Celebrate BGC Club Day with us on social media

May 30

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 and a safe place to find belonging. We provide programs to...

May 24

2023 Acera Insurance Golf 4 Kids Fundraising Tournaments

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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 funds raised from these golf events, we can provide a safe place of...

Feb 03

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

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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 and Penticton on Wednesday, Feb. 22. “This is a great...

Jan 31

BGC Okanagan – Lake Country Club to offer $10-a-day child care

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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 (2.5 years to kindergarten), • 48 school-age...

Jan 26

Pink Shirt Day Breakfast returns to in-person events in Kelowna and Penticton

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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 player, author and professional speaker Aaron Volpatti will be the...

Jan 25

Tree of Hope campaign raises $1 million for Okanagan children, youth and families

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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 local charities during the holiday season. “This is a...

Dec 28

Nsyilxcən Sign unveiling at BGC Okanagan Club

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[caption id="attachment_10518" align="alignnone" width="399"] Sʔímlaʔxʷ Michele Johnson, the executive director of the Syilx Language House, stands outside of BGC Okanagan Martin Avenue Club in Kelowna during the unveiling of the organization’s Nsyilxcən language sign in October. Photo by Aaron Hemens[/caption] BGC Okanagan, in partnership with Syilx Language House, unveiled signage to be placed at...

Nov 01

More BGC Okanagan Clubs selected for $10 a Day ChildCareBC program

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More families in the Okanagan will save thousands of dollars per year as more child care spaces in BGC Okanagan Clubs convert to the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program. “Quality child care is a necessity for families. Ten-dollar-a-day child care spaces will help ease financial burdens that families are experiencing," said Kirstie Blanleil, Operations Manager...

Oct 24

BGC Okanagan selected as charity for Tree of Hope

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KELOWNA – October 19th, 2022 – The Christmas Season is officially underway with the lighting of the Tree Of Hope (TOH) on November 25, 2022. This year’s lighting is special, as it marks 25 years of supporting local charities powered by the Stober Foundation and TD Canada Trust. “Our family never could have imagined that...

Sep 08

Vernon celebrates addition of two new child care facilities

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[caption id="attachment_10164" align="alignnone" width="584"] Photo above (L-R): Jeremy Welder, CEO, BGC Okanagan, Marlon Chow, Harwinder Sandhu, MLA, Vernon-Monashee, Emerson Beerstra, and Victor Cumming, Mayor, City of Vernon, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for one of Vernon’s new child care facilities on September 7, 2022.[/caption] The Province of British Columbia, City of Vernon, and...