Create a Happier Family & Improve your Relationships, Community and Life by taking the Family Day Challenge!

Join in on BC’s second annual family day by taking the ultimate Family Day Challenge! This event reminds us to reflect on how we spend our time with our family and in our community and is perfect for families with kids aged 3-12.

 We’re excited that our event will help build stronger relationships in our families, our communities, and the world,” say Jeff Hoffart of ED-ucation Publishing and Jessica Lahrs of Story is Yours. “We also care about giving back and all profits from the event will go to The Bridge Youth and Family Services and help support youth and families in our community”. 

 The Salvation Army is a proud sponsor for the event and has been serving families in the Central Okanagan of British Columbia since 1919.  Major Toni Cartmell shares, “Our mission is to support families with the many pressures that are present in today’s culture, in a way that nurtures healthy choices.  We do this by resourcing parents and children body, mind and spirit, with the tools that they need that will help them live fulfilling and purposeful lives.”

 In addition to the event experience and giving back to our community, a $25 Family ticket also includes:

  • a Fun and Meaningful 2014 Personalized Family Action plan and the resources to start making positive change today
  • over $50 of gifts and resources, including a personalized action plan, a family board game, an autographed copy of the A is for Action: The ABCs of Taking Action children’s book, and surprises from our amazing sponsors

Date:  Monday, February 10, 2014 (Public Holiday - B.C. Family Day)

Location: Kelowna Elks Lodge (205-2040 Springfield Road)

Register at www.FamilyDayChallenge.comfor a two hour interactive experience on BC Family Day, with a choice of four available start times. Registration is open until February 9th; There are a limited number of tickets, so register early for your preferred time. Got questions? There is a short video o our site that should answer them all! If not, feel free to call Jeff at250-869-2199

This is truly a community event thanks to our proud Platinum sponsors, Story is Yours, ED-ucation Publishing, and The Salvation Army, as well as our Gold sponsors, UrbanFare, Just Be Friends, Kelowna InstaPrint, Valeo Health Clinic, ZelaWelaKids, and the Elks Lodge.

About The Bridge Youth and Family Services

The Bridge Youth and Family Services Society, a non-profit, charitable organization, has been developing and providing innovative and quality programming for children, youth and families in the Central Okanagan of British Columbia since 1969. The Bridge Youth and Family Services Society works to enhance the lives of all citizens of our community and is committed to helping children and youth become healthy adults, and building healthy and positive relationships within families and communities. 

www.thebridgeservices.ca

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CFDCCO and Women's Enterprise Centre Staff support Soup Sisters

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Staff from Community Futures and Women's Enterprise Centre are warming hearts... one bowl at a time.

Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers is a non-profit charitable social enterprise dedicated to providing comfort to women, children and youth through the making, sharing and donating of soup.

Anyone can be a Soup Sister and a Broth Brother . Simply join us in one of our soup-making sessions that will provide hundreds of litres of soup to women shelters and programs for youth in crisis right across the country!

The concept is simple. Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers are year-round programs where participants pay a $55 registration fee to participate in a soup-making event at a local professional kitchen under the guidance of a chef facilitator. Each event produces approximately 150-200 servings of nourishing soup that are delivered fresh to a local shelter. Events are social evenings with lively conversation, chopping, laughter and warm kitchen camaraderie that culminate in a simple, sit-down supper of soup, salad, bread and wine for all participants.

The Soup Sisters organization does not profit from the $55 participation fee as ninety-five percent of the $55 participation fee goes to the culinary partner. Soup Sisters is actually a customer of the Culinary Partner and afforded all the benefits of good service, fresh ingredients and operational excellence as any customer would receive. This ensures that the finest ingredients possible are used every time for the soups we provide to women, children and youth.

Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers was founded in 2009 by Calgarian Sharon Hapton who had a very simple belief in the power of soup as a nurturing and nourishing gesture that could make a tangible difference. Hapton believed that two of societies most prevalent issues, domestic abuse and youth homelessness would benefit from the care and warmth that comes in a bowl of soup. A powerful message that says 'we care' is now being delivered to over 25 residential shelters across the country through home-made delicious soup made with the finest ingredients.

Hundreds of community people are coming together across the country to produce over 8000 servings of fresh and delicious soups for women, children and youth each month. Since March of 2009, over 250,000 containers of soup have been delivered to shelters from East to West, and there is a growing network of over 9500 Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers participants across the country.

Our monthly events operate at a break even in order to remain accessible to everyone. As we meet the demands to provide home made soup across the country our rapid growth requires donations. Your contribution is a valuable investment in our communities that generates tangible action through real results. Please go to our Soup Support page to find out all of the simple ways in which you can donate. Soup Sisters is a registered not-for-profit organization and donations over $25 are eligible for a tax-deductible receipt.

http://www.soupsisters.org/kelowna.php

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CFDCCO Christmas Hours

Community Futures Central Okanagan will be open until noon December 24 and then will close the office for Christmas Holidays until Thursday January 2, 2014 and will resume regular office hours at this time. The staff, contractors and Board Of Directors would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have helped Community Futures this past year. Enjoy your holidays!

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Western Innovation Initiative - Call For Proposals

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Re: Western Innovation Initiative – Call for Proposals

Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) recently launched the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN) to assist SMEs in commercializing new technology-based products, processes and services.

WINN is a $100 million, five-year federal funding initiative that provides repayable contributions to SME’s located in Western Canada.  WINN compliments our existing programs and supports an environment where local businesses can thrive and innovate.

WINN seeks to enhance Canada’s business advantages and encourage the private sector to bring new ideas to market.  Full details are available online at http://www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/14857.asp.


Western Economic Diversification Canada

Objet : Initiative d’innovation dans l’Ouest – Appel de propositions

Diversification de l’économie de l’Ouest Canada (DEO) a récemment lancé l’Initiative d’innovation dans l’Ouest (Initiative InnO) pour aider les PME à commercialiser de nouveaux produits, procédés et services technologiques.

L’Initiative InnO est une initiative fédérale de 100 millions de dollars sur cinq ans qui offre des contributions remboursables à des PME de l’Ouest canadien. L’Initiative InnO s’ajoute à nos programmes courants et crée un environnement dans lequel les entreprises locales peuvent croître et innover.

L’Initiative InnO vise à accroître l’avantage concurrentiel du Canada et à encourager le secteur privé à commercialiser des idées novatrices. Vous trouverez tous les renseignements au sujet de l’Initiative sur le site Web de DEO à l’adresse http://www.wd-deo.gc.ca/fra/14857.asp.

Diversification de l’économie de l’Ouest Canada

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