Each year since the Gateway Program’s inception, scholarships have been given to its students; in 2022, The Gary Bennett Family Fund presented eleven $500 scholarships to help cover student costs for the Okanagan College dual credit program.
The Gary Bennett Family Fund presented eleven $500 scholarships
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
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.
$1,000 in Presidents Choice Super Store gift cards
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.
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.
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
GBFF continues to support 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.
Scholarship to Okanagan Mission Secondary School student.
Presentation of a GBFF Strive Scholarship to Okanagan Mission Secondary School student.
Donation to COCFB No Hungry Children Program
Central Okanagan Community Food Bank Press Release – “The Gary Bennett Family Fund and its supporters donated $3,200 towards the Central Okanagan Food Bank’s No Hungry Children program. Taking advantage of the Food Banks purchasing power, funds were spent at Kelowna’s Real Canadian Superstore to purchase baby basics, school snacks
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
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
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
Superstore Gift Cards for Breakfast Programs
The Gary Bennett Family Fund will again this year will be providing annual grants of $1,000 in Superstore gift cards to each of the following schools to support their student breakfast programs. Springvalley Elementary School, Springvalley Middle School, Rutland Senior Secondary, Central School. To read more about the Fund’s Breakfast
Fund Scholarship Awarded in June
At the Central School and Programs Graduation ceremonies in June, the Gary Bennett Family Fund presented Kyla with a $500 GMB Fund Gateway Scholarship. Kyla will be attending Okanagan College in the fall.
Central Okanagan Hospice Support
Although the Gary Bennett Family Fund concentrates on youth initiatives, the Gary Bennett family are pleased to support Steve Bennett (on the left above) and ’Team Funk’ in the Central Okanagan Hospice Association’s ‘Swinging With the Stars’ event on March 5th, 2016 at the Grand Hotel. Proceeds raised from this event