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Children & families at core of DragonFly Pond Family Society


The impacts of COVID-19 has limited charities like DragonFly Pond Family Society’s ability to raise funds to support local children and families.

First West Foundation and Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union, through its Community Help Fund, is helping to kickstart a $5,000 fundraising goal with a grant for $500. Learn more about this family-focused charity and how you can help.


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DragonFly Pond Family Society was initiated in January 2000 by a small group of parents/health care workers, and child development specialists. It has been determined that children with complex care needs and/or disabilities and their families in the South Okanagan need support in a variety of ways. In response to these needs, the goals of Dragonfly Pond Family Respite are to provide coordinated services that will:

Enhance existing programs by coordinating services and programs in a way that creates links and partnerships that will support the promotion of healthy families and strengthen support services for families.
Reduce isolation, burn out and crisis within families by providing a range of support services.
Provide community-based programs within each geographic centre to strengthen support at the community level.
Increase community awareness and involvement through volunteerism, in-kind contributions and financial support.
Reduce the need for more costly care and services through a preventative focus.
We need to raise $5000 to replace the Annual Spring Fundraiser that we normally run in May that includes a Burger and Beer night, live music, 50/50 and a silent auction. We were unable to host it this year, and will most likely not be able to run it in the next 8 months due to limits to the number of people attending a function.

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