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24th Balding for Dollars Main Event raises nearly $75,000 & counting!
We are still coming down from the excitement of our homecoming 24th Annual Balding for Dollars Main Event at the BCCH Foundation Saturday May 6th, 2023! We hadn't had the event on site at the foundation since 2018, and 5 years away, was 5 too many! 2019 saw us at a...

Bands, BBQ, Beers, & Balding 2023 Raises Incredible $80,000+
Bands, BBQ, Beers, & Balding is an event that truly lives up to it's name. Saturday April 15th had the Laurel Packinghouse in the heart of downtown buzzing for more reasons than one. The food prepared by Okanagan College and the Chefs Association of Kelowna was mouth...

Salon Glam Extends Community Love to Youth Going Through Cancer
Owner of Salon Glam, Rosanna reached out to us through her friend, our committee member and community outreach specialist, Jessica McCready (@mama.mccready on instagram) at the end of last year to let us know she was wanting to extend her community giving profile to...

Jayden’s Run Impact Still Rippling a Year Later
One year ago today Jayden's Run was well underway and the impact is still rippling through the oncology ward and the BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Let's take a look back at what led up to this monumental event, the incredible run, and the successful aftermath....

Hope for Children Thrift Store Extends Their Giving
Hope for Children Thrift Store has been donating funds to BC Children's Hospital for several years as part of their giving back initiative to their community and abroad. The store manager approached us at Balding for Dollars last March of 2021, with a desire to...

BBBB Kelowna Wraps Up Another Epic Summer of Events
With our hearts full of gratitude for Bernie, his team, and all of the amazing supporters that came together to make these unique events happen across the summer of 2021, we are extending a huge thank you from our Balding for Dollars team and on behalf of all the...

Life Goes Full Circle for Bursary Award Recipient Madeline Lauener
Madeline Lauener is a multi-time Survivor Education Bursary Award recipient, which is one of our many programs we proudly raise funds for. This fund supports on average 30 - 40 amazing young adults every year who have been affected by childhood cancer or a blood...

First Ever Virtual Auction Fundraiser Raises $11,000+
Our first-ever virtual auction fundraiser just wrapped up last weekend which ran from May 7th - 16. We are so excited to announce the successful outcome of just over $11,000 raised. This was a cumulative total between winning auction bids for almost 100 items, our...

Chuck Oliver: Two Decades of Virtuous Volunteering
Chuck Oliver is a long-time Balding for Dollars volunteer who we're proud to have on our team and greatly value his input and perspective on our committee. He has after all, outlasted all of the administrators for years of service! His volunteerism, and big heart has...