by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | News, Projects
A donation to the Okanagan Science Centre has people cheering from the rooftop. The Foord Family Foundation has provided $32,000 to assist the non-profit with substantial repairs to the roof of the science centre. “Upgrading the roof was essential to preserving the...
by admin | Feb 3, 2021 | News, Projects
Vernon’s Allan Brooks Nature Centre is ready to launch the first phase of a brand new online learning platform centered around B.C.’s science curriculum. The new nature-based lessons have been created for teachers, in conjunction with the popular Nature in the...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | News, Projects
A community initiative called Build the Clubhouse is underway to construct a new $1.6 million facility for children with special needs. NONA Child Development Centre provides services in the North Okanagan to more than 700 children and youth with special needs and...
by admin | Nov 1, 2015 | News, Projects
Thank you to the Foord Family Foundation for their contribution to our school through their grant process that will assist us in making our school library a ‘learning commons’ or learning ‘hub’ for our students.
by admin | Oct 15, 2014 | News, Projects
Thanks to the Foord Family Foundation, CDAC will offer preventive sealants for low income grade one students with no family dentist. Participating children will have pit and fissure sealants placed in the grooves of their newly erupted 6 year molars to help prevent...
by admin | Jun 3, 2014 | News, Projects
Like nature itself the Allan Brooks Nature Centre’s busiest time of year is springtime and their nature interpretation programs are now underway. Thanks to the Foord Family Foundation’s generous donation of funding for busses the Centre is in a position to offer...
