KELOWNA – About 150 stand-up paddle boarders are hitting the water of Okanagan Lake this Sunday in a paddle for prevention. BrainTrust Canada, based in Kelowna, is putting on the event, raising money for educational programs.
According to BrainTrust Canada, every three minutes, one person suffers a brain injury; and most of them are preventable.
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Some familiar faces from Global Okanagan hitting the water. Led by news director Derek Hinchliffe, reporters Angela Jung, Neetu Garcha and Lauren Pullen round out the team.
If you’d like to support the cause, you can donate by clicking here.
All the money raised stays in Kelowna and will be used for youth programs on helmet safety and brain injury prevention.
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