[Okanagan] [December 4, 2019] – Giving Tuesday civic celebrations were held yesterday as part of the Giving Tuesday Okanagan movement. Local civic leaders, charities, companies and citizens gathered at City Hall in Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon to recognize the official kickoff of the giving season and celebrate those that give back.

October 2019 (Kelowna) - Chances Kelowna turned the month of October into an #UNIGNORABLE fundraising campaign raising over $3000 for vulnerable people in our community. Led by Marketing Manager, Emily Hubbard, the campaign had multiple elements including over $2000 raised at Funday Fridays Bingo and a slot floor promotion that raised

Presented... A night of laughter and giving. October 24, 2019  October 30, 2019 – Interior Savings presented the inaugural United Way Celebrity Roast featuring Maxine DeHart last week and it was a great success raising over $52,400! Over 200 guests enjoyed an evening of laughter and giving at the Willowstone Academy

October 3, 2019 - The Sails are lit up a new colour this weekend! Orange is a colour of a typical Thanksgiving weekend……but it is also the unique colour of the new #UNIGNORABLE campaign from United Way. The campaign aims to highlight the key local issues of homelessness, mental health, domestic

September 13, 2019 (Central Okanagan) - United Way launched the Central Okanagan 2019/2020 campaign with the annual kickoff breakfast on Friday, September 13 at the Coast Capri Hotel. Thanks to our sponsors - presenting sponsor: BDO, Supporting sponsors: BMO Financial Group, Sun Life Financial and Coast Capri Hotel; media partners -

September 19 (Vernon) – A wonderful display of local love last Thursday evening in Vernon, as Bannister Honda hosted United Way SIBC’s North Okanagan Campaign Kickoff Reception. Presented by MNP LLP, the event brought together local community champions from local workplaces, corporate sponsors, charity partners, volunteers and community leaders for a sneak

July 25, 2019 (Kelowna, BC) – A huge thank you to Kayla Caruana at IG Wealth Management and Samantha Barker at Farris LLP for hosting the ladies golf clinic and fundraiser, Swing Away for United Way at Kelowna Driving Range. Professional instruction was given by two PGA golf pros who helped

      As the 2018 Workplace Campaign comes to a close we would like to thank our champion RBC who have raised over $250,000 in the last 10 years. Locally, RBC has been supporting United Way SIBC by coordinating a Workplace Campaign for over 15 years! It comes as no

This week's spotlight is UBC Okanagan, one of the United Way SIBC’s Workplace Campaign Champions. They have been a long time supporter, helping to raise just under $450,000 over the last 10 years through the UBC United Way Campaign which runs special events, and provides volunteers from the students, faculty, and

    Shown above (left to right): Jude Brunt, UWSIBC Community Investment Manager, O’Neil Clowson, Location Mgr and Methal Abougoush, General Manager, Boyd Autobody & Glass, Jeremy Lugowy, Manager of Corporate Giving with United Way SIBC; 2nd photo outside: Rick Maddison of Tempest Media (far right)  June 27, 2019 (Kelowna) –

United Way Community Champions gather to celebrate 2019 campaign On June 24, 2019, we held our Central Okanagan Community Appreciation Celebration. The room was filled with community champions including donors, community leaders, workplace campaign and corporate partners, media partners, volunteers and other key stakeholders in the 2018/2019 United Way campaign. A

June 6, 2019 - Yesterday, United Way hosted their annual South Okanagan Community Appreciation Celebration at Poplar Grove Winery. The event recognizes all the campaign contributors such as workplaces, corporate and media sponsors, charity partners, volunteers and community leaders who drive the campaign forward every year. These generous acts of local

Shown Above: The BMO Burglars team with UWSIBC team members and the Bus Pull Community Cup. May 25, 2019 (Kelowna, BC) – The community pulled together at the annual United Way Bus Pull last Saturday as teams raised over $20,000 for United Way’s 2019 campaign. In the end, 14 teams pulled

    In addition to transforming your car back to tip-top shape following any unfortunate collision or glass repair, Boyd Autobody & Glass have also been champions of our local community for over 20 years. This Spring, owner Methal Abougoush and his team, are generously partnering with United Way across their