The Westside Salvation Army is inviting residents to come out and dine at their favourite restaurants throughout the day to support them during this holiday season.

11 restaurants throughout West Kelowna and Peachland are participating in Rudolph乌鸦传媒檚 Dine-Out Day. Residents can come to the participating restaurants, eat, and donate to the Salvation Army at the same time.

Lenetta Parry with the Westside Salvation Army said all the proceeds will go towards their Christmas Gifts of Hope program, which ensures that children and teens throughout the West Kelowna and Peachland wake up to something special on Christmas Day.

This year, Parry said they乌鸦传媒檙e expecting to give out gifts to 300 children and teens, which is a significant increase in years past.

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Parry said she wanted to say thank you to those who have already donated and to those who will throughout the day.

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Participating restaurants include Friends Pub, Gasthaus on the Lake, Il Mercato Social Kitchen, Kekuli Cafe, Kelly O乌鸦传媒橞ryan乌鸦传媒檚 West Kelowna, Murray乌鸦传媒檚 Pizza, Neighbours Pub, Pizzamoreh, Starbucks (on Dobbin Road), Tim Hortons (all three West Kelowna locations), and Wings West Kelowna.

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