United Way of the Central Okanagan is asking for your help. Their Youth in Action Venture Program is in the running for a $10,000 grant sponsored by the Pepsi Refresh Challenge and they need your vote. United Way’s Youth in Action Venture Program provides one-time grants of $1,200 to local youth-led social programs, encouraging leadership amongst our youth while benefiting the community. Youth...
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Kelowna Community Food Bank DONOR RECOGNITION SURVEY The Kelowna Community Food Bank has been dedicated to providing healthy food to local families and individuals since it was founded in 1983. To keep pace with the changing needs of our community, their mission has grown to “assist in alleviating chronic hunger and poverty in the Central Okanagan.” The Kelowna Community Food Bank has...
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Objective: Raise awareness of Lou Gehrig’s Disease, as well as donations to fund the organizations that provide care of support to ALS patients and their families. Opportunity: Doug Oakley’s desire to travel across Canada on his Harley-Davidson to honour his family history, from his father’s birthplace in Cranbrook British Columbia, to his mother’s in Mt. Pearl Newfoundland. Doug was...
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“We are very proud of this new brochure,” says Tom Ignatzi, Consumer Programs Manager for Tourism Kelowna. “It fills a niche in that it allows smaller businesses to cross market with others in their vicinity and promotes increased tourism to those businesses, as well as new business opportunities.” The Studio and Farm Tour brochure is available at a number of local accommodators and...
read moreRecently Touchpoint Account Manager, Sue Manzuik was invited by a new client for dinner, a sleepover and breakfast the next day. Going a little far? Not in our opinion. Managing Director, Laura von Krosigk spent days hanging out in grocery stores watching the customers – their behaviours, what were in their baskets and what did they buy. Nothing better to do? Not likely. Touchpoint CEO, Tammy...
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Touchpoint had the honour of attending the renewal of vows between Frank and Enid Alty at Lakeshore Place last Friday. Among a crowd of family and friends, Frank and Enid pledged their continued love and devotion to one another in celebration of their 64 years of wedded bliss. This event was even more special as Frank and Enid never had the big white wedding that they had hoped they would. ...
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