EO Okanagan Chapter Steps Up to Secure Needed Goods In Support Of National Disaster And Emergency Response Program

Contact: Steve Harvey

Phone: (250) 808-2838

Email: [email protected]

Entrepreneurs’ Okanagan Chapter, on August 23, 2021, is urgently calling on entrepreneurs in the business community and people of the Okanagan to unite and help support those in need due to the horrendous impact of the fires affecting our communities. Many people in our communities have been displaced as a result of these wildfires. EO Okanagan is working in conjunction with emergency response organizations to provide these people with some of the various living requirements they are lacking. A list of supplies that are immediately needed is included, we ask that only items on this list be donated and we will accept all amounts varying from 1 unit to a skid or more of an item.

For your convenience, the EO Okanagan Chapter Members and their businesses have stepped up and made available drop-off centers throughout the Okanagan including Kelowna, Lake Country, Vernon, and Armstrong. We ask that you please do what you can in support of this effort and drop off goods at one of the below locations and we will make sure it gets to people in need. A sign will be posted at each of these centers directing you to the drop-off spot. We thank all who are able to support this immediate need.

Drop Off Centers:

Kelowna

Business Finders Canada

1685 Pandosy Street

Kelowna, BC V1Y 1R1

(250) 491-1111

Lake Country

Bekins Moving and Storage

#1-18860 Jim Bailey Cres.

Kelowna, BC V4V 2L7

(250) 766-1966

Vernon

Piscine Energetics

1015 Fairweather Road

Vernon, BC V1T 8T8

(778) 475-0082

Armstrong

Armstrong Machine Shop

2255 Kirton Ave

Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4

(250) 550-4096

Entrepreneurs’ Organization is a support network of 14,000+ like-minded entrepreneurs across 61 countries. It is a member-led organization offering unparalleled value for a peer-to-peer group. EO Okanagan has approximately 30 members with a median number of employees of 16. Our core purpose is to inspire entrepreneurs to live their best lives.

For more information about this topic, please call Steve Harvey at(250) 808-2838 or email [email protected].

Donated goods needed:

• - New undergarments (in the original bag)*
• - New pillows (in the original bag)*
• - Laundry soap, fabric softener
• - Men and women’s razors and shaving cream
• - Hotel size shampoo and conditioner, dental floss, combs, and brushes, deodorant
• - Small Kleenex pkg, cotton swabs
• - Bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, kitchen linen
• - Small stuffies