Okanagan board’s Central Zone raises $6,000 for local causes
The members of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board’s Central Zone have raised $6,000 to benefit the local hospice and women’s shelter. The Central Zone Committee recently donated $3,000 each to the Central Okanagan Hospice Association and to the Kelowna Women’s Shelter. The donations are the result of fundraising efforts during the 2010 Golf Tournament, Annual General Meeting and Christmas Luncheon.
The monies for the hospice association will go towards the training of additional volunteers as the request for hospice services and the need for practical and emotional support for the terminally ill and their families increase. Bedside vigil, respite for caregivers and patient advocacy are important components that require skilled volunteers.
The shelter plans on using the funds for a variety of programs and services offered. During 2010, the shelter served 242 women and 155 children for a total of 397 who stayed for 4,210 overnights. The shelter handled 1,670 crisis support calls, and offered 554 group counselling sessions and 500 individual counselling sessions last year.
In the photo, the Executive Committee of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board’s Central Zone present a cheque for $3,000 to Susan Steen, executive director of Central Okanagan Hospice Association (centre). Committee members from left: Barret Watson, Greg Dusik, Cathy Cherka, Nancy MacKellar, Mike Craddock, Brad Bredin, Deborah Moore, Jesse East, Sheryl Lobsinger, Kevin Philippot and Rhonda Rohatynchuk.
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