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2023 BGC Okanagan Staff Recognition Awards

Jun 28

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 [...]

Kelowna Hyundai gives back to Okanagan youth

Jun 19

Kelowna Hyundai’s Operation 100 was a success, leading to a $10,000 donation to BGC Okanagan to support youth in our communities. For the month of May, Kelowna Hyundai donates $100 goes into a chosen local charity. This year they chose to donate to the [...]

Charity softball tournament supports BGC Okanagan youth centre

Jun 9

Kelowna’s bars and restaurants met on the Mission Recreation Park softball complex in Kelowna on Saturday, April 29 for the first-ever Battle of the Bars Slo-Pitch Tournament . They raised almost $2,000 which was donated to BGC Okanagan to support the [...]

Domino’s Pizza and Kelowna Rockets team up for BGC Okanagan

Jun 9

Thank you to the generous folks at Domino’s Pizza who donated $25 to BGC Okanagan for each goal the Kelowna Rockets hockey team scored in the Western Hockey League regular season! And, of course, to the Rockets players who buried the puck in the back of the net 210 [...]

Celebrate BGC Club Day with us on social media

May 30

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

May 24

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 [...]

Over $24,000 raised for BGC Okanagan at McHappy Day

May 24

The 29th McHappy Day raised $24,400 for BGC Okanagan Clubs to help support programs that enhance the lives of young people and families in the Okanagan Valley. “We are proud of our ongoing relationship with BGC Okanagan. They fill a vital role in the community, and we [...]

BGC Okanagan summer 2023 full day and recreation registration

May 15

The BGC Okanagan Full Day Care and Recreation Programs are the best place for children to be during the school summer break. For 60 years we have been providing programs to children and we know what kids love to do! Children will be provided time to play outside, [...]

Act of kindness by donor for BGC Okanagan’s Pink Shirt Day event

Feb 3

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

Jan 31

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 [...]

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