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March 18, 2011 Peachland, BC
Volume 07 | Number 11
Kelowna-Westside
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Valley First strives to help “Feed the Valley” As part of their Feed the Valley initiative, staff at Valley First Credit Union don blue Feed the Valley t-shirts and carry cloth grocery bags, which can be purchased for a donation. From left to right, Tia Carlesimo, Lorelei Stewart, Carol Bruce, Connie-gay Boyce, branch manager, Kimberly Humphreys and Dylan Van Schyndel. Photo Cindy Fortin
By Cindy Fortin Staff at the Peachland branch of Valley First Credit Union is hard at work raising funds and food donations as part of their Feed the Valley campaign. Feed the Valley is one of Valley First’s corporate community initiatives, says Connie-gay Boyce, Peachland branch man-
ager. “Each branch is working towards collecting money and/or food, and that branch’s collection goes to their own community. So for us, 100 per cent of everything we bring in goes to the Peachland Food Bank.” Th is it the second year of this campaign. Employees of Valley First hold quarterly events to raise
money for such causes. Th is month, right up to, and during, the Chamber of Commerce Business to Consumer Trade Show, on April 8, 9 and 10, at the community centre, Valley First will be collecting donations for the food bank. March is typically the month that the food bank is heavily used, when gas and electric bills are high, and food can be last on the
list, says Boyce. “Winter months are more expensive and you only have so many dollars to go around, so knowing this, we thought it was a great time to support them.” Valley First will have a booth set up at the Trade Show, specifically for Feed the Valley, and Boyce encourages you to come by. “As you spring clean
your house, your car, your trailer or boat, and you fi nd change in the cushions, or have any non-perishable food items that you would be willing to donate, bring them by and help us to reach our goal.” The group is hoping to raise $500 of either cash or food donations with this one project. Donations can be brought either to their
branch location at the Peachland Mall on Clements Crescent, or during the Trade Show. Anyone who drops off a donation at the show will have their name entered in a draw for a number of large baskets, valued at between $200 and $250, which they will be raffl ing off. The baskets will be fi lled with items from both staff and corporate donations.
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