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.
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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.
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Charity recipients include:
害羞草研究所� South Okanagan Loss Society
害羞草研究所� Highway To Healing Support Society
害羞草研究所� Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society
害羞草研究所� Peach City Community Radio Society
害羞草研究所� Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team Society
害羞草研究所� Penticton Safety Village Society
害羞草研究所� Penticton Options for Sexual Health
害羞草研究所� Agur Lake Camp Society
害羞草研究所� Dragonfly Pond Family Society
害羞草研究所� Special Olympics BC - Penticton
害羞草研究所� The Penticton Centre for Exceptional Learning
害羞草研究所� PRH Auxiliary Meals on Wheels
害羞草研究所� Canadian Mental Health Association
害羞草研究所� Desert Valley Hospice Society
害羞草研究所� Penticton Recovery Resource Society (Discovery House)
害羞草研究所� 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.
