Pink Shirt Day
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February 29, 2012 is Pink Shirt Day, a local and national movement promoted by the Boys and Girls Clubs to raise awareness to stop bullying. Everyone in the community is encouraged to wear pink to show that you are taking a stand against bullying and that we are all part of the solution to stop it. Special Pink T-shirts now available for sale through Boys and Girls Club locations. Visit www.boysandgirlsclubs.ca for Club contact information and addresses. Large pre-orders welcome for school and workplaces. T-shirts only $7/adult sizes and $5/youth sizes. Last year over 3,700 shirts were sold and worn in the Okanagan! Pink Shirt Day was launched from a powerful act of solidarity in 2007, as a group of students in Nova Scotia joined together to wear pink t-shirts to school in support of one student who was bullied for wearing pink. Now an annual day, Pink Shirt Day’s call to make a statement against bullying by wearing pink has been met with an overwhelming response from schools, unions, nonprofit groups, employers and politicians. Bullying is reported to occur in school playgrounds every 7 minutes, and once every 25 minutes in class (Pepler et al., 1997). The Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs takes a stand against bullying and are hosting a variety of activities for their Club members to provide education, awareness and teach skills to encourage empathy building. Join us to raise awareness February 29th by wearing pink. For media inquiries please contact: Jennifer Bryan, Special Events Coordinator |
Snowarama/ Snow Fest Okanagan
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The Kelowna Snowmobile Club is planning their annual Snowarama on February 19th at the Graystokes, benefiting the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities and Easter Seals in BC. Hundreds of families from all over BC rely on Easter Seals services every year, whether they stay at an Easter Seals House while a family member receives medical treatment or they send their child with a disability to an Easter Seals Camp for free. Members of the Kelowna Snowmobile Club are committed to raising money for this cause because the money goes towards a children’s camp right in their own community. Camp Winfield provides a warm and stimulating environment where children can forget their own problems and just be with other kids. Snowarama is an annual fundraising event organized by BCSF member clubs in their communities to raise money for the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities and Easter Seals BC. Since 1978 the clubs of the BCSF have raised over $4,000,000.00 for Easter Seals in BC.
Location: Graystokes Snowmobile Area Trail Head. 15 Kms east of Kelowna on Hwy 33 to Three Forks Road , then left for 6 kms.
Time: Poker Run Registration: Starts at 8:30 AM. Last Rider leaves the parking lot at 10:30. Lunch is served from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM . All hands must be turned in by 2:30PM. Awards Ceremony and Snowarama Presentations commence at 3:30 PM. Rick Harker of the BC Lions Society will be on site with some of the Lions Kids for a snowmobile ride, photo opportunity and media event. There will be opportunities for Media VIPs to ride and enjoy the day.
Sled Fest is a part of the Snowarama celebrations and is an interactive outdoor event that showcases essential safety gear with avalanche air bag demos, GPS embedded goggle demos, trip planning tools, backcountry safety techniques and avalanche awareness programs by some of the most notable and recognized professionals in the industry. Activities include an avalanche beacon challenge, Recon Goggle loaner program, gear swap, B‐B‐Q, charity rally and cool swag! All Sled Fest contest entries will have the opportunity to win an Avalanche Skills Training course, Technical Snowmobile Training Course, Outdoor Gear, 2 nights at the Sandman Hotel and so much more!
The Kelowna Snowmobile Club’s 29th Annual Poker Run is organized to raise money for the BC Snowmobile Federation’s annual fundraiser Snowarama. Proceeds from the Poker Run go to Camp Winfield. First Prize is a $1500 gift certificate plus four subsidiary prizes valued at $500 each will be given away to the top hands. A total of over $4,500 in prizes will be given away. Donate $25 or more to Snowarama at the event and you will be entered in a draw for some great prizes.
For more information contact:
Clayton Prince / clayton2773@gmail.com
Doug Washer / doug@sledlink.com
Sandra Ferguson / teamcoordinator@adventuresmart.ca |
KLO Middle School Band Bottle Drive Fundraiser
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KLO Middle School's band is holding a fundraiser bottle drive on February 6, 2012 from 8 am to 9 am. All returnables can be dropped off at the student drop off in front of the school. All proceeds to pay for the band trip scheduled in May to Edmonton, AB. |
Wentworth Music's Back to the 80's Tribute Concert
West Kelowna is Hockeyville!
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With the first phase of Kraft Hockeyville’s competition closing at the end of January, West Kelowna’s bid is going strong, and the West Kelowna business community is stepping up to the plate! Currently, West Kelowna leads the pack of 120 communities across the country vying for the title of Kraft Hockeyville 2012. With overfour hundred submissions to the Kraft Hockeyville website in support of itsbid, West Kelowna residents have been doing their part to help the community impress the Kraft Hockeyville judging panel. Now, local businesses are getting into the act. Already, Orchard Ford and several other businesses have lent considerable support to West Kelowna’s Hockeyville bid and just this past week local travel agent, Horizon Travel issued a challenge to local business members. Family-owned Horizon Travel spent decorating their business last week with Hockeyville posters, jerseys and more and have challenged other businesses to do the same, offering up a grand prize travel package to Cancun at a 4-star resort worth over $3,000 to the best decorated business. Best Buy Electronics have also offered 2 Best Buy Club Seats to the Canucks February 13th game against Phoenix for second place. A third place prize including Hockeyville merchandise is also being offered. The West Kelowna Kraft Hockeyville team leading the bid have jumped on board with Horizon, offering local businesses free posters, supplied by local printer Manchester Signs and discounts on West Kelowna Hockeyvillejerseys, toques, caps and T-shirts to help businesses with their decoratingefforts. A judging committee including West Kelowna Hockeyville Co-Chairs Adam Less and Andrew Deans will select the prize winners Jan 30th. Kraft and CBC will announce the 15 shortlisted Hockeyville communities on March 3rd with online and telephone voting to determine the final 5 starting March 4th , ending March 6th. The final 5 will be announced March 17th, with the final voting phase March 18th – 20th. The Kraft Hockeyville winner will be announced on March 31st and receive $100,000 in arena upgrades and the opportunity to host a televised, NHL pre-season game at their local rink. |
