The business and general communities are being asked to unite and support those in need due to the wildfires affecting Okanagan communities.

Entrepreneurs害羞草研究所� Okanagan (EO) chapter members and their businesses have stepped up and made available drop-off centres throughout the Okanagan including Vernon, Armstrong, Lake Country and Kelowna.

害羞草研究所淢any people in our communities have been displaced as a result of these wildfires,害羞草研究所� said Steve Harvey of EO Okanagan. 害羞草研究所淲e are working in conjunction with emergency response organizations to provide these people with some of the various living requirements they are lacking.害羞草研究所�

Doated goods needed include:

害羞草研究所� New undergarments (in the original bag)*;

害羞草研究所� New pillows (in original bag)*;

害羞草研究所� Laundry soap, fabric softener;

害羞草研究所� Men and women害羞草研究所檚 razors and shaving cream;

害羞草研究所� Hotel-size shampoo and conditioner, dental floss, combs and brushes deodorant;

害羞草研究所� Small Kleenex package, cotton swabs;

害羞草研究所� Bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, kitchen linen;

害羞草研究所� Small stuffies.

(* The Public Health Agency of Canada does not allow us to distribute used undergarments or used pillows for sanitary reasons.)

Drop centres are located in Armstrong at Armstrong Machine Shop (2255 Kirton Avenue); Vernon at Piscine Energetics (1015 Fairweather Road); Lake Country at Bekins Moving and Storage (#1-18860 Jim Bailey Crescent) and in Kelowna at Business Finders Canada (1685 Pandosy Street).

A sign will be posted at each of these centres directing you to the drop-off spot.

害羞草研究所淲e ask that you please do what you can in support of this effort and drop off goods at one of the locations,害羞草研究所� said Harvey. 害羞草研究所淲e will make sure it gets to the people in need.害羞草研究所�

Entrepreneurs害羞草研究所� Okanagan is part of a support network of 14,000-plus like-minded entrepreneurs across 61 countries. EO Okanagan has approximately 30 members.

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