A non-profit organization based in the Okanagan Valley is hosting its third annual spring fundraiser.
This year’s event will be an in-person wildlife-themed film festival at the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country on April 7.
“We’re excited to be providing a community event that gets like-minded people together to enjoy a locally crafted beverage and watch award-winning wildlife documentaries,” says Eva Hartmann, the president of Interior Wildlife.
“Our film lineup includes a documentary about mule-deer research, human-wolf coexistence and the wildlife rehabilitation centre in Calgary caring for urban wild casualties.”
The ‘Wild About Spring Film Festival’ will showcase two short films and a full length feature film called Part of the Pack by Mike McKinlay and Isabelle Groc.
Additionally, there will be a silent auction, and the grand prize will be flight tickets for two people, donated by WestJet.
All proceeds from the event will go towards Interior Wildlife to help cover the costs of running their animal care centre and their newest project, an aquatic outdoor enclosure for wild semi-aquatic mammals such as beavers, otters and muskrats.
Doors open at 5:30 pm for the silent auction and concessions, and the films start at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.
More information about the movies, auction and Summerland rehabilitation centre can be found here.
