Kelowna’s Royal Avenue is taking part in host to the primary Winter Wonderland fundraiser for JoeAnna’s Home, which offers a spot for households to remain once they journey to assist a beloved one receiving care at Kelowna Common Hospital.
“There’s undoubtedly quite a bit happening now we have a beer backyard…now we have Santa pictures, they’ve carried out wonderful Hallmark film background and now we have this little mini reward vendor market, the place now we have dawn rotary the Okanagan Candle Firm, a few of our personal endeavours. We’ve made little JoAnna‘s Home mittens and now we have numerous children actions,” stated Arden Poulin, KGH Basis occasions and advertising coordinator.
The vacation occasion is a fundraiser and donations on the gate go in direction of supporting JoAnna’s Home which has been serving to households since 2019.
“Since we opened now we have had over 2,000 households however that’s equated over 19,000 nights in the home,” stated JoeAnnas Home director, Darlene Haslock.
“The price of the home is $25 an evening, which is for a household — that’s not per particular person or something, it’s one room and there are not any taxes and it’s so inexpensive.”
As soon as folks attending the Winter Wonderland occasion had their fill of vacation cheer, they have been invited to heat up inside JoAnna’s Home and take a tour.
Company toured the communal dwelling space, the kitchen in addition to the mud room to see the place their donations go to.
The inaugural Winter Wonderland fundraising occasion replaces the Higher Collectively fundraiser which was held in October for 3 years.
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