Christmas Cheer Fund

As we move through the final days of the 2018 KTW Christmas Cheer Fund drive, significant donations continue to arrive.

IG Wealth Management is once again a big supporter of the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, with a donation this year of $3,145 from the company’s generous staff — and a few clients.

With their thousands of kicks now behind them for another year, the Western Karate Academy’s annual kickathon fundraiser has come to an end.

Your donations will help he Kamloops Brain Injury Association, the Y Women’s Shelter, Out of the Cold shelter, the Boys and Girls Club’s Falcon Program and The Mustard Seed New Life Community

The Western Karate Academy has been a big supporter of the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund for years, and 2018 is no different. The students are on track to raise more than $8,000 during their annual kickathon event.

For children who have been victims of adversity and trauma, it can be a challenge to remain in a classroom environment for the entire school day. Some kids struggle to handle more than an hour or two.

Though its name has changed a few times, The Mustard Seed New Life Community has always been focused on bringing hope to the hungry, hurting and homeless.

The Western Karate Academy is an organization that likes to give. In fact, it has been giving to the Christmas Cheer Fund since 2002, when the fundraiser first started in the city at the Kamloops Daily News.

“Your brain controls everything about you,” said Dave Johnson, executive director of the Kamloops Brain Injury Association. That, he added, is why brain injuries can be so devastating.

The Y Women’s Emergency Shelter has been a recipient of the Christmas Cheer Fund money since the fund’s first year in Kamloops. And this year is no exception.