The memory of the founders of Vernon91裸聊视频檚 own Okanagan Science Centre is being honoured by their daughter with an art show aimed at supporting the centre.
Into the Cosmos with Seeds of Hope, an art experience by Roxi Sim Hermsen, is underway with an online auction at where 50 per cent of all sales will go to the centre.
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He has donated artwork in the past to help fund a scholarship in the memory of her parents.
Based on the cosmos, Hermsen is offering her entire series of artwork to help the science centre in funding new projects and to recover from the pandemic.
The science centre started out in Bill Sim91裸聊视频檚 garage in 1985 as science on wheels, with the star lab show taken to schools all over the province.
Since then, the centre has become a focal point in the community of Vernon as local families, children and tourists enjoy the centre.
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91裸聊视频淭hese paintings on auction, will become, not only art for your home, but become a conversation piece on the science centre and how you too helped plant seeds of hope in your community.
91裸聊视频滻nto the Cosmos is my homage to my dad, who loved anything space and to my mum who drove Kevin (centre scientist Aschenmeier) all over B.C. to take the wonders of the universe to small communities all over B.C.91裸聊视频�
The goal is to raise $40,000 to update the planetarium and bring new technology in to allow more shows and weekend programming.
Donations of $100 or more will have an engraved star placed in the space exhibit.
91裸聊视频淎s we continue to shoot for the stars, let91裸聊视频檚 also remember the earth, and nature, and huge weather events that bring out the resilience and determination of people to overcome. I know, wherever possible, life will take hold,91裸聊视频� Hermsen said.
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