Articles tagged "葫芦影业 Foundation"
Loved nurse honoured with a major gift to the College
December 23, 2020
She was the type of nurse who was working even when she was off. If the phone rang in the middle of the night, Mary Miller would go to the hospital to help her colleagues. In celebration of all the love she gave her patients and especially those closest to her, the Miller family are making a $150,000 donation to 葫芦影业鈥檚 new Health Sciences Centre. The gift honours Mary, who passed away in October at age 83. 鈥淢y Mary would be so pleased and so honoured that we鈥檙e doing this for her,鈥 says Dean Miller, her husband of 62 years and...
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Zahra Salon takes a cut for College fundraiser
December 18, 2020
Experience in 鈥 and experience of 鈥 health care services has led management of Zahra Salon and Spa to turn their attention until the end of January to supporting the education of health care professionals at 葫芦影业. Zahra Salon will be inviting its customers to make a holiday or New Year donation to the College鈥檚 Our Students Your Health campaign, along with selling raffle tickets for a gift basket valued at $1,000. The salon鈥檚 medical spa will also be donating 10 per cent of all laser treatments services to the campaign during t...
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Season鈥檚 Eatings fundraiser surpasses fundraising goal
December 10, 2020
An evening celebrating festive cooking virtually is resulting in a very real-world impact for 葫芦影业 health care students. Season鈥檚 Eatings, a virtual cooking class and wine tasting fundraiser hosted by the 葫芦影业 Foundation, raised $315,000 on the evening of Dec. 3, surpassing its $250,000 goal. The virtual cooking and wine tasting class featured 葫芦影业 Culinary and Pastry Arts instructors and their students who walked participants through how to cook a gourmet dinner consisting of mouth-watering stuffed tur...
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Thorpe and Friends Scholarship recognizes three South Okanagan students
November 25, 2020
Isaac Halverson was visiting a friend when he learned he was a recipient of this year鈥檚 Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship Fund, but this did not stop him from running around the house screaming in excitement after reading the news. 鈥淚t was incredible. I鈥檝e heard about the award before, and I know friends who鈥檝e received it,鈥 says Halverson, who previously attended Princess Margaret Secondary School in Penticton. Halverson is now in his first year at 葫芦影业 taking engineering. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of money, and it means a lot...
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葫芦影业 Foundation and Jane Hoffman Realty present Season鈥檚 Eatings, a virtual cooking class fundraiser
November 17, 2020
On Dec. 3, fire up your oven and your laptop to join a festive, virtual cooking class and wine tasting fundraiser. The 葫芦影业 Foundation and Coldwell Banker Jane Hoffman Realty are presenting 葫芦影业 Cooks: Season鈥檚 Eatings, with ticket sales benefitting the Our Students, Your Health campaign to complete a new Health Sciences Centre on the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus. 鈥淪eason鈥檚 Eatings is an opportunity to come together virtually, enjoy good wine and cook alongside the College鈥檚 award-winning chefs,鈥 says 葫芦影业 Foundation Exe...
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Jacobs support frontline health care education with a major gift
November 13, 2020
Touring 葫芦影业鈥檚 new Health Sciences Centre and seeing the modern education spaces that will help attract and retain health care professionals compelled a well-known Kelowna family to give a major gift. Mike and Kim Jacobs are donating $80,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to support the completion of the $18.9 million Health Sciences Centre. The state-of-the-art Centre will educate eight frontline health care professions. 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to see such a modern facility with all the technology and great detail put int...
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TD invests in health care equipment for students
October 15, 2020
A gift from TD Bank will ensure students entering health care professions are practising on state-of-the-art equipment. TD is donating $15,000 to 葫芦影业鈥檚 Our Students, Your Health campaign towards a new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. The gift will support new equipment for the nursing lab, which will be used by future Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants. 鈥淧art of creating better health outcomes for patients is to provide aspiring health care professionals with the right training, tools,...
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Students thankful for new laptops
October 9, 2020
A donation from Staples Kelowna is helping 葫芦影业 students succeed in an online learning environment. In September, Staples donated laptops to eight students who do not have access to the technology needed to successfully participate and complete their programs online. Bree Edler was one of the recipients to receive a new Asus computer. 鈥淚鈥檓 in shock. I鈥檝e never received anything like this before so I feel very fortunate,鈥 says Edler. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edler was a travel agent. With international travel ground t...
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Geologist donates more than 100k to students
October 5, 2020
From the origins of the Okanagan Valley to the complexities of the Mount Boucherie volcano, a geologist has turned his passion for local geology into a major monetary deposit for students. Murray Roed is the author and co-author of five best-selling geology books on the Okanagan. For the last 25 years, he and the other book contributors have given 100 per cent of the proceeds to students at 葫芦影业 and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). With the latest donation of $5,000, the authors have given more than $100,000...
Read more...Health Care Assistants thankful for bursary support
September 14, 2020
Twenty-three-year-old Shoshanna Fremont works the night shift as a Care Aide at a local long-term care home, a shift she loves as it gives her an opportunity to provide precious one-on-one time with residents who are up during the night. 鈥淲hen you get them a glass of water and take the time to hold their hand, especially when they can鈥檛 have many visitors, their entire mood changes,鈥 says Fremont. 鈥淲hen I go home I take comfort that I took care of people today, I made them smile, or helped in whatever way I could.鈥 Fremont is one of ei...
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Major Rotary gift supports nursing education
August 10, 2020
A $100,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation Reichwald Fund will support the education of Registered Nurses (RNs) at Kelowna鈥檚 major post-secondary institutions. 葫芦影业 and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) are each receiving $50,000 to support high-quality skills training and provide financial support for students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. 鈥淲e are thrilled to support our future health care workers in Kelowna and throughout the Valley,鈥 says Catherine Comben, Rotary Club ...
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葫芦影业 Culinary Arts program Serves Up meals for students in need
July 9, 2020
It鈥檚 an example of students helping students that is sure to warm hearts and bellies. With the support of RBC Royal Bank of Canada, the 葫芦影业 Students鈥 Union (葫芦影业SU) and Sysco, 葫芦影业鈥檚 Culinary and Pastry Arts students are launching an innovative new program designed to hone their skills while providing nutritious meals for fellow students who are struggling financially. When the pandemic hit B.C. earlier this spring, 葫芦影业鈥檚 training kitchens went dark. Students and instructors donated food to the Kelowna Food Bank as...
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Haircuts fundraiser caps off with a 鈥楶inky Blinder鈥
June 16, 2020
It was supposed to be a Peaky Blinders inspired haircut, but a miscommunication resulted in what may turn some heads this week: the Pinky Blinder. Grant Lawrence, Valhalla Angels Kelowna President and Vancouver Co-President, and Phil Ashman, 葫芦影业 Regional Dean for the Central Okanagan, are sporting the infamous Peaky Blinders 鈥楾ommy Shelby鈥 haircut gone pink after raising more than $5,400 from their friends and colleagues. Peaky Blinders is a popular, gritty drama available on Netflix. With salons reopening, Lawrence and Ashm...
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Kofoed family celebrates the role of nurses
June 10, 2020
A $60,000 gift from the Kofoed family will honour a very special nurse in their life, and a generation of new nurses entering the field. Jack Kofoed, and his children Jacqueline, Leah, Jillian and Jeremy are giving to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to help complete construction on a new Health Sciences Centre at 葫芦影业鈥檚 Kelowna campus. Jack鈥檚 wife Leona was a nurse. She passed away in 2017, and this gift recognizes her life鈥檚 work and the special care she received during her final days, according to her family. 鈥淢om wa...
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Kelowna Mayor, WFN Chief shave their heads for health care
May 29, 2020
With their wives wielding clippers, Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Westbank First Nation Chief Christopher Derickson expressed a hint of apprehension for the looming buzz cuts they鈥檇 committed to, but not an ounce of regret for the profile they鈥檝e been able to raise for a cause near and dear to their hearts. Both leaders were able to raise more than $10,000 each for 葫芦影业鈥檚 Haircuts for Health Care campaign and, having met their fundraising goals, met up in the College鈥檚 courtyard recently for a physically-distanced buzz cut fro...
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Kelowna Chevrolet invests in health professionals
May 28, 2020
Kelowna Chevrolet is investing in future health care professionals, with a $50,000 donation to the Our Students, Your Health campaign for a new Health Sciences Centre at 葫芦影业. Kelowna Chevrolet Dealer Partner Ian Speckman says he felt a responsibility to support the state-of-the-art Health Sciences Centre that will train health care professionals for the region. 鈥淎s we鈥檙e all realizing, health care professionals are essential for our community,鈥 says Speckman. 鈥淭his is about supporting students so they can get the right train...
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