The Rotary Club of Penticton Sunrise is delighted to recognize Manjot (Manny) Panghli as Rotary SOM for January. He is described as an immensely gifted, hard-working and compassionate Grade 12 student-athlete at Penticton Secondary School,
Image Credit: FACEBOOK / Sunbeams and Freckles Photography January 10, 2021 - 9:31 AM Kamloops photographer Peggy Knaak had her work recently published in the renowned
The Front Steps Project book, where photographers from all over the world contributed portraits of families sheltered in place, posing on the front steps of their homes. Knaak, who operates her photography website under Sunbeams and Freckles Photography, succeeded in raising over $7,000 for the Kamloops Food Bank throughout her efforts. She had three photos from her contributions to the project featured in the book. When I finally held the hard copy of this book in my hands and began to flip through the pages, I started to cry, Knaak says on her Facebook page. This photo project gave me life.
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Two-hundred-and-fifty of the masks have since been distributed to food bank clients, volunteers, staff and supporters. The only question was: Who dropped them off? “When we saw them, they kind of appeared, we’re like, ‘Where did these come from? Who made these? Who dropped these off? We need to know more,’” said Kamloops Food Bank director of resource development Corra Gassner. “They’re so beautiful. We were just so surprised and so impressed with the quality, the pattern. They’re just very special and you could tell somebody put a lot of love and attention into creating these.” Two-hundred-and-fifty of the masks have since been distributed to food bank clients, volunteers, staff and supporters.