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The 25th annual Tree of Hope campaign in support of the YMCA of Southern Interior and BGC Okanagan has reached their collective goal to raise $1 million. The Stober Foundation closed out the campaign with a gift of $500,000, matching the donations raised by the two local charities during the holiday season.

The local Tim Hortons teams did it again, selling a record-breaking number of cookies during the 26th Annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie week, resulting in a $59,908 donation to the YMCA of Southern Interiors Child Care programs. The campaign, which ran for one week, saw tens of thousands of Tim Hortons customers purchase a smile cookie in support of this great cause.

The 25th annual Tree of Hope campaign in support of the YMCA of Southern Interior and BGC Okanagan needs your help to reach their goal. This year, the Stober Foundation is #raisinghope by matching all funds raised up to $500,000 to support two local charities whose united mission is to promote healthy and resilient children, youth and families through programs that change lives. 

If you are interested in working with children, you may have an opportunity to have your education subsidized or paid for in full through the YMCA of Southern Interior BC. Thanks to the generosity of KF Aerospace, a minimum of twelve new spaces are available to train as an Early Childcare Educator (ECE). 

This year, on the 25th Anniversary of Kelowna’s iconic Tree of Hope, the Stober Foundation will be matching all funds raised up to $500,000 and directing them to the YMCA of Southern Interior BC and BGC Okanagan – two local charities who are united i

Young adults in the Okanagan are now one-step closer to being connected with potential employers thanks to a generous $60,000 donation from the RBC Foundation to the YMCA Connects program.