A group of managers at Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) got their pie and couldn’t help but eat it, too.
This Christmas, the team at OCC not only brought cheer to the community by participating in two Santa Claus parades, but also undertook “Pie a Manager,” raising funds for the Oliver Kiwanis “Share the Spirit” campaign.
In November, OCC staff and residents pooled their donations to put gifts under the tree for two local families identified through the Oliver Kiwanis Club.
This fundraising culminated in a pie-throwing fundraiser on Dec. 10, when four brave managers volunteered their smiling faces to raise money for the campaign.
At the start of lunch, correctional officers timidly lined up for a $5 chance to throw a pie at a manager, but within 20 minutes, all the pies were gone, with nearly $150 raised toward a grocery gift card for one of the families.
