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KELOWNA – Fit Families & Friends

FROM SOBC Virtual Kelowna Office: Please see the following message from SOBC Manager of Community Development Thompson-Okanagan Reanne Holden.

As a part of Special Olympics BC’s Healthy Communities initiatives, Kelowna athletes alongside their families and friends are invited to take part in a Fit Family and Friends project right here in our community!

This is a great opportunity for our athletes to get active with their family, friends and social supports. Together, the group takes part in a weekly walk, tracking kilometers as they go and then shares a healthy snack afterwards. The Fit Family and Friends program creates more opportunities for SOBC members to support athletes of all abilities and increase the entire group’s overall health in a fun, social setting!   Please see the attached PDF for more information on the Fit Family and Friends program and how to register your group.

Reanne Holden

Manager, Community Development – Thompson Okanagan

Special Olympics British Columbia

Tel 778-581-0511

Email rholden@specialolympics.bc.ca

www.specialolympics.bc.ca

pdf icon SOBCHealth_KelownaFitFamiliesFriendsPoster.pdf

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VERNON: CoolArts’ BIO DIVERSE ABILITY Show

Hi everyone!  Check out the info below and the attached invitation to the gala night opening of CoolArts’ Bio Diverse Ability Show taking place next month!

Hello Friends,

On Thursday, July 28th, from 6 – 8 p.m.,
the Vernon Public Art Gallery is hosting an opening reception
for Cool Arts Society’s BIO DIVERSE ABILITY show.

Please see the attached invite for details and feel free to share with friends.

Rena Warren
Executive Director
Cool Arts Society

250-899-6381
www.coolarts.ca
Find us on Facebook
Twitter @coolartssociety
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VERNON: CoolArts’ BIO DIVERSE ABILITY Show

Hi everyone!  Check out the info below and the attached invitation to the gala night opening of CoolArts’ Bio Diverse Ability Show taking place next month!

Hello Friends,

On Thursday, July 28th, from 6 – 8 p.m.,
the Vernon Public Art Gallery is hosting an opening reception
for Cool Arts Society’s BIO DIVERSE ABILITY show.

Please see the attached invite for details and feel free to share with friends.

Rena Warren
Executive Director
Cool Arts Society

250-899-6381
www.coolarts.ca
Find us on Facebook
Twitter @coolartssociety
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Kelowna: 2016 Home Share Provider & Community Conference

Hey all:

The 2016 COPCS 7th annual Home Share Provider and Community Conference is coming up. Check out all the details here:

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Hello,

On behalf of the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 7th Annual Home Share Provider & Community Conference which will be held on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Express Kelowna. 

This year’s conference topic is “Improving Quality of Life” which is especially relevant to our profession and for people with diversabilities.  The presenter will be Bob Bowen who is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester and faculty member of Mandt System Incorporated. 

Please register early and plan on being part of our 7th Annual Home Share Provider & Community Conference this year.  I am confident of the great value that this Conference will bring to all. 

Sincerely,

Margaret Milsom

Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society

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pdf icon 2016-Home-Share-Provider-Community-Conference.pdf

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View the Art of Neil Whiteoak!

View the art of Neil Whiteoak!  On display December 15th, 2015 –  February 28th, 2016 at the Nelson Public Library.  602 Stanley Street, Nelson, BC.
Neil Whiteoak

  Neil’s Background:

Born in 1986, Neil Whiteoak’s warm and engaging personality makes him a well-known and loved member of the Nelson community. Graduating from LV Rogers in 2005, this quiet gentleman continues on his learning journey. Neil’s determination to express himself artistically is inspiring to all who know and support him.

Neil’s Art:

….is his greatest passion – creating works daily. Neil “paints and draws the beauty that is inside of him The Express (year unknown)”. As an amateur artist, Neil’s area of interest lies in the abstract use of vibrant colours and spirals. He envisions any surface as a potential canvas.

Neil’s Interests

When Neil is not using his canvas, he enjoys socializing at local coffee shops, volunteering at Sheer Talent & Anchors and strolling Baker Street – frequently pausing to absorb the city’s sights, sounds, textures and aromas. A car buff and collector of vintage license plates, leisurely drives are a favourite. Rhythmic music and close connections with others bring him joy. He is a lover of nature and seems to draw inspiration from the earth and being outdoors.

A facebook page with info on Neil’s art

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