For the first time in a number of years, United Way's drive through breakfast sold out before 9 a.m.
Preliminary numbers show the annual fundraising event, which took place Thursday morning at the Vernon Atrium, starting at 6 a.m., raised more than $10,580.
"It's looking like $1,000 over last year," said Linda Yule, Executive Director, United Way North Okanagan Columbia Shuswap.
Those funds will go a long towards supporting community programs, and in turn supporting community members in need.
"$10,000 in some cases covers an entire program we fund, sometimes two," said Yule.
Vernon and North Okanagan organizations benefitting from United Way include:
- Brain Trust Canada
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Community Dental Access Centre
- Community Recreational Initiatives Society
- Compassionate Friends of Vernon
- Enderby and District Family Resource Centre
- Family Resource Centre Society
- First Nations Friendship Centre
- Food Action Society: Community Kitchens
- Independent Living Vernon
- North Okanagan Therapeutic Riding Association
- Okanagan Boys and Girls Club
- Shuswap Okanagan Treatment Centre
- Whitevalley Community Resource Centre