This week from September 19th to 25th, Tim Hortons across North America are raising monies for local charities, community programs and hospitals. This is a major fundraising effort and it truly is making a difference to many organizations and most importantly to individuals in need.
Monies raised locally help support the Kelowna Community Food Bank. The incredible staff ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on September 19, 2011
This coming Saturday November 20 Canada Post Employees, their families and friends will be collecting food donations throughout the various neighbourhoods in Kelowna and West Kelowna. This year the Kelowna Comamunity Food Bank has set a very lofty goal of collecting a 100,000 pounds of food in this single day effort. Last year the same event saw 36,000 pounds of food collected ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 19, 2010
Easter Seals is sponsored on a national scale by Century 21 Canada. Locally, there is a camp in Winfield,BC located 15 minutes north of Kelowna,BC in Lake Country. Having personally visited this camp really has had a profound impact on my life. I take walking, talking and many other things for granted each and every day. At the Easter Seals Camp Winfield there are ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on July 30, 2010
Lenetta Thordarson, Associate Executive Director of the Kelowna Community Food Bank discusses the on going year round needs of the Food Bank. The message is simple...families and especially children should not go to bed hungry! For more details on how to donate food or monies to this amazing organization please: Make an online donation at: Paypal Donations Drop your donation off at ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on March 21, 2010
Today I met with Lenetta Thoradson the Associate Executive Director for the Kelowna Community Food Bank. She was kind enough to give me an in depth tour of the facility and let me tell you I was extremely impressed and overwhelmed all at once! The need for food and essentials is great in our city and more-so than many of us even realize. I have to admit I was very moved to ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on December 8, 2009
With Christmas now less than a month away many Kelowna families are wondering how they are going to be able to put food on the table. With jobs being cut back or eliminated many families that have relocated to Kelowna are now finding themselves in need of the most basic essentials. This year the Kelowna Community Food and Castanet.net have teamed up to help those that need it ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 26, 2009
Okanagan Winery Ex Nihilo has won awards for its Riesling – Gold Medal Winner at the “2009 Riesling du Monde,” and its Merlot – first place at the 2008 People’s Choice Awards. Ex Nihilo is most famous for teaming up with legendary rock band Rolling Stones in producing an original “Sympathy for the Devil” Ice Wine, which will be made available ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 3, 2009