Plant A Seed Day Fundraiser
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT IN THE MONTH OF MAY
By: Okanagan College Foundation
Plant A Seed Day Fundraiser
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT IN THE MONTH OF MAY
By: Okanagan College Foundation
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Join us to support students and their families bloom
Get active! Enjoy an art class! Taste delicious lemonades! Play and have fun!
On May 10, drop-by anytime between 9 am and 2 pm at Okanagan College's Vernon Campus.
This one-day event will feature:
Enjoy Great Food & Treats
No registration required.
This community event will support the new Sunflower Childcare Centre which will be located at Okanagan College's Vernon campus and opens Fall 2024.
Support the Vernon
Sunflower Childcare Centre
The critical shortage of childcare spaces in the North Okanagan, and the lack of affordability of care can prevent parents from pursuing higher education.
To address these issues, Okanagan College is building the Sunflower Childcare Centre / smúkwaʔxn̓ scəcəmalla itskn snmaʔmayaʔtn on our Vernon Campus. The new 44-seat Centre, operated by non-profit Maven Lane, will offer affordable childcare through programs like the $10-a-Day childcare initiative or the Child Care Fee Reduction initiative.
Okanagan College Foundation has already raised over $2 million for the Centre and is now inviting the community to help raise the remaining $750,000 required to equip this beautiful centre with furnishings, supplies, and a creative outdoor space where the kids can play and learn.
For more information, visit: okanagan.bc.ca/sunflowercampaign
Donate in the month of May to DOUBLE your impact
Thanks to generous community members, including Lloyd Davies and Janet Armstrong,
up to $80,000 in gifts will be matched dollar for dollar!!
Impact on Students
Access to high-quality childcare will allow parents to improve their lives by pursuing their educational goals.
Impact on Community
After graduation, student parents will help fill roles in fields facing critical staffing shortages, like the skilled trades and health care.
The Centre’s 44 seats will increase the total number of spaces available in the community.
Impact on Children
Providing children with high-quality early childhood learning improves their social and emotional development and physical wellbeing.
Donate Today!