Still more to celebrate in Kamloops this month!
Huge Congratulations! Nutritionist Amanda McKeen is celebrating one year in business this April with Inspired Eats with Amanda. She offers freezer meal workshops, nutrition workshops, and health coaching in and around Kamloops. Amanda can be reached at 250-320-3641 or [email protected].
Donate to or Apply for the The Out of the Ashes (OOTA) bursary! The bursary was initiated in 2007 as a prevention initiative by Leann Kopytko, a youth counsellor with Day One Society and her late husband Ron Kopytko who shared her passion for helping youth. The vision of the OOTA bursary is to provide educational support to those with a minimum of one year recovery time from problematic substance use, who are either living in/from Kamloops or are going to school in Kamloops. For more information go online to
dayonesociety.ca/outoftheashes.
Kudos to long time Kamloops resident and community advocate Diane Czyzewski who has volunteered her time and efforts to causes like banning pesticide use, multiple chemical sensitivities, and low income seniors. Agree or disagree, Diane has always been open to conversation. She has been known to send greeting cards to city councillors, and once if memory serves, roses.
Regan Hayes and the team at Simply Computing donated a MacBook Pro and some tech gear so Dominique at shewandersearth.com can stay connected and post videos of the journey.
For almost 30 years, Jo Berry and her RunClub team have been helping people, of any age, ability and pace, get outside and get active — increasing not only physical health but emotional, mental and spiritual health as well. RunClub Coach Arjun Singh (also the Chronicle’s exec director) reports this spring group of participants is one of the most amazing groups in his years in the club! Shout out to all the RunClub coaches – Laurel, Howie, Rick, Kevin, Tom, Paula, Tania, Sheridan, Annie, Mandy, Clint, Terry, Adrienne, Carlo, and Gaudenza!
And you can register for the CFJC-TV Boogie at boogiethebridge.com. And read profiles of three participants in this year’s training on Castanet at castanetkamloops.net
If you are 50-plus and want to try Dragon Boating Festival, the Kamloops Interior Dragon team welcomes you to come try it out. More info is at kamloopsinteriordragons.ca. There are also two other local teams: the Spirit Warriors, our breast cancer survivor team and the Kamloops Dragon Boat Club (KDBC) which has members of all-ages.
Transition Kamloops and Kamloops Seniors for Climate Action will host an interactive evening on April 29 to discuss climate change.
The evening will explore what’s happening with the climate in Kamloops, how to talk about it and why it matters. Guest experts will give a presentation, which will be followed by breakout sessions with audience members.
The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.
Kamloops is an amazing community with a long-standing culture of kindness and looking out for one another. We need to talk about this more, give it more attention, and keep strengthening our collective goodness. We, at the Kamloops Chronicle, feel it’s so important to share good news regularly and that’s what this space is about. We encourage you to submit your good news by calling 250 851-9630, emailing us at [email protected] or sending us mail to PO Box 814, Station Main, Kamloops BC, V2C 5M8.