Charity

DeHart does it again for the United Way

KELOWNA – The Maxine DeHart Drive-Thru Breakfast for the United Way keeps getting bigger and better. The 17th annual event Thursday morning raised over $53,000 for the Central Okanagan United Way, about $13,000 more than last year’s total. Since it’s inception in 1998, the DeHart Drive-Thru Breakfast has raised over $500,000. This year Lake City...

Walk to fight Ebola at Mission Creek this weekend

KELOWNA – A local non-profit is on the front lines battling a microscopic foe that threatens tens of thousands of West Africans. Hope for the Nations is a Kelowna-based charity that focuses on empowering at-risk children around the world. They are currently in 20 countries, including Liberia, the country hit hardest by the Ebola virus....

Kelowna philanthropist looking for 100 women who care

KELOWNA – The woman behind Rose’s pub, Hanna’s restaurant and the Wild Woman Wise Woman Foundation, has started another organization with plans to raise at least $20,000 a year for local charities. “We’ve put on a fundraiser every year in support of women and children and it was a lot of work,” Rose Sexsmith says. “I kept...

West Kelowna school gets last stop on cross Canada tour

WEST KELOWNA – Students in West Kelowna will be treated to a special presentation Friday as a reward for their help in getting a school built in Kenya. Mt. Boucherie Secondary will host the final performance of the Spencer West “We Create Change” tour. The tour includes a presentation by humanitarian Spencer West, a performance...

West Kelowna councillor arrested (for charity)

WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna councillor was placed in handcuffs Monday morning for uttering threats of retiring. The “arrest” took place ahead of a Cops for Kids fundraiser where members of the public can file a summons, forcing them to pay bail that will be donated to kids suffering from medical, physical or traumatic...

Barenaked Ladies, Chantal Kreviazuk to play CedarCreek

KELOWNA – Two iconic Canadian music acts will perform at CedarCreek Estate Winery’s Vineyard Pavillion this summer. Two-time Juno winner and model Chantal Kreviazuk and Barenaked Ladies will take the stage July 17 and September 5 respectively as part of a charity event benefitting the Rotary Centre for the Arts. CedarCreek Estate Winery manager Scott...