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40th Anniversary Celebration
About 100 of our supporters joined us at our new location on April 14th 2026 to celebration 40 years of service in our community. What a success! As Project Literacy receives no federal funding, we rely on provincial and community grants, and corporate & individual donors. “We are thrilled to have been here for 40…
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2024 Raise-a-Reader Campaign
Our annual Raise-a-Reader Fundraiser Campaign takes place from July 1st to the September 30th. Funds raised during this time are ‘topped up’ by the Provincial Government. This makes Raise-a-Reader the best time to donate to Project Literacy, as your donation is almost doubled! Raise a Reader funds are used to support our children, family, and…
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Okanagan’s First Permanent Storywalk®
PRESS RELEASE 24 July 2024 RE: Okanagan’s First Permanent StoryWalk® opening at Julia’s Junction in West Kelowna! Members of the Central Okanagan Early Years Partnership (COEYP) and Partners for Literacy Committee are delighted to launch the Okanagan’s First Permanent StoryWalk® on the one-year anniversary of Julia’s Junction, Okanagan’s first accessible Playground. Date and Time of…
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An Exciting New Partnership!
Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society as is proud to announce being chosen as Kelowna Women in Business Charity Partner of the year! [Kelowna, Sept. 22, 2023] – Kelowna Women in Business (KWIB), a leading business community focused on engaging and empowering the entrepreneurial and corporate professional women of Kelowna, is excited to announce Project Literacy…
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Project Literacy Organizes ‘9th Annual Unplug & Play and Family Literacy Week’
The 9th Annual Interior Savings’ Unplug & Play and Family Literacy Week takes place from Sunday, January 22nd to Sunday, January 29th. It is a time for families to have fun and explore many different types of literacy and how literacy skills impact our lives. In addition to reading and writing, food literacy, health literacy,…
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FREE Summer Reading Program
Project Literacy is offering a FREE Summer Reading Program to support students currently in grades 1-3 who are reading below their grade level. The program will give students the opportunity to engage with literacy in a fun and supportive way. The program will be delivered through a Balanced Literacy approach and will include indoor and…
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Annual General Meeting 2025
Project Literacy will be holding our annual AGM on Tuesday, June 17th at 6:00pm. The AGM will be held IN PERSON at Project Literacy, 1635 Bertram Street. Project Literacy has continued to provide all our literacy programs over the past year. The Board of Directors and staff look forward to sharing how well we’ve done,…
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Have a Dickens of a Holiday! Literacy Fundraiser
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our ‘Have a Dickens of a Holiday!’ literacy fundraiser, on Saturday night at The View Winery. It was a wonderful success! We raised almost $6,000 in support of Project Literacy’s free programming! The event featured contests and a raffle that encompassed a plethora of incredible donations from…
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Another Successful Summer Reading Program!
Our 3rd Annual Children’s Summer Reading Program was a terrific success! In July and August, we had twenty-three children participate over the summer. Thank you to staff members: Kirstin Robinson, Katia Bois, Elaine Johnston and April King and to our wonderful volunteers: Linda Hawker and Charitini Orphanidou for their incredible efforts in the delivery of the program. The Summer Reading Program would…
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Raise-a-Reader
Our annual Raise-a-Reader Fundraiser Campaign takes place from early August to the end of September. Funds raised during this time are ‘topped up’ by the Provincial Government. This makes Raise-a-Reader the best time to donate to Project Literacy, as your donation is almost doubled! Raise a Reader funds are used to support our children, family,…
