Thank You - The Feedway Foundation

$165,000 donated back to the community!

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The 2024 Business Gives Back event raised a whopping $166,000 for worthy local causes, thanks to the generosity of community business members.

Held on Nov. 29, 2024 at the Barking Parrot in Penticton, the luncheon and auction saw a packed room of people ready to give back to the causes that the Feedway Foundation charity supports in the region.
Some notable donations, among many more, included:

$25,000 from Rod Ferguson of Complete Storage & Brentview Developments
$8,000 from Kevin Smith of Kettle Valley Memorial
$5,000 from Peters Bros Paving
$5,000 from Rene Carloni of Carloni Mortgages
$5,000 from Chamberlain Property Group

“On behalf of the organizing team, our BGB team extends their deepest gratitude to everyone who made this event a success through sponsorship, donations, attendance or volunteering. The community's support was instrumental in raising both awareness and funds for deserving organizations," said Feedway Foundation president Johnny Aantjes.

"The generosity in that room was just awesome. These funds will help the Feedway Foundation expand our reach and provide essential support to those who need it most. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to making a real difference in our community.” The $166,000 will be distributed to these local organizations:

SD67 Schools (all schools in the district) / Penticton Breakfast Club
Junior Chamber International - Penticton
ALERT - Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team
Discovery House
Carmi Recreational Trails Society
Keremeos Community Church
Critteraid
JumpStart
SOWINS
United Way
South Okanagan Children’s Charity
Cadets (788 Dragoons Royal Canadian Army Cadets / 259 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets)
Happy Tails Cat Rescue Society
AlleyCats Alliance
The Foundry Penticton Youth Centre
Agur Lake Camp
Wild Hearts Thoroughbred Adoption Society
The Feedway Foundation has already announced that the event will be back in 2025.
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The BGB organizers would like to thank the following sponsors who made the event possible:
Platinum: Canadian Tire
Gold: Chamberlain Property Group, JCI Penticton, Home Hardware Penticton, Prospera Credit Union, BTN Excavating, Kettle Valley Memorial Services, Penticton Speedway, City Centre Pharmacy, Avion Motorsports
Silver: Pacific Rim Equipment, The Jamieson Family, Total Restoration, Hazbinz, Jacoh Signs, Dominion Lending Centres, The Feedway
Bronze: Tim Hortons South Okanagan, TD, RTD Raw Timber Design, Big Jay Express, Acera Insurance, Betts Electric, Concepta Socials, Taylor Miller Law Group, Anderson Veterinary Clinic, CIBC, Experior Financial Group Inc.
In-kind sponsors: Penticton Lakeside Resort and Barking Parrot Bar, Time Family of Wines and Evolve Cellars, Barley Mill Brew Pub (Entertainment Sponsor), Douglas Drouin Photography, Fairview Liquor Store, Pen High, Jacoh Signs, Big Jay Express, Castanet