Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2025

Tourism Kelowna is once again celebrating National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs from April 27 to May 3, 2025. This year's theme, “Volunteers Make Waves,” is all about recognizing the powerful ripple effect that volunteers create in their communities. It recognizes “the power, impact and importance of individual and collective volunteer efforts across Canada. Like a wave, volunteering is movement building.”…

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2022 Community and Visitor Engagement Volunteer Survey Results

Our Community and Visitor Engagement team's ability to provide service to travellers and residents—which occurs at our Kelowna Visitor Centre (KVC), at the airport kiosk in the Kelowna International Airport (YLW), as well as with our mobile team, who attends events, festivals, and conferences—would not be possible without the support of our dedicated volunteer base…

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Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2022

Tourism Kelowna is once again celebrating National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs from April 24 to 30. This year's theme, “Empathy in Action,” celebrates “the empathy, compassion, and generosity of volunteers [that] creates connected communities and builds a stronger Canada." …

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Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2021

Tourism Kelowna is once again celebrating National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs from April 18 to 24. This year's theme, “The Value of One, The Power of Many,” celebrates “the awe-inspiring acts of kindness by millions of individuals and the magic that happens when we work together towards a common purpose.” This year also marks the 20 th  anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. …

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