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Cops For Kids
Generosity and kindness see Vernon mom’s stolen stroller replaced
A Vernon mother, who had her stroller stolen from outside of her home last month,…
Cycling Mounties ride over obstacles to wrap up charity commitment
A small group of riders cycled into Kelowna today to finish the 2020 Cops for…
Cops for Kids fundraising ride in southern Interior going ahead with pandemic adjustments
Every year, RCMP officers ride across B.C.'s southern Interior to support kids who have experienced…
Cops for Kids raises hundreds of thousands of dollars from this year’s bike ride
KELOWNA – The Cops for Kids riders finished their 17th annual bike ride in Kelowna…
Annual ‘jail and bail’ fundraiser is back in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Some Kelowna residents may be temporarily behind bars this week to support a…
Cops for kids are coming home to Kelowna
KELOWNA – The annual Cops for Kids Ride Homecoming is happening this weekend. The Cops for…
Former RCMP officer makes largest single donation to Cops for Kids charity
KELOWNA – The Cops for Kids charity have received their largest single donation from a local businessman. Al Hildebrandt announced today, Nov. 30, he would donate $100,000 to the Southern Interior charity that helps parent of kids requiring medical treatment. Hildebrandt is the recently retired CEO of a Kelowna tech company that supplies medical record...
Vernon cops locking people up for fun, and for a good cause
VERNON - Mounties are asking the public to turn in friends, family and coworkers this Thursday as part of their annual jail and bail fundraiser. People can either turn themselves in at a mock jail set up at Boston Pizza, or snitch on someone and have the cops come and arrest them. Offenders will be...
West Kelowna councillor arrested (for charity)
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna councillor was placed in handcuffs Monday morning for uttering threats of retiring. The “arrest” took place ahead of a Cops for Kids fundraiser where members of the public can file a summons, forcing them to pay bail that will be donated to kids suffering from medical, physical or traumatic...