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WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
  • The Bravery Foundation is a Canadian CRA registered charity located in Kelowna, BC
  • We provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and support displaced Ukrainians, refugees and volunteers serving in Ukraine
  • We issue tax receipts for donations $10 and over ​ ​
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UKRAINE STANDS WITH THE OKANAGAN
Volunteers at Ukrainian Canadian Volunteer Association (UCVA) in the Central Okanagan have been busy cooking traditional Ukrainian food for frontline workers fighting the McDougall Creek Wildfire.

Svitlana Shkyn of UCVA reached out to Jeanne Legua of the Southern Interior office of the United Way British Columbia to find out how they could help. Legua connected Shkyn with Westside Salvation Army coordinator, Jennifer Henson. Together they created an action plan to cook and deliver 160 authentic Ukrainian meals that include borscht, nalysnyky (crepes) and fried stuffed buns to frontline first responders. Eight Ukrainian families participated in the preparation of the meals.

“The Ukrainian Canadian Volunteer Association is assisting Canadians in West Kelowna during a disaster by arranging and offering delightful Ukrainian lunches, including Ukrainian borscht and other delectable treats,” said Shkyn.
 
Bonnie Penner of the Bravery Foundation, a Canadian CRA registered charity located in Kelowna, and Shkyn have worked collaboratively over the past year and a half to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and support displaced Ukrainians relocating in the Okanagan. It was only natural for Penner and Shkyn to connect and expand the grassroots movement of Ukrainians giving back to the community that has so generously supported them as they fled their homes in war ravaged Ukraine.
 
“We greatly appreciate all the support Ukrainian people get from the Canadian citizens. It is our time to pay back for all the great support we have received and continue to receive. That's what community is all about. When one gets in trouble, the others get together to help,” said Shkyn.
 
Penner is coordinating ‘Ukrainian Work Bees’ to help with property clean-up for both the McDougall Creek Wildfire, Clifton/McKinley Fire and the Lake Country Wildfires. She is also spearheading other initiatives with local organizations so those who’ve experienced loss due the fires in the Central Okanagan, get the assistance they need.

“My family and I were evacuated in the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Fire, and keenly understand what our community is going through. 20 years later, we are here to assist in any way we can,” said Penner.

Shkyn is the general manager at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in West Kelowna and is grateful her employer provided UCVA volunteers space to organize meals for the first responders.
 
Donations to help pay for the ingredients for future meal preparation and other fire related initiatives can be made to UCVA by e-transfer to: ucva.ua@gmail.com 

If you are willing to help, have items or services to offer those who've lost so much during the 2023 Okanagan Firestorm, please fill out the below contact form. We will be happy to connect you with the organization that best fits your offer of help.

UKRAINE STANDS WITH THE OKANAGAN, is our way of giving back to those who've so generously given to Ukraine.

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/672016557820311/?ref=share_group_link (Ukraine Stands With The Okanagan)
 
​TOGETHER we are stronger!
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by Bonnie Penner
The Bravery Foundation does not accept any liability or responsibility to any person, business or association as a consequence of any reliance upon the information contained in an email, on our website or other means of communication. See full disclaimer in footer.
Bravery Foundation не несе жодної відповідальності перед будь-якою особою, компанією чи асоціацією внаслідок будь-якої довіри до інформації, що міститься в електронному листі, на нашому веб-сайті чи в інших засобах зв’язку. Див. повну відмову від відповідальності в нижньому колонтитулі.
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OUR MISSION
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Vision: Freedom for ALL!
Mission: We Support Refugees & Displaced People
Mandate: People, Planet, Protect
Values: Serve, Educate, Respect
Motto: Unification Through Core Connection
Constitutional Charitable Purposes
  1. To relieve poverty by providing necessities of life, including food, clean water, clothing, medical supplies, medicine, protective gear and/or shelter to victims of war in Ukraine.
  2. To relieve poverty by providing necessities of life, including food, clean water, clothing, protective gear and/or shelter to needy immigrants and Ukrainian refugees and their families as well as offering financial assistance necessary for their relocation and settling in Canada and referring them to the appropriate resources, if necessary.
  3. To relieve poverty by providing financial assistance, to be used for necessities of life, to poor families of volunteers who quit their jobs to travel to Ukraine to help victims of war.
  4. To provide education, counseling and other support services to needy immigrants and Ukrainian refugees including job search programs, translation services, accompaniment and referral service during administrative procedures and information programs on Canadian culture and life in Canada.

Charitable Status 
  1. Status: Registered
  2. Type of Qualified Donee: Charity
  3. Designation: Private Foundation
  4. Charity Type: Relief of Poverty
  5. Category: Organizations Relieving Poverty
  6. Charitable Tax Number: 742323207 RR0001
  7. BC Incorporation Number: S0076173​

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​The user assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of our website and the internet generally. We accept no liability or responsibility to any person as a consequence of any reliance upon the information contained in this site. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall anyone involved in creating or maintaining this website be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or loss profits that result from the use or inability to use the website and/or any other websites which are linked to this site. Nor shall they be liable for any such damages including, but not limited to, reliance by a member or visitor on any information obtained via the website; or that results from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, viruses, errors, defects, or failure of performance, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access. States or Countries which do not allow some or all of the above limitations of liability, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent allowed by law. We not accept any liability through association with other groups or organizations. The Bravery Foundation is not a social welfare agency or an employment agency and we will not manage, advise or act in such a manner. We are strictly connecting parties to independently explore commonalities with one another. The Bravery Foundation does not accept any liability or responsibility to any person, business or association as a consequence of any reliance upon the information contained in an email, on our website or other means of communication.

Користувач бере на себе всю відповідальність і ризик за використання нашого сайту та Інтернету в цілому. Ми не несемо жодної відповідальності перед будь-якою особою внаслідок будь-якої довіри до інформації, що міститься на цьому сайті. За жодних обставин, включаючи недбалість, будь-хто, хто бере участь у створенні чи підтримці цього веб-сайту, не несе відповідальності за будь-які прямі, непрямі, випадкові, спеціальні чи непрямі збитки чи втрачений прибуток, які є результатом використання чи неможливості використання веб-сайту та/або будь-якого іншого веб-сайти, на які є посилання на цей сайт. Вони також не несуть відповідальності за будь-які такі збитки, включаючи, але не обмежуючись, довіру учасника або відвідувача будь-якій інформації, отриманій через веб-сайт; або це є результатом помилок, упущень, перерв, видалення файлів, вірусів, помилок, дефектів або непрацездатності, збою зв’язку, крадіжки, знищення або несанкціонованого доступу. Держави чи країни, які не допускають деяких або всіх вищезазначених обмежень відповідальності, відповідальність має бути обмежена максимальною мірою, дозволеною законом. Ми не несемо жодної відповідальності через асоціацію з іншими групами чи організаціями. Bravery Foundation не є агенцією соціального забезпечення або агентство з працевлаштування і ми не будемо керувати, консультувати чи діяти таким чином. Ми чітко об’єднуємо сторони, щоб незалежно досліджувати спільні риси одна з одною. Bravery Foundation не несе жодної відповідальності перед будь-якою особою, компанією чи асоціацією внаслідок будь-якої довіри до інформації, що міститься в електронному листі, на нашому веб-сайті чи в інших засобах зв’язку.
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    • Government Resources >
      • Refugee Resources - Federal - Canada >
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      • Ukrainian Family Reunification
    • Kindness Request
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    • Job Resume Help >
      • Argus Hospitality Group
      • Coast Exteriors
      • Bylands Nursery
    • Job Offer
    • Okanagan Ukrainian Associations
    • Ukraine Stands With The Okanagan >
      • UCVA Stands With The Okanagan
      • Ukrainian Catholic Church Stands With The Okanagan
      • Sunflower Ukrainian Cafe Stands With The Okanagan
      • Ukraine Harmony Stands With The Okanagan
  • Ukraine Aid
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  • Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital
  • FAQS
  • Ambulance For Ukraine
  • Beehouse Love Orphanage
  • United Way & Bravery Foundation
  • Kelowna Salutes Ukraine 2023
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service