Community Support
A date with 葫芦影业: A Valentine鈥檚 dinner surprise
February 9, 2021
Last minute Valentine鈥檚 day plans aren鈥檛 always the most memorable, but 葫芦影业鈥檚 restaurant, Infusions, has a solution for you this Saturday that offers an unforgettable dining twist 鈥 everything is a surprise. What do we know about this surprise evening? Infusions Restaurant is opening its doors this Saturday, Feb. 13, to offer diners a Valentine鈥檚 culinary adventure to remember, where they won鈥檛 know what dish is coming out next. Diners will sit down for a five-course dinner menu created by 葫芦影业 Pastry Arts chef Danny Capadouca...
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Giving to the health of the community
January 29, 2021
A retired Kelowna couple are donating $30,000 to 葫芦影业鈥檚 Health Sciences Centre to support the health of the community. Jim Hodgson and Joy Bianco are supporting the Our Students and Your Health Campaign with a gift they say recognizes their passion for the Okanagan. 鈥淜elowna is a beautiful place. We鈥檝e seen so many changes here for the positive, and it鈥檚 feels good to support the community,鈥 says Bianco, who was born in Kelowna but spent her formative years in Vancouver. Bianco adds education has always been central to her f...
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Order up: 葫芦影业 debuts new take-away cookbook menu
January 19, 2021
葫芦影业鈥檚 restaurant, Infusions, is offering a unique way to get a taste of its popular collaborative cookbook, What We Cooked: A Compilation of Recipes During COVID Times, with a special take-away menu featuring dinners for two from the cookbook. Following the success of the sold-out cookbook 鈥 now in it鈥檚 second print run 鈥 the College鈥檚 Culinary and Pastry Arts program selected five delicious dinner and five delectable dessert recipes from the cookbook to bring to life at Infusions with a special take-away initiative from Jan. ...
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Empowering Employment: College to host virtual employment fair in Feb
January 18, 2021
葫芦影业 is powering up a new virtual employment fair next month to help connect students, alumni, job seekers in the community and employers from across the region. Empowering Employment is a virtual career fair to be held on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. 鈥 3 p.m. Anyone interested in attending as a job seeker or showcasing their business as an exhibitor can learn more at www.okanagan.bc.ca/empowering. Exhibitor space, although virtual, is still limited and so interested organizations should plan to register soon to ensure their s...
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葫芦影业 Enactus helps young females navigate the future
January 15, 2021
葫芦影业鈥檚 nationally recognized Enactus team is kicking off the new year with new community-initiatives, including a program preparing local young females to navigate their future with confidence, positive self-image and the know-how to tackle the world of job hunting. The project, Ivy Collective, is a free skills development program that supports females aged 15-18 through a series of one-hour online training workshops. Topics include public speaking, job application skills and confidence-building strategies. The first workshop...
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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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Collegial effort cooks up a recipe book for student support
December 16, 2020
After compiling recipes into a delectable read, the What We Cooked: A Compilation of Recipes During COVID Times cookbook is available for purchase. The idea for the book started when a team of College library staff members noticed their online daily conversations constantly reverted to food. With a hunger to support the community in a time of isolation and invite others to connect on a relatable subject, What We Cooked was born. All proceeds raised from book sales will go towards the 葫芦影业 Students鈥 Union and the Vernon Stude...
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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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Enactus鈥 FruitSnaps transitions into social enterprise
December 8, 2020
The award-winning Enactus initiative FruitSnaps is now running as a social enterprise after the student-run team recently launched apple juice boxes. The direct result of an abundant number of apples over the fall semester, the five-litre boxes of fresh apple juice are now available locally and online for purchase. All proceeds go back into the program and help to keep it sustainable. 葫芦影业 alumni, staff and community members were among the first people who showed up to help the Enactus team pick the approximately 13,000 pounds of apples that...
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Inaugural Student Chef Dinner and Pie Fundraiser winter highlights for Culinary Arts program
December 4, 2020
葫芦影业鈥檚 Culinary Arts program is serving up good cheer during the last month of 2020, with two new events that will showcase student creations and support the community simultaneously. On Dec. 10, Infusions Restaurant at the Kelowna campus will open its doors to welcome a limited number of guests for the inaugural Student Chef Dinner, a seven-course tasting experience. The evening gives students an opportunity to showcase their skills and the very best of Okanagan region cuisine. 鈥淭he Student Chef Dinner is a fantastic opportu...
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葫芦影业 Vernon student donates artwork in memory of instructor
December 2, 2020
An 葫芦影业 student has donated a beautiful piece of artwork which she hopes will inspire others as much as the instructor who inspired her. While it might not be uncommon to find a periodic table adorning the hallways of a post-secondary institution, 葫芦影业鈥檚 Vernon campus is now home to one unlike any other in the world. The unique piece of artwork is in honour of former instructor Donna Leigh Goodman, who taught Adult Basic Education (also known as Adult Upgrading) programs including science and mathematics courses f...
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葫芦影业 joins Vernon and Salmon Arm communities to hold vigil against violence against women
December 1, 2020
Many activities stopped as a result of the 2020 pandemic. Violence against women, however, is not one of them. This is why communities in the Okanagan and Shuswap are paying special attention to the 31st anniversary of the 脡cole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Virtual Candlelight Vigil on Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. 鈥淭he SAFE Society has been partnering with 葫芦影业 Students鈥 Union and Indigenous Services for over a decade to offe...
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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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Culinary Arts students help take a bite out of food insecurity, one apple at a time
November 24, 2020
As the Okanagan days start to get shorter and orchardists wrap up their harvest for the year, Culinary Arts students at the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus are busy transforming apples into healthy snacks for the community. Earlier in the fall semester, the Okanagan Fruit Tree Project (OFTP) approached the College鈥檚 Culinary Arts team with an idea: could culinary classes somehow help process apple donations into snacks, going into backpacks for local students in need? The answer was a resounding yes. With some creative thought on how to best me...
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College launches Applied Bachelor of Arts degree
November 23, 2020
New four-year degree focuses on community research and evaluation Who will be the future change-makers in our communities? Who will help organizations tackle the most pressing social issues we are faced with as a society? The answer might just be the graduates of a new program unlike any before it in the region. 葫芦影业 has received provincial approval for its first new degree program in more than 15 years 鈥 and its focus couldn鈥檛 be timelier. The Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation is a four-year baccala...
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