The business and general communities are being asked to unite and support those in need due to the wildfires affecting Okanagan communities.

Entrepreneurssa国际传媒� Okanagan (EO) chapter members and their businesses have stepped up and made available drop-off centres throughout the Okanagan including Vernon, Armstrong, Lake Country and Kelowna.

sa国际传媒淢any people in our communities have been displaced as a result of these wildfires,sa国际传媒� said Steve Harvey of EO Okanagan. sa国际传媒淲e are working in conjunction with emergency response organizations to provide these people with some of the various living requirements they are lacking.sa国际传媒�

Doated goods needed include:

sa国际传媒� New undergarments (in the original bag)*;

sa国际传媒� New pillows (in original bag)*;

sa国际传媒� Laundry soap, fabric softener;

sa国际传媒� Men and womensa国际传媒檚 razors and shaving cream;

sa国际传媒� Hotel-size shampoo and conditioner, dental floss, combs and brushes deodorant;

sa国际传媒� Small Kleenex package, cotton swabs;

sa国际传媒� Bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, kitchen linen;

sa国际传媒� Small stuffies.

(* The Public Health Agency of Canada does not allow us to distribute used undergarments or used pillows for sanitary reasons.)

Drop centres are located in Armstrong at Armstrong Machine Shop (2255 Kirton Avenue); Vernon at Piscine Energetics (1015 Fairweather Road); Lake Country at Bekins Moving and Storage (#1-18860 Jim Bailey Crescent) and in Kelowna at Business Finders Canada (1685 Pandosy Street).

A sign will be posted at each of these centres directing you to the drop-off spot.

sa国际传媒淲e ask that you please do what you can in support of this effort and drop off goods at one of the locations,sa国际传媒� said Harvey. sa国际传媒淲e will make sure it gets to the people in need.sa国际传媒�

Entrepreneurssa国际传媒� Okanagan is part of a support network of 14,000-plus like-minded entrepreneurs across 61 countries. EO Okanagan has approximately 30 members.

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