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Penticton’s Barley Mill Pub comes up with big donation for addictions centre

The long-standing pub donated $23K through weekly meat draw and more
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Barley Mill Pub and Penticton Rotary provide $23,500 donation to Pathways Addictions Centre. (Contributed)

Barley Mill Brew Pub and Sports Bistro donated $23,565 directly to Pathways Addictions Resource Centre through their Sunday meat draws and more.

Rotary Club of Penticton contributed $6,000 to the pot as well.

The funds is a season long fundraiser that will restart in October.

“The Barley Mill would like to send gratitude to our generous community sponsors along with all of those who attended this weekly event,” they said in their Facebook post.

The biggest thank you goes to Tracy Comber of Paragon Mortgages who initiated this event, and donated her time each week. She rounded up support from her community with weekly raffle baskets and volunteers.

“This event would not have been what it was, without Tracy’s dedication,” said Barley Mill.

The funds will help allow Pathways to provide much-needed counselling and support for those suffering in addiction whether it be drugs or alcohol.

Pathways has been helping thousands of people in our community for over 4o years. Last year, Interior Health pulled their funding for Pathways forcing the centre on Main Street to temporarily close.

Weekly protests along with local politicians speaking out against Interior Health’s decision didn’t reverse their decision.

Pathways has been able to re-open and provide help with a fee for service model as well as providing free care through generous donations like this one.

READ MORE: Pathways finds a way to re-open

Barley Mill’s next big community fundraiser is coming in the form of outdoor movie nights to benefit BGC (formerly the Boys and Girls Club of Okanagan).

Minimum $10 donation to the BGC Okanagan (who encourage and empower children and youth, and help them set a path for success.) Full menu, beverages and popcorn available.

The first show will be Grease Sing-A-Long Thursday, July 14th.

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Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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