Contact Person/Organization
The Rise Memorial Foundation's Board of Directors currently consists of the earliest project team members and certain family members of the five young men who tragically passed away. Membership in the society is available to the public, and applications for membership can be requested at contact@risememorial.com. The only requirement for membership is a desire to see the vision and stewardship of the RISE Memorial Gardens continue.
Please contact the Board if you notice an issue or problem with the website or memorial gardens; would like to make a one-time or ongoing donation toward the maintenance and upkeep of the memorial or the website; have a project idea or event proposal, wish to collaborate on the space, or are interested in getting involved with the society as a member or director.
The main point of contact is the Secretary-Treasurer, currently Kelly Hutchinson, who can be reached at 778-214-9710 or the email provided above.
Help us continue to Rise
As a publicly funded and donation-led non-profit initiative, every effort was made to ensure the maximum amount of dollars went directly to support the actual construction of the gardens. However, to keep the site in the same condition it was at the time of unveiling, and to keep the legacy of the memorial alive, constant resources need to be allocated to its ongoing maintenance.
Further to this, the Rise Memorial Foundation needs to retain some contingency monies to fund replacement costs in the unfortunate event of vandalism or damage. Lastly, future projects and our digital assets like this very website come with a cost!
If you would like to make a contribution to the Rise Memorial Foundation’s endowment, please contact the Board of Directors at contact@risememorial.com.
Thank you to those who helped
Compensation Employees’ Union (CEU) • David Peter (DnA Irrigation) • UFCW • CUPE Local 5523 • S5 Consulting Ltd. • Norsteel Building Systems Ltd • Mission Creek Golf Club • Beyond Wrapture Day Spa • MoveUP • Twin Creek Media • Modern PURAIR • United Steel Workers (USW) Local 1-423 • Vancouver and District Labour Council (VDLC) • Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) • One 72 Concrete • Central Okanagan Teachers’ Association • Area 27 • Kal-West Mechanical Systems • Kristane Strate (Synergy HR Consulting) • Achim Muller (van der Zalm + Associates) • Anne-Marie Hamilton (Kelowna Rockets) • City of Kelowna • Kelowna Actors Studio • Brock White Construction & National Concrete • B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) • BCGEU Component 3 - Community Social Services • BC Federation of Labour • Smith + Andersen • Ecora Engineering & Resources Group • Klaudia Van Emmerick (Global News) • Working Hands Construction • Sunshine Coast and District Labour Council • Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) • The Province of BC • Keith Pinkoski (City of Kelowna) • Kamloops and District Labour Council • Parkworks • Two Eagles Golf Course • Keith Funk (New Town Services) • Enterprise Flower Studio • Enzo Schober (City of Kelowna) • WorkSafeBC • Luis Santos (Canada Safety Equipment Ltd) • United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518 • Maxine Dehart (Ramada Hotels/Business Columnist) • United Way British Columbia (UWBC) • Tim Renneberg (BC Ministry of Labour) • Southern Interior Construction Association (SICA) • Lee Simon (Revelry Food+Music Hub) • Kelowna Pipe Band • Mary Deacon (Castanet) • Les Bellamy • Alan Reid • Patrick Bulmer (The Daily Courier) • BC Building Trades • Valley First • Clinton Connell (BC Crane Safety) • Doug Gilchrist (City of Kelowna) • Aaron Pritchett and Jason Parkes • New Westminster & District Labour Council • Union Workers’ Union • Mountain Home Services Ltd. (MHS) • Kelowna Chamber of Commerce • Austin Alentejano (Troika Developments) • Jay Pleggenkuhle (Ecora) • Neal Adolph (UWBC) • Kinsmen Club of Kelowna • Roofing Contractors Association of BC (RCABC) • North Okanagan Labour Council (NOLC) • Rachel Allan (UWBC) • Tanya Reid (Ecora/MHS) • Rory Browne (MHS) • CUPE 338 • Wayne Kitt (Ames Tiles & Stone) • Stober Group • Kelly + Lindsay Hutchinson • Adam LaBonte (MHS) • Deina Albrecht • Tyler Baer (Grizzly Metal Fabrication) • Dan Favell (The Trophy Den) • James Plumpton (Horizon Electric Inc) • Ken and Brenda Anderson • RISE Memorial Foundation • CDM2 Lightworks • Specimen Trees • Bylands Nursery • Xen Nursery • Foxglove Nursery • Bron & Sons Nursery • Dogwood Nursery • Okanagan Survey & Design Ltd. (OSDC) • City Green • Allan Tower (Sierra Landscaping) • Sunbelt Rentals • Westridge Quarries • Site One Landscape Supply • Belgard • CSC – Caleb Stevens Construction • CORE Geomatics • Interior Testing Services Ltd. • Advanced Power Lines – HydroVac • Webster Works – tile installation • BURNCO • Rona • An-mar Concrete Pumping • Armada Steel Corp • TnZ Reinforcing • R&L Construction • Local Concrete •
• and all the incredible families of the five men •
If we have forgotten any mentions, please excuse our error and know we are immensely thankful for your contribution. We kindly ask that you contact us with this info so that we can add your name.
Let Us Know
Does something in the park or at the garden need our attention? Please use the form above to let us know so that we can attend to it.