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An American in Kelowna – Heel of an Effort for Shoe Bank Canada

An American in Kelowna – Heel of an Effort for Shoe Bank Canada

In the candy-cane lyrics of pop-princess Britney Spears: “Oops!… I did it again.” Did what? Collected donated shoes (women’s, men’s, and children’s) on behalf of Shoe Bank Canada at various sites in Kelowna in our second annual Christmas Holiday promotion.     Based on last year’s benchmark of amassing 803 pairs of shoes, we had a tried-and-true formula for finding footwear by setting up Shoe Bank Canada donation bins in the following locations:  Kelowna General Hospital (three separate entrances), UBC…

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An American in Kelowna – I’d rather have a Smart Wife than a Smart Phone

An American in Kelowna – I’d rather have a Smart Wife than a Smart Phone

Okay. Let’s cut to the chase. A lot of readers and followers have been asking “what Elaine does for a living?” as the only current wage earner in our Okanagan Valley household.     Excellent question. Thanks for being curious. The answer is so deep and clinical that I requested her job description in writing so I could better understand and describe her daily regimen of shaping young minds through academic excellence. We’re talking about my blushing bride. She’s fifty…

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