{"id":406,"date":"2016-09-27T09:51:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitness2.mythemecloud.io\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2025-11-07T03:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:59:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/?page_id=406","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"406\" class=\"elementor elementor-406\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ybrx6zd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ybrx6zd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-nm7wyr2\" data-id=\"nm7wyr2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-shc2be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"shc2be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vallerie-blonde.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vallerie-blonde.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vallerie-blonde-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vallerie-blonde-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vallerie-blonde-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vallerie-blonde-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-r7gqrhq\" data-id=\"r7gqrhq\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-x4fpxui elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"x4fpxui\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Hi everyone, I\u2019m Vallerie Byrne,<\/strong> and I\u2019ve always believed raising funds should be fun.<\/h4><p>For years, I gave 180 percent not just to my work, but to everyone around me. That relentless drive, that heart-first perseverance, is what transformed my contracts into catalysts. It\u2019s proof that when you lead with connection, kindness, and care, real growth follows.<\/p><p>But somewhere along the way, I realized I was building momentum for everyone else and forgetting to build a life and livelihood that felt aligned for me. So I decided to take everything I\u2019d learned about business, events, and human connection and use it to build something new.<\/p><p>Small towns like ours are full of incredible people entrepreneurs, volunteers, nonprofits all working hard, but mostly alone.\u00a0 We\u2019re burnt out, spread thin, and disconnected from the joy that once made community life so rich.<\/p><p>The problem isn\u2019t a lack of effort or good intentions it\u2019s that we\u2019ve lost the systems that make collaboration easy and FUN.<\/p><p>Through years of running events and rebuilding my own life, I started to see community like an ecosystem every person with a role, a niche, and a purpose.\u00a0 I call it Human Permaculture designing communities the way nature designs gardens, where everything works in harmony when it\u2019s nurtured with intention.<\/p><p>That idea became my blueprint, and it evolved into a business that blends professionalism, purpose, and play.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-qod0lr5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"qod0lr5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-077q1uq\" data-id=\"077q1uq\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ua4lgrm elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ua4lgrm\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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Events &amp; Gift Baskets<\/p><p>This side channels that same professional strength into joy-filled fundraising experiences $2 FUN Trails, community games, and locally curated gift baskets that support nonprofits while boosting small business revenue.<\/p><p>Each FUN-Raiser follows a transparent model:<br \/>\u2003\u2022 50 % Product &amp; Service<br \/>\u2003\u2022 25 % Charity Impact Fund<br \/>\u2003\u2022 25 % NOCE Sustainability Fund<\/p><h4>Together, these two halves form one complete ecosystem professional excellence meets community impact.<\/h4><h4>NOCE proves that when we combine structure with soul, everybody wins.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d354e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d354e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"848\" 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Enderby events and managing the Enderby Farmers Market roles that many assumed were full-time City positions because of how deeply I poured myself into them.<\/p><p>In truth, those contracts became my classroom for what\u2019s possible when you treat community work like a calling, not a checklist.<br \/>Through that commitment, vendor numbers tripled, partnerships multiplied, and local pride came back to life proving that consistent effort, kindness, and connection can turn any role into a ripple effect of sustainable growth.<\/p><p>I call it the Diamond Standard of Community Building excellence with heart, anchored in teamwork, transparency, and positive physiology.<br \/>Because when we choose collaboration over competition, our communities thrive.<\/p><p>Long before I ever became Enderby\u2019s Event Coordinator, I was already dreaming up what \u201cVallerie and Mallory\u201d would build , a life filled with family, fun, and purpose.<\/p><p>When the City role was presented to me it 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It gave me a place to live out those values in real time coordinating city-wide celebrations, bringing new life to the Farmers Market, and helping neighbours reconnect through kindness and collaboration.<\/p><p>Enderby became the grassroots of everything North Okanagan Community Events stands for.<br \/>Together we proved that when you mix heart with hard work, small-town effort can spark a regional movement and Enderby will always be where that spark began.<\/p><p>Whether you\u2019re here as a business owner, a parent, or a dreamer this is your invitation to be part of it.<\/p><p>Because this isn\u2019t just my story anymore it\u2019s ours.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s make Enderby the most connected small town in Canada one $2 act of kindness, one FUN-Raiser, one smile at a time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vetwmfd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"vetwmfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vallerie-is-noce.com\/?page_id=501\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our Programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone, I\u2019m Vallerie Byrne, and I\u2019ve always believed raising funds should be fun. 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