Stone Soup Chef

Stone Soup Chef begins tomorrow Tuesday February 12th with eight of the top chef's in Kelowna going head to head in this competition to make the best soup in the city. This will be the 4th annual Stone Soup Chef competition at the Kelowna Gospel Mission.

The Chefs can only use the ingredients found in the pantry that day at the Gospel Mission. That in it's self may be quite challenging as Gospel Mission is a homeless shelter and they also rely and receive food donations. There will be a panel of community judges that will vote on the best soup and that soup will be served to visitors at the Gospel Mission.

One the preliminary round are done, then two semifinalists will square off for the final round of soup , Iron Chef style. The final round will be held at a gala fundraiser on Saturday March 2nd. Proceeds from the gala will go towards buying kitchen equipment.

Tickets to the gala on March 2nd are available at stonesoupchef.com or by calling Gospel Mission at 250.763.3737

Coldest Night of the Year Walk

There is going to be a challenge between Kelowna and Kamloops to see who can get the most participants out for the Coldest Night of the Year Walk on February 23rd 2013. In Kelowna, the fund-raising walk is being organized by the Gospel Mission's 30k club. The fund-raising walk in Kamloops is being coordinated by The New Life Mission. 

The competition is a friendly one that will benefit the very people both the organizations serve. The more walkers that come out the more money they will raise, the more help they then can provide to the who really need it.

Coldest Night of the Year is a non competitive 5(five) or 10(ten) km winter walk fundraiser for charities that serve the hungry, homeless and hurting in cities across Canada. The walk lets participants experience only for a few hours on a cold Canadian night the challenges faced by the homeless every night.

For more information go to http://coldestnightoftheyear.org/location/kelowna

Stuff the Bus for Kelowna Gospel Mission

On Saturday November 3rd Kelowna Gospel Mission is having a STUFF THE BUS event, please come down to the Kelowna Walmart and help stuff the bus! Kelowna Gospel Mission is asking that you come down and stuff the bus with your gently used clothing. Any winter coats, hats, mitten, gloves and scarves would be great too. They are trying to make sure that everyone is safe and warm during the cold winter months.

So come down on Saturday and help stuff that bus! If you can't make it, you can always drop the  items off at 251 Leon Ave. They are always grateful for donations anytime!