Helping Others

• Okanagan Gleaners ask for financial support for new infrastructure

  Once the new storage building is full, it will house more than five million servings of food ready to be shipped to those in need on one side.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 12, 2023
  
• North Okanagan Gleaners have record-breaking year fighting hunger

  "We have sent out nearly 13 and a half million servings of food."

  Lifestyle

  Dec 21, 2022
  
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• Annual H.O.P.E. Outreach gala raises funds for growing need in Okanagan

  "We have seen almost a 45-per cent increase in the ladies that we're serving."

  Lifestyle

  Mar 21, 2022
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• ‘Most wonderful help’: Calgary mom feeds struggling families during COVID-19

  A Calgary woman is on a mission to support families in need during the pandemic by dropping off homemade meals.

  Features

  Jan 14, 2022
• 2 Saskatchewan residents receive Red Cross’s highest honour

  Barb Thompson and Doug Reid join a small group of Canadians who are members of the Order of the Red Cross, the highest honour given by the Canadian Red Cross.

  Features

  Nov 20, 2021
• Community pantry outside north Edmonton church offers ‘real spot of joy’

  A church in north Edmonton has opened a "take-what-you-need, share-what-you-can" community pantry.

  Features

  Nov 19, 2021
• Okanagan Gleaners make soup to feed communities worldwide

  "We should have close to 7 to 7.5 million servings of food."

  Lifestyle

  Oct 26, 2021
• Calgary woman gifts Thanksgiving dinners as legacy project for grandmother

  It's an annual tradition every Thanksgiving holiday: a Calgary woman recruits friends and puts out a plea for donations for families in need to have a feast on their dinner tables.

  Features

  Oct 7, 2021
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• Kelowna, B.C. man’s optimism shines through new documentary

  "I use a lot of humour in life and in sharing my story."

  Lifestyle

  Sep 7, 2021
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• Kelowna, B.C., artist uses the canvas to share his story of addiction, homelessness and triumph

  "Just being able to put them [the memories] down on canvas and I can kind of see from a different perspective."

  Lifestyle

  May 4, 2021