A successful grand opening is making the owner of Deville Coffee feel hopeful and encouraged.

On Thursday (Oct. 14), Deville Coffee opened its doors to the downtown Kelowna community for the first time. The space used to house a Starbucks Coffee branch in downtown Kelowna but when it shuttered, the new caf茅 stepped in.

Jenna Kopperson is the caf茅91裸聊视频檚 owner and has said they couldn91裸聊视频檛 have wished for a better opening day.

91裸聊视频淚t was great and it was well-received. The community came out and supported us, and they lined up all day long,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭hat was just fantastic and it was all around a successful day for us.91裸聊视频�

All of the day91裸聊视频檚 proceeds went towards Kelowna-based non-profit Mamas for Mamas, which helps new families who are facing poverty-related issues across Canada. Teas and coffees were by donation all day and Kopperson said they were able to raise $3,000 for Mamas. She said the non-profit was excited and grateful for the donation, as well as their community partnership with the caf茅 moving forward.

91裸聊视频淭his isn91裸聊视频檛 just an opening day partnership for us. Whenever we do charitable work, we will be partnering with them,91裸聊视频� according to Kopperson.

She said she is grateful for the community91裸聊视频檚 positive feedback since taking over the former Starbucks space, with residents showing their support by being repeat customers already.

Five days after opening, Kopperson is already giving back to the community by way of buying pastries and bread from local bakers.

91裸聊视频淭his community, everybody has shown up and supported us. It91裸聊视频檚 a really great city and everybody has just rallied behind us to help support us, and that91裸聊视频檚 been awesome,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a little nerve-wracking when you taken on costs as a business owner91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檓 extremely hopeful that we91裸聊视频檙e going to be just fine based on the turnout we91裸聊视频檝e had so far, the positive feedback we91裸聊视频檝e been getting. I think it91裸聊视频檚 going to be great, and we91裸聊视频檙e here to stay.91裸聊视频�

READ MORE: Mixed bag of weather to hit Okanagan-Shuswap

twila.amato@blackpress.ca
Like us on and follow us on .