Supporting a Mentally Healthy Kelowna
The Interior Savings Community Investment Fund has contributed nearly $18,000 to purchase essential audio-visual equipment and furniture for Foundry Kelowna, an integrated youth clinic set to open in spring 2017. This investment will be used to create a multi-purpose space where youth and families can participate in group therapy sessions, educational groups, and peer support programs such as Take a Break. [Read more…]
Hosting a charity golf tournament is an annual tradition for second-year UBC Medical students and one of the ways students get to know and make a difference in their community. This year, the UBC Southern Medical Program Class of 2019 chose the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna (CMHA Kelowna), as their charity of choice. [Read more…]
When you get a chance to enjoy great food, warm company, and support a cause near and dear to your heart, that’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss. The organizers of Okanagan Oktoberfeast offer this to our community annually, with proceeds contributing to important local causes. For the last two years, Oktoberfeast has supported youth mental health initiatives through the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna and District Branch (CMHA Kelowna).
Over 100 people attended Oktoberfeast this year, raising $12,000 towards the opening of an integrated youth clinic in Kelowna. Guests were treated to live music and a menu of wild fish and game. Delicacies included scallops with wild boar bacon, venison sliders, ostrich liver terrine, and over two dozen other creations. [Read more…]