Eye on Community

The Kamloops Fiddlers branch 12, through the Kamloops Music Collective’s fundraiser, donated $1,000 to Parkcrest elementary to help in the purchase of new instruments to replace those lost in the Sept.

Nature’s Fare Markets Donated more than $48,000 to local food banks during the recent holiday season, including an $8,000 gift to the Kamloops Food Bank.

On Dec. 6, middle school students from Kamloops Christian School held MarketDay, a craft fair that showcased their project-based learning and gave them the opportunity to give to others.

Roxanna Ferguson (left), president of Daybreak Rotary Club of Kamloops, presents a cheque for $1,000 to Tara Holmes, KTW’s promotions director and Operation Red Nose co-ordinator.

Proceeds from 50/50 sales at Chances Casino on the North Shore led to $10,450 being donated to Crime Stoppers, the organization that solicits anonymous tips in an effort to solve crimes through arrests and convictions.

Interior Savings staff on the North Shore raised $1,020 for Operation Red Nose in Kamloops. Red Nose, the annual safe ride home service, forwards donations to PacificSport BC, with money used to help amateur athletes.

Employees of RBC Dominion Securities in Kamloops undertook a clothing drive for Lizzy’s Closet (Elizabeth Fry Society), collecting many bags full of business clothes, shoes and purses for women who are trying to get back into the workforce or needing

Save-On-Foods and Christie donated $1,000 to the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association. The Sahali location of the grocery store won a contest with Christie and was able to donate the funds to local youth sports.

Bev Warner (left), the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak Open Spaces project co-ordinator, joins Overlander Long Term Care manager Matt Renfrew, Kamloops Ford Lincoln general manager Craig Brown, Auxiliary to Overlander Extended Care Hospital presiden

Kamloops residents answered the call on Saturday, Oct. 5, dropping by the Real Canadian Superstore in Sahali to help Mounties fill police vehicles with donations of food and cash for the Kamloops Food Bank. Kamloops RCMP Supt.