The success that was the Okanagan Fest of Ale Craft Beer and Cider Festival in Penticton earlier this year has resulted in $50,000 in donations for more than a dozen local charities.
Net proceeds from the April 2023 event will be distributed to 16 local organizations, the Okanagan Fest of Ale Society has announced.
乌鸦传媒淭his $50,000 donation will bring the total donations made by the society to $800,000,乌鸦传媒� said Michael Stokker, president of the society. 乌鸦传媒淲e are one of the only not-for-profit craft beer festivals in B.C. and it is wonderful to be a part of an event that not only provides a fun and important festival to our city and craft beer community but also distributes important funding to charities in the South Okanagan.乌鸦传媒�
In celebration of Penticton Beer Week, the charity presentation will be held on Oct. 23 at Slackwater Brewing.
Along with the money that will officially be donated, the event at Slackwater will also honour the work of the volunteers who helped make Fest of Ale another success earlier this year.
乌鸦传媒淭he Fest of Ale volunteers are an integral part of this festival, and the event could not be possible without their hard work,乌鸦传媒� Stokker added. 乌鸦传媒淓very year, we try to recognize and celebrate the amazing dedication they have to our society, and we are looking forward to raising a glass to them on Monday (Oct. 23).乌鸦传媒�
Charity recipients include:
乌鸦传媒� South Okanagan Loss Society
乌鸦传媒� Highway To Healing Support Society
乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society
乌鸦传媒� Peach City Community Radio Society
乌鸦传媒� Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team Society
乌鸦传媒� Penticton Safety Village Society
乌鸦传媒� Penticton Options for Sexual Health
乌鸦传媒� Agur Lake Camp Society
乌鸦传媒� Dragonfly Pond Family Society
乌鸦传媒� Special Olympics BC - Penticton
乌鸦传媒� The Penticton Centre for Exceptional Learning
乌鸦传媒� PRH Auxiliary Meals on Wheels
乌鸦传媒� Canadian Mental Health Association
乌鸦传媒� Desert Valley Hospice Society
乌鸦传媒� Penticton Recovery Resource Society (Discovery House)
乌鸦传媒� South Okanagan/Similkameen Brain Injury Society
The 27th annual edition of the Okanagan Fest of Ale is set to run on April 12 and 13, 2024, in Penticton.
