Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2023 All services have returned to normal operations. ———————————————– Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 After carefully assessing the wildfire situation in West [...]
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Acera Insurance Golf 4 Kids smashes fundraising goal
A total of $150,000 was raised to help BGC Okanagan create strong futures for children, youth and families at the Acera Insurance Golf 4 Kids events. “As the fun that was had at the Acera Insurance Golf 4 Kids events fades away, what remains is the resounding impact [...]
2023 BGC Okanagan Staff Recognition Awards
BGC Okanagan recently celebrated the talented and dedicated staff members and showed appreciation for those who have been with the organization for a number of years at the sixth annual BGC Okanagan Recognition Awards. “On behalf of the leadership team, I thank [...]
Celebrate BGC Club Day with us on social media
Friday, June 2, is BGC Club Day, a national awareness day celebrating the life-changing impact BGC Okanagan and Clubs in communities across Canada have on young people and their families. “We are more than after school programs. We are advocates for children and youth [...]
2023 Acera Insurance Golf 4 Kids Fundraising Tournaments
Registration is now open for the Acera Insurance (formerly Capri CMW Insurance) Golf 4 Kids events in Penticton, Vernon and Kelowna with the goal of raising $140,000 to support the life-changing programs BGC Okanagan offers to children, youth and families. “With the [...]
Act of kindness by donor for BGC Okanagan’s Pink Shirt Day event
Fittingly, an act of kindness has kicked off the month of February for BGC Okanagan. An anonymous donor announced they will match up to $15,000 in donations to the BGC Okanagan Pink Shirt Day Breakfast fundraiser, presented by TELUS, that will take place in Kelowna [...]
BGC Okanagan – Lake Country Club to offer $10-a-day child care
BGC Okanagan – Lake Country Club was chosen as the first provider in that community to provide $10-a-day ChildCareBC spaces, as announced by the Government of BC on Jan. 31, 2023. The Lake Country Club will have a total of 68 spaces including; • 4 infant-toddler, • 16 [...]
Pink Shirt Day Breakfast returns to in-person events in Kelowna and Penticton
BGC Okanagan’s celebration of kindness and lifting each other up at the annual Pink Shirt Day Breakfast presented by TELUS will return to an in-person event this year with activities held in Kelowna and a hybrid event in Penticton on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Retired NHL [...]
Tree of Hope campaign raises $1 million for Okanagan children, youth and families
The 25th annual Tree of Hope campaign in support of the YMCA of Southern Interior and BGC Okanagan has reached their collective goal to raise $1 million . The Stober Foundation closed out the campaign with a gift of $500,000, matching the donations raised by the two [...]
Nsyilxcən Sign unveiling at BGC Okanagan Club
BGC Okanagan, in partnership with Syilx Language House , unveiled signage to be placed at 12 Clubs across the Okanagan to engage and share knowledge of the traditional language of the Syilx Okanagan People. On Oct. 3, the Nsyilxcən Sign Project was unveiled at [...]