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The Gary Bennett Family Fund supports the Food For Thought program with a $3,000 donation.

Gary Bennett Family Fund gave $3000 to local Salvation Army

A Kelowna charity donated $3000 to the Salvation Army’s food programs. Both the Kelowna and Westside Salvation Army experienced increased demand for their services and programs this past year. To combat food insecurity in the Central Okanagan, the Gary Bennett Family Fund and its supporters donated $1,500 to both the

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Salvation Army’s food program

The GBFF donates $3,000 in Presidents Choice Super Store gift cards to the Salvation Army’s food program with $1,500 being donated to the Westside Salvation Army and $1,500 being donated to the Kelowna Salvation Army.    

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Supporting breakfast programs

The GBFF donates $1,000 in Presidents Choice Super Store gift cards to each of the schools that it is supporting to help finance their breakfast programs.

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Continuing SD#23 Breakfast Program Support

September 1, 2018 – The Gary Bennett Family Fund – Breakfast Program, continues to support the Breakfast Programs at: Spring Valley Elementary School, Raymer Elementary, Spring Valley Middle School, Central High School, Rutland Senior Secondary, Rutland Learning Centre, Westside Learning Centre.   These schools are in catchment areas with a significant

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2017 Gateway Achievement Awards

The Gary Bennett Family Fund Gateway Achievement Award of $500 each to help further their trades education were given at Okanagan College on Friday, January 27, 2017 to: Jared Richard Borsheim, Bailey Chamberlain, Mason David Harrison, Dylan McDonald, Adley Soames, Tristan Wendt.   Central School Gateway Coordinator Rob Law is

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A New 2016/2017 Initiative

A new initiative in the 2016 – 2017 school year is The Gary Bennett Family Fund Supplemental Strive Scholarship Program.  The Fund will be providing 5 – $1000 scholarships for qualifying students from Kelowna public high schools to attend either UBC Okanagan or Okanagan College. To read more about the

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New Scholarships for 2016 to 2017

Again this year, The Gary Bennett Family Fund will provide several $500 Central School / Okanagan College Gateway Program Scholarships.  These scholarships will assist students who have completed the Gateway Program to continue on in their quest to complete the Trades Program at Okanagan College. To read more about the

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