iN NUMBERS: Generous acts in Kamloops, Okanagan

Reading the news is often a bummer, but not this time. Folks in Kamloops and the Okanagan have been generous with their time and their cash, so here’s a quick dose of inspiration to help restore your faith in humanity. Here are the numbers: 117: Hectares of land alongside Okanagan Lake near West Kelowna were donated for preservation. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/landowners-donate-117-hectares-around-okanagan-lake-to-protect-it/it108208 1: Million dollars donated by an anonymous couple to help train doctors in the South Okanagan. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/local-couple-donates-1-million-to-help-train-doctors-in-south-okanagan/it109335 60: Temporary tiny homes are opening up for homeless folks in Kelowna. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/third-tiny-home-project-opens-up-60-spots-for-homeless-people-in-kelowna/it109467 100: Lemonade stands raising money for JoeAnna’s House in Kelowna was the goal for Good Lemonade Day on June 14. 2: Days is how long it took to actually dredge the Oyama Canal, even though it took community members years to get permission to do so. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/countdown-to-a-navigable-oyama-canal-begins-with-dredging-underway/it106464 30: Volunteer hours a week for Kamloops local Jeremy Salamandyk https://infotel.ca/newsitem/lifelong-volunteer-kamloops-man-goes-above-and-beyond-for-the-community/it108251 since he was 15. 60: Vernon Search and Rescue members volunteer roughly 100 hours a year to help people. 1: New café in Vernon is giving people with diverse abilities employment opportunities. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/innovative-cafe-opening-in-vernon-breaks-down-employment-barriers/it109726 8: Years in a row Mamas for Mamas has organized a fundraising golf tournament, including this year on July 21. 1.5: Million dollar jackpot in the 50/50 raffle to support South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation and the Feedway Foundation.To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .