Elementary schoolchildren in Kelowna chose to donate $450 to the KGH Foundation after being taught about saving money by Okanagan College students.
The North Glenmore Elementary students were celebrating having completed their CANsave Financial Literacy program.
The CANsave scheme teaches primary students how to save for themselves, for their future and for those in need.
They use a simulated economy and workbooks to get the hang of managing cash.
The program was created by students at Okanagan College with the support of teachers in the valley.
Valley First Credit Union put up the $450 for the students to donate to a local charity of their choice.
“The grade 1 students at North Glenmore Elementary were excited to be able to help sick children here in Kelowna,” teacher Maggie Ringguth said.
“We chose the KGH Foundation as our designated charity, which reinforced the importance of helping local charities and those in need.”
The program has been hugely successful, spreading far beyond the Okanagan.
“CANsave is being run in every province and territory in Canada, impacting over 33,000 students,” said Okanagan College student leader Mitchell Folk.
Locally, the program has already raised more than $38,000.
Okanagan College’s Professor Devin Rubadeau said: “Projects like CANSave give our students the opportunity to translate what they’ve learned in class into real solutions that have lasting impact.
“The Enactus students are demonstrating that they have the skills and the passion to create significant social change.”
Learn more at cansaveoc.ca.
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