In response to increased demand for short-term accommodations, the KGH Foundation has kicked off the campaign for JoeAnna’s House.
In response to increased demand for short-term accommodations, the KGH Foundation is hoping to expand JoeAnna’s House.
June 8th is Good Lemonade Day – a one-day, province-wide fundraiser that aims to generate funds for JoeAnna’s House through lemonade stands.
The inaugural Winter Wonderland at JoeAnna’s House was a phenomenal success, raising over $61,000 to help keep families together.
The 2023 Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign will be supporting JoeAnna’s House through locations in Kelowna.
Join us at JoeAnna’s House on December 17, for a heartwarming day of fun festivities in support of keeping families together.
JoeAnna’s House has an exciting new fundraising initiative where individuals and teams can prepare meals for guests of JoeAnna’s House.
October 14th is Better Together Day – a one-day, call to action to support JoeAnna’s House!
Well, not really. But the much-loved Homebase Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament & Celebrity All-Star Game must be postponed for 2021. While there is good news on the horizon for our community as gathering restrictions loosen, our annual event at the end of June is still not possible.
Your favourite, celebrity NHL hosts, Josh Gorges and Blake Comeau, say “Well, we can’t win ‘em all. But we will be back swinging in 2022 and you can bet on another home run for JoeAnna’s House.”
Better Together.
All proceeds from Homebase events are dedicated to supporting JoeAnna’s House, a home away from home for families from across the region who’s loved ones must travel to KGH for advanced medical care.
Make a Donation to JoeAnna’s House
The need for JoeAnna’s House has never been greater, and its continued operation relies on the generosity of our community.
Thank you for your support of Homebase and JoeAnna’s House. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.
Generous Donation Received from the Wish Come True Society
KELOWNA, B.C. – June 14, 2021. The Wish Come True Society generously supports families staying at JoeAnna’s House with a donation of $56,656. Since 2012 the organization has worked towards building a pediatric respite/hospice house in Kelowna to help local families with acutely sick children save the time and expense of travelling to Vancouver for medical treatment. The Society dissolved in 2020 and its board members graciously made the decision to donate funds earmarked for their project, to JoeAnna’s House.
“We chose JoeAnna’s House as we are confident that our contribution to this great local resource will help to realize our original purpose of supporting children in need by allowing parents to be able to stay close by while their children are receiving advanced medical care at KGH,” says Angie Huber, of the Wish Come True Society (WCTS). “On behalf of all of the former board members of WCTS we are pleased to present $56,656.90 to this amazing organization for local families and children facing unimaginable health situations.”
As the lead referral hospital for up to 1 million residents in the BC interior, at any given time, one in four beds at KGH is occupied by someone outside the Central Okanagan. One quarter of the families who have stayed at JoeAnna’s House since opening were there for the purpose of Pediatrics and newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The need for JoeAnna’s House has never been greater.
“For so many families wanting to maintain a presence at KGH for the period of their loved ones treatment, the travel and lack of affordable short-term accommodation in Kelowna adds significantly to their hardship,” remarks Darlene Haslock Manager of JoeAnna’s House. “Often we see people who arrive in town with no personal belongings; they are completely overwhelmed because of their loved one’s medical situation and the financial drain and emotional burden of trying to find a place to stay during an already difficult time is simply crushing.”
JoeAnna’s House, which opened its doors in November 2019, is located on the KGH campus and provides much-needed short term accommodations for the families of patients from outside the Central Okanagan who must travel to KGH for advanced or specialized medical care.
JoeAnna’s House, provides 20 guest bedrooms for out of town families and is managed with a small staff and dedicated volunteers and funded entirely by the generosity of donors.
Since 1978, the KGH Foundation has worked with a generous community to raise funds to support world-class healthcare close to home for a rapidly expanding and diverse population in the interior of B.C. Today, the KGH Foundation is the lead fundraising organization for Kelowna General Hospital and its associated facilities, JoeAnna’s House and Central Okanagan Hospice House.
You can help ensure families have a place to stay when they need it most. Donate Now.
