Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen

100 Men @ Abandoned Rail Brewing
2025-09-16 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Abandoned Rail Brewing, 1220 Davenport Avenue, Penticton, BC, V2A 8V1
100 Men Who Care is a great group of guys who’ve donated over $200,000 to support good causes in our communities! Join us at “The Brewery On The Bench” for our next meeting.
Visit the 100 Men webpage to learn more.

Workshop: Built by Neighbours: ABCD & NSG in Action
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-17 | BC
October 16 & 17, 2025 | Penticton, BC
You’re invited to a powerful two-day Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) workshop designed to grow stronger, more connected neighbourhoods – together.
This gathering will bring together local leaders, curious neighbours, grassroots organizers, nonprofit partners, and municipal champions from across the South Okanagan and Similkameen. Through story, tools, and practice, we’ll explore how to activate the strengths that already exist in our communities.
This workshop also lays the foundation for something new:The Neighbourhood Sustainability Stream (NSS) – a fresh addition to the Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program launching in 2026. NSS will support climate resilience, local stewardship, and long-term community wellbeing. Join us to help shape this vision.
What you can expect:

Practical tools to grow what’s already strong
Inspiring local stories and guest facilitators
Meaningful time to connect, reflect, and co-create
Your voice helping shape the future of NSG
Nourishing lunches and good company

Limited spots available:

Registration required.
Valued at $400 per participant, with a sliding scale:
$300 for municipal staff • $200 for nonprofits • Free for NSG leaders and partners.
Participants must commit to both days to receive the subsidized rate.

Want to join us or learn more?Contact Kim English at kimenglish@cfso.net

Vital Signs Launch @ Farmer's Market
2025-10-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Penticton Farmer’s Market
The Community Foundation team will be onsite at the last Farmer’s Market of the year to launch the 2025 Vital Signs report. Fittingly, this report is focused on food insecurity with a deep dive into some of the systemic issues facing a region like ours, which has a seemingly abundant supply of food resources.

Screening of Tea Creek & Vital Conversation: Food Security
2025-11-07 19:00 - 21:30 | Tempest Theatre, 125 Eckhardt Ave East, Penticton, BC, V2A 1Z5, Canada
Co-presented with Tempest Theatre
Join us for a screening of this acclaimed film, followed by a Vital Conversation about food security in the South Okanagan Similkameen.
About the film: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Activist Jacob Beaton has transformed his family farm into Tea Creek, an Indigenous Food Sovereignty training centre with a mission to revive the abundance that once defined Turtle Island. Following Tea Creek through the growing season, the film explores the rich history of Indigenous agriculture, the ongoing impacts of colonization and intimately portrays a passionate leader whose vision for change is creating space for healing and abundance.

Imagine Canada - Advocating for the Non-Profit Sector
2025-11-18 08:30 - 10:30 | Centre of Excellence – Okanagan College, 583 Duncan Ave W, Penticton, BC, Canada
Join us in welcoming Bruce MacDonald, President & CEO of Imagine Canada!
Imagine Canada is a leading voice in the non-profit sector and advocates for strong public policy in the charitable sector.
Bruce is an inspiring and informed speaker who has a birds-eye view of the policies and trends affecting all of us. He will be presenting the results of new research as well as discussing current and upcoming advocacy initiatives.
Bruce’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A as well as round-table discussions so that we can provide Bruce with insight about the needs and desires of local grassroots community leaders in our region.
Light snacks will be provided.
Doors at 8:30am. Presentation at 9:00am.
This event is presented in collaboration with BoardVoice.

100 Men Quarterly Meeting & Open House @ The Standard Space
2025-11-18 17:30 - 19:30 | The Standard, 124 Estabrook Avenue, Penticton, BC, V2A 1G3, Canada
Join a group of guys who’ve donated nearly $230,000 to support good causes in our communities!
November 18th is our final meeting of 2025, and we’re welcoming men who are interested in learning more to join us. We’re calling it our “Can We Buy You a Beer?” Open House. Come out, enjoy a beer, meet our members and see what makes 100 Men such an impactful program.
You can help us with our planning by RSVP’ing below. See you then!

100 Women Who Care - Nov 2025 - PLR
2025-11-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Penticton Lakeside Resort, 21 Lakeshore Dr W, Penticton, BC, V2A 7M5, Canada
We’re excited to welcome you to 100 Women Who Care’s Annual Little Black Dress event – an evening of shared purpose, connection, and collective giving.
Date: Wednesday, November 26
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Penticton Lakeside Resort, Penticton
We’ll be serving light bites to keep the energy flowing, and drinks will be available for purchase.
🎯 This quarter’s theme: Food Security
Food security means ensuring everyone in our region has consistent access to safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food. From emergency food programs to local production and distribution, this event will highlight organizations working to build a resilient and equitable food system in the South Okanagan Similkameen.
RSVP now to confirm your spot—we can’t wait to see you again!
If you need to make your $100 one-time commitment fee and/or your quarterly donations you can do that here.
If you have any questions please email 100women@cfso.net.
Please note member RSVPs are open now and guest spots will open closer to the event date based on capacity.
