BGC Okanagan鈥檚 Gift of Giving Campaign has gotten off to a spectacular start thanks to 91大黄鸭 Chevrolet and the 91大黄鸭 Kinsmen Club.
91大黄鸭 Chevrolet donated $15,000 toward the campaign and the Kinsmen chipped in $7,000. BGC Okanagan鈥檚 goal is to raise $50,000 to support Okanagan youth across their 41 service locations.
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鈥淭his is a big deal for us to be able to start this and help you get to your goal of raising $50,000,鈥� said Ian Speckman of 91大黄鸭 Chevrolet. 鈥淥ur community has the opportunity to step up, match it and add to it.鈥�
BGC Okanagan president Jeremy Welder was blown away by the support.
鈥淲ith the pandemic, we鈥檙e definitely seeing more social issues so being able to get more dollars in like this allows us to offer more and more opportunities for the people we serve and remove financial barriers for people to access our services.鈥�
Kelly Hutchinson of the 91大黄鸭 Kinsmen challenged the region to chip in to the Gift of Giving campaign.
鈥淭he Kinsmen are so excited to help out as much as we can. The work BGC does is vital for our community.鈥�
The campaign began on Giving Tuesday, (Nov. 30) and runs until the end of December. BGC Okanagan will be holding a host of initiatives like silent auctions, a snow globe auction and a raffle to win WestJet tickets.
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Donations can be as little as $10.
cole.schisler@bpdigital.ca
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