JCI Kelowna

04/15/2026

Comedy Night fundraiser this Friday !

04/04/2026

Some of the moments from yesterday's April General Meeting at 21st Century Kelowna 📅

04/03/2026

April ! Another packed meeting and the local chapter effective speaking competition. Congrats to Quinten for winning ! Even had special judges from JCI pentiction and JCI vernon !

04/03/2026

Our member of the month Quinten has been diving right into the public speaking. From winning the local kelowna effective speaking challenge to now heading to comedy madness funrasier on april 17th to tell a few jokes. One might say he's a chip off the old block. Excited to have him a part of the group !

04/01/2026

Amazing meeting with at the Okanagan college. Got a preview of the projects that went on to get 1st for innovation and impact challenge, 1st for Canadian Tire environmental sustainability challenege and 2nd for Dejardins community empowerment challenge. A Power house of young minds ! Also had JCI Vernon president Taylor stop in, which was serendipitous as she is helping organize our very own CYE competition. Whats CYE? Creative Young Entrepreneur. Hope to see the OC teams compete at the national level and beyond. Enjoy the blooper, if you're not having fun in life you may not be doing it right. Who hasn't taken a video instead of a picture.

03/09/2026

Our member of the month is none other than Ryan !
Excited to celebrate this stellar Human.

He has been a member for longer than I probably have fingers to count and he's always made an impact whether leading the executive or quietly mentoring the new members each year.

02/22/2026

We need your help JCI Community!

Three JCI Chapters have come together to fundraise for their community's needs - mental health support, food scarcity, and homelessness. On February 28th, members from those chapters will walk 5km for the cause.

Please donate at cnoy.ca under the JCI Canada Challenge Team, one of the participating Chapters, or a local legend of your choice. We have 1 week to reach our shared goal of $5,000 raised!

❄️

02/17/2026

🎉 JCI Kelowna Senator Kidnapping: A Reunion Gone Rogue (and a New Era of Senator Engagement!)

What started as a wholesome reunion of past JCI Okanagan members and Senators quickly spiraled into the kind of delightful chaos only JCI Kelowna could pull off.

Fresh off celebrating JCI Kelowna’s 90th birthday, in December, a few of us decided it was time to reconnect with the women who shaped us — the ones who challenged us, inspired us, and helped build the leaders we are today. It was meant to be a simple evening of stories, laughter, and nostalgia.

Then I looked up.

There they were: a group of JCI Kelowna members dressed in their finest Valentine’s attire. Cute, I thought. Festive. Surely just out enjoying their night.

Nope.

Within moments, I realized the truth — they were there for me.
I had just become the latest target in a full‑blown Senator Kidnapping.

For those new to the tradition, a Senator Kidnapping is when newer members plan a night out designed to connect with Senators — both the newly minted and the well‑seasoned. It’s part mentorship, part mischief, and part “you’re not going home early tonight.”

And let me tell you, they hit the jackpot grabbing me and a couple other senators from our initial gathering.

So quickly what was supposed to be a quiet evening turned into a downtown Kelowna bar crawl–slash–scavenger hunt, complete with challenges like finding the hidden foosball table and convincing a random stranger to play to having to serve each other's drinks while tied together. It was chaotic, hilarious, and exactly the kind of JCI magic that keeps us all coming back.

💙 A Chapter Committed to Senator Engagement

What makes this even better is that JCI Kelowna isn’t just creating new traditions — they’re doubling down on Senator engagement in fresh, meaningful ways.

One of the newest additions is the Travelling JC, a fun, symbolic handoff that moves each month between a current member and a Senator. It’s a simple gesture with a big impact: strengthening connections, sparking conversations, and reminding us that leadership is a legacy we build together.

If you’re a Senator in the Kelowna area and want to get involved — whether it’s mentorship, socials, or simply reconnecting — reach out to JCI Kelowna or any of us on the Senate Board. There’s a lot of fun, energy, and excitement happening, and we’d love to have you be part of it.

Reunions are wonderful.

But unexpected adventures with the next generation of leaders?
That’s the real heart of JCI — and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

We also welcome insights from chapters across the country on how you are engaging your Senators, and encourage Senators everywhere to connect with their local chapters to explore meaningful ways to stay involved. And for those in regions without an active chapter, let’s look at opportunities to connect with one another and build community in places where JCI is not currently established.

02/07/2026

Awesome February general meeting. Leaning on our local winery pastries chefs to teach us a thing or two about chocolates. Just in times for valentines day !

thank you for helping pull this one together !

02/07/2026

02/01/2026

11/28/2025

Big thanks to the marketing students at Okanagan College who developed and pitched a marketing campaign for JCI Canada’s 90th Birthday. The campaign - entitled “You Were A Jaycee” - was designed to highlight the great stories that current and former JCI members have about their time spent with JCI. David Kemp, Danielle Hofer, and Skyleigh McCallum, who were in attendance to hear the pitch, gave full marks to the campaign!