of digital materials — something she’d been working towards, even before hearing about the Local Give campaign. However, when she brought the initial idea to the students, they had something entirely different in mind — something symbolic and meaningful, and more permanent.
Yvonne has always loved to coordinate, organize and encourage others to help make shared dreams a reality. So, when she heard about $10,000 Local Give while picking up a latte at her favourite coffee shop, she knew she wanted to get involved.