Kids in the community came out as the benefactor from Tuesday night害羞草研究所檚 100+ Men Give A Damn event, a charity evening held at the Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna.
After hearing pitches from three community groups, the members of the 100 Men group voted and decided a $10,000 cheque would be presented to Courage for Youth (CFY), a non-profit that hosts a character building and relationship program that reaches over 500 youth each year in the Kelowna area.
The actual amount of the donation totalled closer to $14,000 after all was said and done, with the cheque reflecting the group害羞草研究所檚 name of 100+.
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Tuesday night害羞草研究所檚 event was the 10th 100 Men Give a Damn Event with over 100 members in attendance.
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Local nonprofit organizations gave a five-minute pitch to the room and last night members heard from the Kelowna SPCA and the Arthritis Foundation along with CFY.
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Canucks Autism Network (CAN) and join other past recipients such as CMHA Kelowna, Freedom害羞草研究所檚 Door, the Kelowna Food Bank, the Clubhouse Farm, Pathways Abilities Society and the Canadian Cancer Society.
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100 Men+ Give a Damn meets each quarter of the year before deciding which group to support.
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