One Lake Country business is making a big impact in the community; Voyager RV Centre has donated over $88,000 to local charities through its new initiative Voyager Cares.
“While our core business revolves around sales and servicing of RVs, we believe in extending our impact beyond that,” said Voyager RV Vice President Jason Friesen. “I just think there has to be more to it, and I feel like as business operators, we have a responsibility to our community.”
The charity program launched in early 2023. Through spring and summer Voyager was able to support Kelowna Hospice House, Mamas for Mamas, the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the BC Cancer Foundation.
Recipients were presented with the cheques on Sept. 12.
“It means a lot to the BC Cancer Foundation that you would choose and trust us with these funds. These funds are going to help go toward revitalization. The first step is a brand-new world-class systemic therapy suite that will be patient-centred and will bring phase one clinical trials for the first time ever to the interior of B.C. Starting with generosity like this, this is how we’re going to build Kelowna to be one of the premier research and treatment facilities throughout B.C. and Canada,” said BC Cancer Foundation spokesperson Chris Mayeda.
Mamas for Mamas Director of Administration Christine Jontz-Barbour said, “This donation will allow us to help so many families in our community. We are seeing such an increased need right now with moms, dads, and caregivers unable to make ends meet. And when you have kids, parents are choosing to feed their kids rather than themselves. So, we will be able to use this donation from Voyager to supplement the families that come into the Karma market daily. It’s not a charity that solves poverty; it’s a community. So, thank you Team Voyager for being part of our community and supporting us and our local families.”
Voyager Cares has a goal of donating $100,000 to the community through 2023. The organizations that will benefit in September and October at Paws it Forward Dog Rescue and Critteraid Animal Sanctuary.
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