Impact Stories Paddle fundraiser raises over $29,000 for Sunflower Childcare Centre July 25, 2024 On July 20th, Kristin (Postill) Holomis and her team paddled the length of Kalamalka L... read more... Community leader shares personal story of how sport transformed her life July 23, 2024 Paula Quinn was only seven years old when she first stepped onto a running track but t... read more... ÎüʪÊÓƵ celebrates ‘construction kick off’ for Recreation and Wellness Centre June 20, 2024 There was jumping, cartwheels and a full crowd of cheering spectators on Thursday at O... read more... Recsky gift to Recreation and Wellness Centre honours family passion May 7, 2024 If there was anyone who would understand the need for a Recreation and Wellness Centre... read more... Major gift from BMO to support community progress is worth smiling about April 9, 2024 A major gift from BMO will support community dental care while making it easier for mo... read more... Thrive Here video celebrates lessons learned in a 'classroom like no other' March 8, 2024 For 20-year-old AJ Nguoth, playing basketball is about more than jump shots and free t... read more... Highstreet champions careers in Trades with $1-million gift to ÎüʪÊÓƵ to benefit students February 28, 2024 Are you considering post-secondary? Kelowna-based real estate and development company,... read more... Serwa Spirit Match to raise $1M for Thrive Here campaign for a Recreation and Wellness Centre February 7, 2024 Cliff Serwa describes himself and his wife Lois as just ‘ordinary people with a fair b... read more... Driving the dream: Folk family gift of $5M inspired by belief that sports transforms lives November 24, 2023 It takes vision and trust to be the first to commit to a new project. A belief in the ... read more... THRIVE HERE campaign kicks off with record-level support October 25, 2023 ÎüʪÊÓƵ Foundation launches campaign to build a new Recreation and Wellness C... read more... OC fundraiser to light way for new childcare centre October 18, 2023 Dress up with your kids, enjoy a matinee, then parade downtown Vernon with glow up lan... read more... Empowering Tomorrow: Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship Celebrates Future Leaders October 4, 2023 The Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship continues to be a launchpad for Sou... read more... Plant a Seed Day fundraiser sprouts an impressive $66,000 in gifts for the new Sunflower Childcare Centre on OC's Vernon Campus May 17, 2023 ÎüʪÊÓƵ Foundation is thrilled to announce the success of Plant a Seed Day, a... read more... New ÎüʪÊÓƵ student housing, childcare centre on target to open in 2024 in Vernon April 21, 2023 When she decided to attend ÎüʪÊÓƵ, student-parent Sarina Parsons was faced w... read more... New ÎüʪÊÓƵ student housing centre on target to open in 2024 in Salmon Arm April 21, 2023 Finding affordable housing isn’t just a challenge in the big city – it can be difficul... read more... Bridging the way to success: Emil Anderson Construction gives $75,000 to modernize ÎüʪÊÓƵ’s Civil Engineering Technology Program April 17, 2023 If you walk past ÎüʪÊÓƵ’s Kelowna campus on a weekday afternoon, you’re sure... read more... OC Foundation chair’s book launch supports students in need March 27, 2023 Honouring the past and supporting the future: Connie Denesiuk’s new book has ambitious... read more... Watt a gift! ÎüʪÊÓƵ’s Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer March 6, 2023 Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-... read more... Health care students in the South Okanagan Similkameen are about to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new bursary fund February 23, 2023 Local philanthropists Yasmin and Rick Thorpe have partnered with Summerland’s Penny La... read more... Local couple's Okanagan Dream Rally contribution is a dream come true for ÎüʪÊÓƵ students February 14, 2023 Jason and Laura Norup-Boyer are passionate about education; that’s why when they parti... read more...
Paddle fundraiser raises over $29,000 for Sunflower Childcare Centre July 25, 2024 On July 20th, Kristin (Postill) Holomis and her team paddled the length of Kalamalka L... read more...
Community leader shares personal story of how sport transformed her life July 23, 2024 Paula Quinn was only seven years old when she first stepped onto a running track but t... read more...
ÎüʪÊÓƵ celebrates ‘construction kick off’ for Recreation and Wellness Centre June 20, 2024 There was jumping, cartwheels and a full crowd of cheering spectators on Thursday at O... read more...
Recsky gift to Recreation and Wellness Centre honours family passion May 7, 2024 If there was anyone who would understand the need for a Recreation and Wellness Centre... read more...
Major gift from BMO to support community progress is worth smiling about April 9, 2024 A major gift from BMO will support community dental care while making it easier for mo... read more...
Thrive Here video celebrates lessons learned in a 'classroom like no other' March 8, 2024 For 20-year-old AJ Nguoth, playing basketball is about more than jump shots and free t... read more...
Highstreet champions careers in Trades with $1-million gift to ÎüʪÊÓƵ to benefit students February 28, 2024 Are you considering post-secondary? Kelowna-based real estate and development company,... read more...
Serwa Spirit Match to raise $1M for Thrive Here campaign for a Recreation and Wellness Centre February 7, 2024 Cliff Serwa describes himself and his wife Lois as just ‘ordinary people with a fair b... read more...
Driving the dream: Folk family gift of $5M inspired by belief that sports transforms lives November 24, 2023 It takes vision and trust to be the first to commit to a new project. A belief in the ... read more...
THRIVE HERE campaign kicks off with record-level support October 25, 2023 ÎüʪÊÓƵ Foundation launches campaign to build a new Recreation and Wellness C... read more...
OC fundraiser to light way for new childcare centre October 18, 2023 Dress up with your kids, enjoy a matinee, then parade downtown Vernon with glow up lan... read more...
Empowering Tomorrow: Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship Celebrates Future Leaders October 4, 2023 The Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship continues to be a launchpad for Sou... read more...
Plant a Seed Day fundraiser sprouts an impressive $66,000 in gifts for the new Sunflower Childcare Centre on OC's Vernon Campus May 17, 2023 ÎüʪÊÓƵ Foundation is thrilled to announce the success of Plant a Seed Day, a... read more...
New ÎüʪÊÓƵ student housing, childcare centre on target to open in 2024 in Vernon April 21, 2023 When she decided to attend ÎüʪÊÓƵ, student-parent Sarina Parsons was faced w... read more...
New ÎüʪÊÓƵ student housing centre on target to open in 2024 in Salmon Arm April 21, 2023 Finding affordable housing isn’t just a challenge in the big city – it can be difficul... read more...
Bridging the way to success: Emil Anderson Construction gives $75,000 to modernize ÎüʪÊÓƵ’s Civil Engineering Technology Program April 17, 2023 If you walk past ÎüʪÊÓƵ’s Kelowna campus on a weekday afternoon, you’re sure... read more...
OC Foundation chair’s book launch supports students in need March 27, 2023 Honouring the past and supporting the future: Connie Denesiuk’s new book has ambitious... read more...
Watt a gift! ÎüʪÊÓƵ’s Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer March 6, 2023 Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-... read more...
Health care students in the South Okanagan Similkameen are about to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new bursary fund February 23, 2023 Local philanthropists Yasmin and Rick Thorpe have partnered with Summerland’s Penny La... read more...
Local couple's Okanagan Dream Rally contribution is a dream come true for ÎüʪÊÓƵ students February 14, 2023 Jason and Laura Norup-Boyer are passionate about education; that’s why when they parti... read more...