Bernard Avenue was a wonderland for people of all ages on Saturday, Aug. 3.

The Okanagan Dream Rallysa国际传媒檚 fourth annual event brought hundreds of people to the streets of downtown Kelowna to walk through the cars on display.

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This yearsa国际传媒檚 event raised more than $800,000, which brings the eventsa国际传媒檚 total money raised to approximately $1.6 million in its four years.

August said he was taken aback when they tallied the numbers earlier this morning.

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Dream Rally surpassed their fundraising goal of $500,000 for the Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon, and now, the organizers arensa国际传媒檛 too sure what to do with the extra cash raised.

August said they are still deciding how to divvy up the overflow of funding.

One driver who participated in the event said that it was an amazing experience to be a part of.

sa国际传媒淭he support of the city was incredible,sa国际传媒� 33-year-old Vancouver philanthropist Kevin Gordon said. sa国际传媒淧articularly the amount of people that came out.sa国际传媒�

Gordon, who is widely known as the co-founder for Convertus, a startup businesses that offers a wide set of digital solutions-based services to auto dealers across the country, started the Driven Project a year ago, which is similar to the Okanagan Dream Rally.

Operating full time now, Driven Project offers super car rides to children who are suffering from a terminal illness for charity. The startup foundation has expanded to do larger group drives once a month and individual group drives once a week.

Gordon said the Vancouver Police Department are their biggest supporters, shutting down streets in Vancouver and offering escorts throughout the narrow urban streets. They also partner with luxury car brands such as McLaren and Lamborghini.

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Gordon is friends with August and said they help each other out for both of their charitable causes.

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For now, August is appreciative and overwhelmed.

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