V-Day is a global initiative created by Eve Enslerto raise awareness and funding for the end of violence against women and girls.  V-Day Oliver Osoyoos is headed into our third year, and we couldn’t be more excited.

After months of hard work from over 60 dedicated volunteers and participants, the amounts raised in our 2014 campaign have been finalized.  The process took a little longer than we anticipated due to extenuating and unforeseen circumstances; however we are thrilled to make our announcement and give our whole hearted thanks to everyone who made this possible.

With combined proceeds from our ‘Stop the Violence’ art show, and our production of ‘A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer’, we were able to raise the following:

Top: Pat Monahan, Desert Sun Board Member, Tiffany Beckedorf, and MMRP co-director Aimee Grice.
Above: ONTEH’s Executive Director Jan Lipscome, V-Day Oliver-Osoyoos Lead Organizer Tiffany Beckedorf and Community Outreach Worker Cindy Nelson.

$6,131.72 for Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Center, to be dedicated to Men’s Counselling programs in an effort to end domestic violence against women and children.

$734.00 for the Okanagan Nation Emergency Transition House, and

$734.00 for V-Day.

We also received over $14,000 in in-kind donations, prize and raffle donations and so on.  What an amazing community we live in! Over the last two campaigns we have raised $13,531.41 for local initiatives to stop violence against women and girls, an achievement that all of our volunteers, sponsors and supporters should be extremely proud of.

V-Day Oliver Osoyoos would like to thank the following 2014 sponsors:

Osoyoos Indian Band, Facets Holistic Self-Discovery, Interior Savings Credit Union Osoyoos, In Your Face Artistry, JoJo’s Café, Royal LePage, Terry L Coble Photography, Write This Down Freelancing, DM Productions, H&R Block, Hester Creek Winery, Indian Grove Riding Stables, Parties and Pies, Shamrock Roofing, Silver Sage Winery, Vincor, Home Hardware Osoyoos, Oliver Daily News , Alex Atamenenko, MP, Amore Pizza Factory, Art Therapy Corp, Desert Hills Estate Winery, Graham Funeral Home – Blaine and Kate Krist, HW McLean Construction, Jardin Antiques, McIntyre Aggregates, Newstart Landscaping, Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Services, Oliver Parks and Recreation, Osoyoos Rotary Club, Town of Oliver, Sagebrush Native Plant Nursery, Raptor Works, BiBi’s Culinary Delights, Country Wines, Dave and Brenda Mattes, Dollarama, Johnston Meier Insurance, Oliver Taxi, Pine Bluff Motel, Alberto’s Decorating, Hair by Eneil, Lalonde’s Daughters Painting, NU Beginnings, OK Photo, Rick’s Drywall and Painting, Royal Canadian Legion Oliver Branch #97, The Dance Studio, Smell My Chakra and Watermark Beach Resort.

Our deepest apologies to anyone we may have missed, please know how thankful we are for ALL of the support we received in our last campaign!

We will be starting up again in the fall, and will be looking for volunteers who are interested in leading some our various committees such as sponsorships, media relations and volunteer coordination, just to name a few.  If you have any questions about V-Day Oliver-Osoyoos, please don’t hesitate to contact Tiffany Beckedorf at (250) 535-4184 or tiffanybeckedorf@gmail.com.