Organismes sans but lucratif à Kelowna

Cool Arts is dedicated to providing fine arts opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities living in the Central Okanagan. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to express themselves through the arts. We also believe that disabilities should not interfere with this choice. Our vision is to create opportunities, to make art, to take classes and learn, to be in a supportive fine arts environment, to exhibit or perform, to be part of the larger arts community.

Correctional Service Canada currently has an existing account with volunteer Kelowna.  However, the person who set up the account is no longer with us and I cannot access her ads, or the email inquiries to her ad.  I would like to either access that existing account or give me a new password.  my email is Grant.Anderson@csc-scc.gc.ca  Thanks for your help.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

The Kelowna Chapter is looking for new members to join the annual Gutsy Walk Committee for 2021! The Gutsy Walk is Crohn's and Colitis Canada's annual fundraising event which will be held virtually this year. Committee roles include Media Promotion Lead, Sponsorship Lead, and Digital leads. If any of these roles interest you please contact Marla Konkin at 250-575-9472 or marla_konkin@hotmail.com. More information about the Gutsy Walk can be found at www.gutsywalk.ca. Crohn’s and Colitis Canada volunteers, in partnership with staff, are making a difference in the lives of children and adults living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Our coast-to-coast network of thousands of volunteers are leaders in their communities, using the gift of time and talents to help people with inflammatory bowel disease by providing professional skills, educating others, advocating for healthy public policy and helping to raise money so that Crohn’s and Colitis Canada can continue to fund critical research, patient programs, advocacy and awareness initiatives.

Sailing for people of ALL abilities. A boat designed to allow everyone to sail together without compromises or handicaps. So many volunteer opportunities available. Sailing Companion, Driving the safety Coach Boat, working fundraising events. Don't know how to sail no worries. We offer training.

Honouring and preserving the animal-human bond ElderDog Canada is a national, registered charitable organization dedicated to ageing people, ageing dogs, and the important connection they enjoy. Our purposes are to: - Assist and support older adults in the care and well-being of their canine companions; - Promote the welfare of older dogs whose lives have been disrupted due to illness, relocation or death of a human companion; - Educate about the human-animal bond in general and the significant role of companion animals in the health and well-being of seniors; - Support and conduct research into the human-animal bond with a focus on seniors and canine companionship.

Farm Folk City Folk have been working to inspire and equip people to eat food that nourishes themselves and the planet since 1993.  We are BC's largest and oldest food and agriculture charitable non-profit organization. Feast of Fields is our annual local food celebration and fundraiser, held each year on a different farm in the Okanagan Valley.  Proceeds raised from Feast of Fields allow us to develop and operate programs that connect, empower, and inspire people to strengthen BC's sustainable food systems. Feast of Fields is a wandering gourmet harvest festival that strengthens the connections between farm folks and city folks. With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, guests stroll across farmers’ fields, through barns, past tractors, and around chicken coops, listening to live music, and tasting gourmet creations from top BC chefs, farmers, fishers, ranchers, food artisans, and beverage producers.

About Food For Thought We can’t let kids go hungry. Food for Thought aims to eliminate hunger in children, one child at a time. Food for Thought serves breakfast in an inclusive environment to over 1500 students a day. Food for Thought is in 30 schools in: - Kelowna - Lake Country - West Kelowna. Through our backpack program, backpacks filled with food are given to students for the weekends who would go without. This program ensures: - Hungry tummies are filled when children are not in school on the weekend.

We rescue consumable food waste from local businesses throughout the Okanagan. We then redistribute back into the community through partners, community fridge and public pickup locations. We have a 1/4acre garden that has been donated to us and we are growing food to be able to hand back into the community.

We, Foundation for Advancement of Education in Myanmar, abbreviated as FAE-Myanmar, are a grassroots charity foundation, registered in the province of Alberta, Canada, funded and supported by the grassroots community members of Canadians from diverse origins along with Myanmar Canadians. FAE-Myanmar is striving to contribute to, engage in Diplomacy of Knowledge, as articulated by Governor General David Johnston – sharing learning and lived experience of our Skilled Highly Qualified Canadian Volunteer Educators across borders- for short term deployment to facilitate Complementary Education Programs that prepare and inspire teachers  in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education to prepare their school children from the non-government underserved, under-resourced community schools in most disadvantaged communities in Myanmar. Contextual Information Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education High School is a registered charity (non-government) inclusive (K-10) high school under Ministry of Religious Affairs in Mandalay, the second commercial capital of Myanmar. The school provides quality accredited education free to over 9,000 students from Kindergarten to High School, and room and board free for over 1000 students of them on campus. The students are from less fortunate families and includes orphans, the abused, the neglected, the abandoned and the vulnerable children of diverse indigenous ethnic groups from all around Myanmar. Diplomacy of Knowledge We are recruiting experienced volunteer educators to facilitate school-based Professional Development Programs on Digital Citizenship Education, Entrepreneurship Education, and Maker Education for science teachers of Phaung Daw Oo Community High School in Myanmar.

Girl Guides is a catalyst for girls empowering girls. We provide girls age 5-17 with the opportunity to try new experiences, challenge themselves and build their confidence, all within a safe environment. Our volunteers help deliver a unique program that encourages girls to build life skills in outdoor adventure, financial literacy, mental health, advocacy and more. Together, we’re building a better world, by girls.

To provide free, compassionate in-home assistance, referral services and access to food security for individuals with socio-economic, mobility, and health challenges. Our vision its to: meet needs – value people – build relationships “every individual deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Every person has needs that require assistance. Everyone wants to have connection with someone who cares.” Within the scope of our mandate, we will passionately pursue this goal.