Donation at food bank
Photo: Kamloops Food Bank
The Kamloops Food Bank is raising money through a 50/50 raffle with the proceeds going to support local youth programs.
Kennedy Epp, KFB's community engagement and communications coordinator, said last year's online raffle was “building up” towards the end of its three-month run, and this year's raffle will run twice as long. He said he was planning to do so.
“This year is a little different. Usually we only run it for about three months, but this year we're actually running it for about six months,” Epp said.
Half of the funds raised will be donated to the raffle winners and the rest will be invested in food bank programs supporting local youth.
“Things like the Starfish Backpack program, the basics for babies, the school lunch program, school snacks. So it's just programs that primarily support kids,” Epp said.
All proceeds raised are kept in the community.
She said she feels optimistic that this year's fundraiser will go well after raising a total of nearly $58,000 last year.
Epp said the program has been “pretty successful” in recent years and interest is growing.
“There's actually a lot of people outside of Kamloops who are buying tickets. That's very interesting,” she said.
Raffle tickets can be purchased online until October.