Empty bottles and cans are helping put food into the empty bellies of some Penticton kids.
The Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51 has been gathering empty bottles and cans for weeks, all in support of the Rotary Starfish Pack program that has been struggling during COVID-19.
Aldergrove Rotary Club donates $8,000 to distribute grocery gift cards to Aldergrove families during COVID-19 crisis.
In Mission, every weekend, teams from the Starfish Backpack Program distribute backpacks containing two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners and two snacks to hungry kids and their families. The program is receiving $2,000 monthly for a minimum of four months from United Way.
What’s happening to the Abbotsford Starfish Pack Location while schools are closed? Although we have been faced with food shortages, proximity limits and so many unknown factors, thanks to our generous community we have a plan to continue feeding hungry students and families.
Children in Vernon won’t have to worry about going hungry thanks to Kal Rotary’s Starfish Pack Program continuing during Covid-19.
Thanks to a new partnership with the Penticton Elks, the Rotary Starfish Pack Program in Penticton is now able to provide more backpacks to students in need!
“Please help us fill these empty backpacks.”
Starfish was featured in the Williams Lake Tribune, as Lori and the team at Williams Lake Starfish look for to their community for financial support to help feed more hungry children in their city.
For the second year in a row, Penticton’s Deckside Pool & Spa has made a huge splash in the community by donating $4,200 to the Penticton Starfish Pack Program.