Most of you know where the Kiwanis Market is and you probably know that the items for sale are donated, Kiwanis does not buy anything for sale. After whatever expenses are entailed in the operation of the Market, Kiwanians and non-Kiwanian volunteers offer their services at no cost, so just where does that money go?

Each year the Kiwanis Club of Oliver Board of Directors submits a budget to the Club, this includes proposed fundraising income (mainly from the Market) and expenses and donations for the coming year. Obviously the donations are directly related to what the Club collected the previous year.

We cannot assume we will make “X” number of dollars in the coming year. Our financial year ends on September 30, so where did the money go this year (2012-13)? Here is a listing of organizations, groups and individuals that have received support from the Kiwanis Club of Oliver this year:

Desert Valley Hospice
Gleaners
Kiwanis Community Housing Group
Oliver Meals on Wheels
Missoula Children’s Theatre
Oliver Food Bank
Scareview & Oliver Parade
Share the Spirit
Royal Canadian Legion BR 97
Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory
Farm to School Lunch Program
Fine Arts Club of Oliver Elementary
Food for Thought
OK Falls School Breakfast Program
SOSS 2012 Scholarships
Tuc el Nuit Lunch Program
Tuc el Nuit Swim Program
Agur Lake Society
Nothing But Net Basketball Program

Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program
Kiwanis Key Leader Program
Kiwanis SIGN Program
Kiwanis Saving Old Specs
Kiwanis Skip-a-Meal Program
Kiwanis Eliminate Program
Oliver Kiwanis Books for Babies
Oliver Kiwanis Next Step

CAPC
BC Firefighters Burn Camp
Cops for Kids
Oliver Junior Curling & Bonspiel
232 Bighorn Squadron Air Cadets
Oliver Ambassador Program
Penticton Kiwanis Music Fest
Show Case For Talent
Kiwanis Sleeping Children Around the World
Kiwanis Terrific Kids Program
BC Children’s Charity
South Okanagan Secondary School
South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation
Okanagan Boys and Girls Club
BC Bowl
Oliver Elementary School
Osoyoos Fireworks
Oliver Arts Council
Oliver Library
Chloes Angel Fund

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

The fifty or so members of the Kiwanis Club of Oliver firmly believe our commitment to the Kiwanis policy statement. Would you like to join us in giving back to our community? Please contact Rosemary at 250-498-0426 or Mary at 250-498-2102.

Submitted by Peter Morrow