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College Foundation hosts fundraiser for new Sunflower Childcare Centre

Sunflowers blooming, the promise of new beginnings, and brighter futures for student parents in Vernon will be the focus of ����� Foundation’s upcoming Plant a Seed Day Fundraiser. The fun-filled event will take place on May 10, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will support the new, affordable, 44-seat on-campus Sunflower Childcare Centre, operated by local, non-profit childcare provider Maven Lane.  

Guests will be invited to “tap into their inner child” with family-friendly activities like a lemonade crawl, a Crazy 8’s tournament, sunflower-themed art and yoga classes, line dancing and local eats. The event is open to the public and free to attend.  

In honour of Mother’s Day, local donors, including former ����� Instructor Lloyd Davies and his wife Janet Armstrong, will match a total of $80,000 in donations received on Plant a Seed Day (and throughout May). This means that for anyone who donates as part of Plant a Seed Day, their gift will have double the impact.

“Student-parents with access to childcare are three times more likely to graduate, so a donation to the Sunflower Childcare Centre is really an investment in the wellbeing of students, their families, and our community,” says Helen Jackman, Executive Director, ����� Foundation.  

For more information on Plant a Seed Day or to make a donation, please visit .