We Need Your Help
Variety Children’s Charity will donate $80,000 towards the purchase of the bus if we can raise the first $80,000 by March 31, 2024.
Our Impact
In 2023 our Clubhouse fleet of vehicles allowed us to safely transport our children for field trips and school pick-ups
Donate to us directly
$10+ We can provide a tax receipt
$500+ We can add your name/business name to our Community Supporters webpage and all Clubhouse promotional materials
$1000+ We can add your name/business name to our bus!
Participate in our events
Bottle Drive
Play Days at The Farm
Un-Gala
50/50 Cash Draw
Raffle – 1 Free Month of Child Care
Spread the word
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More About Clubhouse
What is our philosphy?
We believe that children need to spend time outside to get dirty, explore, and investigate. Children must have the time, space, and autonomy they need in order to grow and develop. To us this means that children need to be given the time to fully enter into a state of deep play which could take up to 45 minutes. They also benefit from revisiting a space to continue previous projects, and they also need to have the freedom to make choices and decisions for themselves in that time. We feel that this is the best way for children to develop the social, emotional and physical skills needed to live a successful and happy life.
What is a not for profit child care organization?
In B.C., not-for-profit / non-profit organisations are known as societies. Societies are independent, democratic organisations that are required to comply with the Societies Act and their own constitution and bylaws. Societies do not earn any profits for their members. All money is donated to the organisation’s cause or goal. They may be eligible to register as a charitable organisation, and receive funding from community or government grants.
As a Not-for-Profit and charitable child care organisation, we focus on delivering the best service possible for our community. Our Board of Directors, Society Members, and all of our Educators see a need to provide more opportunities for children to get out in nature.
As a Not-for-Profit and charitable child care organisation, we focus on delivering the best service possible for our community. Our Board of Directors, Society Members, and all of our Educators see a need to provide more opportunities for children to get out in nature.
How the bus will make our program better
With this additional bus we will be able to widen our impact and give more children from different organisations the opportunity to come to the farm and forest programs to learn. With the rising costs of transportation we want to provide future partners with safe and affordable busing to our nature based locations. Our current partners include Interior Health, The Regional District of Central Okanagan, and School District 23. We hope to expand our partner list and help other child care organisations utilise the farm and forest spaces.