• ABOUT
    • OUR TEAM
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • REPORTS
    • OUR BUSINESSES
    • CAREERS
  • CURRENT PRIORITIES
    • AREA OF GREATEST NEED
    • JOEANNA’S HOUSE
    • HOSPICE HOUSE
  • WAYS TO GIVE
    • ONLINE DONATION
    • MONTHLY GIVING
    • IH STAFF LOTTERY
    • MORE WAYS TO GIVE
  • EVENTS
    • FUNDRAISING EVENTS
    • PLAN A FUNDRAISING EVENT
  • VOLUNTEER
  • LATEST NEWS
    • NEWSLETTER
    • PRESS RELEASES
    • IMPACT STORIES
    • DONOR STORIES
  • DONATE
  • Search
  • Menu Menu

Historical Gift from the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna Continues to Pay Dividends in the Community

Representatives from the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna present the KGH Foundation and Central Okanagan Foundation with a historic $4.5 million legacy gift back in 2017.

KELOWNA, BC, – September 16, 2022. It is a gift that keeps on giving – the Kiwanis Legacy Endowment Fund. This year, the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna celebrate 75 years in the community, and the disbursement of over half a million dollars to support local programs for children and youth.

In 2017, the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna donated $4 million to the KGH Foundation to benefit healthcare initiatives for children and youth in the Central Okanagan. This is the single largest gift the Kelowna General Hospital has received in its 114 year history of serving this community.

“The Kiwanis Legacy Fund is an endowed fund,” states Allison Ramchuk, CEO of the KGH Foundation. “Meaning that the investment guarantees annual proceeds to support the health and well-being of children and youth in our community, in perpetuity.”

Over half a dozen local organizations have received funding through the Kiwanis Legacy Fund over the past four years.

“I can’t tell you how excited we are – and proud that we have been able to help these organizations move forward and support children and youth in our community,” says Wendy Falkowski, Kiwanis Legacy Fund Committee Chair. “We are just delighted.”

In its first three years, the Kiwanis Legacy Fund disbursed $500,000 to local programs and services that support children and youth. For the 2022/23 fiscal year alone, the Fund has disbursed $546,500 – more than doubling the impact for community services in just one year.

Representatives from the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna present the KGH Foundation and Central Okanagan Foundation with a historic $4.5 million legacy gift back in 2017.

“This funding has made an immense difference for our clients,” says Amanda McFarlane, Executive Director for BrainTrust. “The Kiwanis Legacy Fund committee and the KGH Foundation have been very accommodating to the shifting needs of the population we serve.”

The following organizations received grants through the KGH Foundation Kiwanis Legacy Fund in the 2022-23 fiscal year: BGC Okanagan, the Child Advocacy Centre, CMHA Kelowna, Elizabeth Fry Society, KCR Community Resources, Interior Health (Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, McNair Unit and Pediatric Department), UBC Okanagan and the City of Kelowna.

CMHA Kelowna’s Foundry Wellness on Wheels, supported through the Kiwanis Legacy Fund.

Mike Gawliuk, CEO of CMHA Kelowna expresses his gratitude to the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna. “Thank you. Your investment has literally been life-changing – and in some cases, life-saving.”

Echoing Gawliuk’s sentiments is Ginny Becker, Executive Director for the Child Advocacy Centre, “This group [the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna] was willing to look through the lens of what could be…and it wouldn’t be…without them.”

“We are forever grateful to the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna for this historical gift,” says Ramchuk. “The Fund demonstrates an investment in our children and youth today, and for the future – their future, and that of our community.”

In celebration of the significant impact that the KGH Foundation Kiwanis Legacy Fund has made over the last four years, a video has been compiled highlighting the grant recipients and projects supported. Visit kghfoundation.com to learn more about the Kiwanis Legacy Fund and to watch the video.

Since 1978, the KGH Foundation has worked with a generous community to raise funds to support world-class healthcare close to home for a rapidly expanding and diverse population in the interior of B.C. Today, the KGH Foundation is the lead fundraising organization for Kelowna General Hospital and its associated facilities, JoeAnna’s House and Central Okanagan Hospice House.

More Donor Stories

  • Historical Gift from the Kiwanis Clubs of Kelowna Continues to Pay Dividends in the CommunitySeptember 16, 2022 - 8:35 pm
  • Kiwanis Legacy Fund Cheque PresentationKiwanis Grants $150,000 to Revitalize Strathcona Beach ParkJune 3, 2022 - 9:14 pm
  • Sikh Guru Nanak Anniversary Inspires Generosity by City Furniture’s Kandola FamilyDecember 20, 2021 - 7:08 pm
  • Doug Rankmore, KGH Foundation CEO; Allison Ramchuk, KGH Foundation Chief Development Officer; Dr. Nevin de Korompay, KGH Interventional Radiologist; Judy & Marshall Eliuk; Cory Bendall, IH Network Director, Stroke Care; Dr. Aleksander Tkach, KGH Vascular Neurologist, IH Stroke Network Medical Director standing outside of KGH.$8 Million Raised to Fund Advanced Stroke Care at KGHNovember 3, 2021 - 11:23 pm
  • Rotary club cheque presentation for JoeAnna's HouseJackpot for JoeAnna’s HouseJune 3, 2021 - 8:28 pm
  • Kiwanis Grants $185,000 to Support Vulnerable Local YouthMay 20, 2021 - 3:51 pm
  • Kiwanis Endowment Fund 2020March 8, 2021 - 12:59 am
  • Donor Story – RBC Corporate CitizenshipMarch 8, 2021 - 12:25 am

LATEST DONOR STORIES

  • Community Events
  • Donor Stories
  • Foundation News & Updates
  • Foundations Newsletter
  • Impact
  • JoeAnna's House
  • KGH Foundation Events
  • Kiwanis Legacy Fund Endowment
  • Legacy Giving
  • Major Gifts
  • Press Releases
  • Volunteers

Follow us on Facebook

OFFICE HOURS

Office Hours 8am – 4pm
Monday to Friday
Phone: 250-862-4438
info@kghfoundation.com

Charity Registration #11897 8733 RR0001

ADDRESS

The Foundation operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of syilx people.

 

Office – 2312 Pandosy Street
Mailing – 2268 Pandosy Street
Kelowna, BC  V1Y 1T2
Canada

LINKS

  • Donate
  • About Us
  • Volunteer
  • PFCC Grants Program
  • Kiwanis Legacy Fund Endowment
  • Foundations Newsletter
  • Reports & Financials
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy

KEEP IN TOUCH

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

* indicates required
Email Consent
2023 © Copyright - Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
  • Donate
  • About Us
  • Volunteer
  • PFCC Grants Program
  • Kiwanis Legacy Fund Endowment
  • Foundations Newsletter
  • Reports & Financials
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
Scroll to top
Remembrance Bird Form
Ex. In Loving Memory of Mr and Mrs. Smith “Always in our Hearts” (Please note: The words must fit in the engravable surface)
Loading
KGH Foundation Volunteer Form
Loading