Island City Automotive

Thank you Island City Automotive for your excellent repair work, keeping our vans running in tiptop shape, and for the extra help getting a van back on the road after a recent mishap.

CUPE Bus Drivers

Joanne and her fellow bus drivers did incredible work once again picking up from the Richmond schools.

Thank you Bonnie, Brian, Jan, Julia, Leo, Mike, Murray, Nimmi, Sherri and especially Joanne for helping us survive the 2 busiest days of the year. We really couldn't do this without you.

39 Service Battalion

It's great to have the 39 Service Battalion back helping with our Christmas rush after their time away with the 2010 Olympics.

Thank you Maj Ron Mathews, Pte Byrne, Cpl Ogloff, Cpl Shin, Cpl Sandhu.

Christmas Sorting Help

Our Christmas sorting volunteers have all been excellent, both at our main location and our other warehouse. Thanks to all the groups who did such a great job: WorkSafe (both this year and in the past), TD Bank Financial Group, Reid Hurst Nagy, Swordfern Management, and Richmond News.

Our neighbours, Swordfern Management, have graciously loaned us a warehouse as they have for several years. We wouldn't be able to handle the Christmas rush without it.

Bootlegger

Bootlegger once again came through big with 3000 items and a cash donation. Thank you!

Tourism Richmond

Thanks Tourism Richmond for your donation of $1000 and food.

Richmond Olympic Oval

In an effort to raise food for the Food Bank, the Richmond Olympic Oval's staff competed in two challenges. The first was to collect food items and the second to build a structure using those items, a time-limited event exercising their creativity. Points were awarded for each task.

The “Holiday Throw Down Challenges” raised 1451 food items.

Thanks Richmond Oval!

Richmond RCMP Helps Stock the Shelves at Christmas

This year Richmond RCMP challenged itself, having recognized the shortages of food supplies at local food banks.  In early November Sgt. Cam Kowalski created the “1000 lb Challenge” where he challenged employees at Richmond Detachment to reach his goal of 1000 pounds of food donated to the Richmond Food Bank Society by the end of the month. 

A list of items needed at the food bank was circulated to all employees & boxes were placed in a central location in the detachment where donations could be placed.  Names of the various sections within the detachment were placed on the boxes in order to encourage donations through competition with other sections.

The goal of reaching 1000 pounds of food was attained.  On December 5th Sgt. Kowalski & officers from his watch presented the Richmond Food Bank Society with the donations collected.  The donations will help provide nutritionally balanced food parcels to the 550 plus households the food bank assists every week.

Tzu Chi Winter Relief 2011

Tzu Chi's Winter Relief event was held the week of December 5 at the foodbank. Their generous distribution of toiletries and warm winter clothing took place during the week when we served the most people of any week this year.

IKEA Staff Party - Nov 27, 2011

The annual IKEA Christmas party at the River Rock raised almost $2000 and food for the Food Bank. Thanks for inviting us. The food and entertainment at this well-attended event was exceptional.

IKEA has raised almost $30,000 for us at their staff events since 1995 and almost $38,000 including their other events.

Steveston 2011 Christmas Craft Fair - Saturday November 26

The Steveson Christmas Craft Fair raised 20 boxes of food and cash at their annual event. Thanks Marisa and everyone who attended.

Halloween For Hunger

Most schools in Richmond had very successful Halloween For Hunger food drives for the Food Bank. A special thanks to McNeely, Westwind, McNair, Kingswood, Blair, McRoberts, Richmond, and McNair schools.

And thank you Joanne, Sherri and Leo for for picking up all the food.

Pet Food Donation

Haley, a grade 7 student, is collecting pet food, toys & water bowls from the public to help our clients take care of their pets. Lana Vijay, owner of Companion Pet Foods and Supplies, Seafair Mall, is her initial supporter. Thanks Haley and mom Judy!

Birthday Stars!

A big thanks to our Birthday Stars -- those who ask their guests to bring a donation to the Foodbank instead of a gift for themselves.

Our latest birthday stars are Riku (sorry Riku, the picture didn't turn out), Giang-Vi, Noah, Ethan and Lanvi. Thank you for thinking of us!

Literacy Richmond Presentation

Literacy Richmond, presents cheque for $5,000 to RFB for the Play. Learn. Get Ready for School! program.

CCS Cheque Presentation

Coast Capital Savings Credit Union very generously donated $10,000 to the Foodbank. Judy is pictured receiving the cheque from their Richmond Centre staff. CCS's support has been amazing.

ANAF Meat Draw Cheque Presentation

Thank you ANAF Unit 284 for your $3500 donation despite your difficult year. The Meat Draws are a long-standing event at the ANAF and we are thankful to be one of the beneficiaries.

H & M Christmas Tree Farm

The hotdog stand at H & M Christmas Tree Farm (formerly Qualitree) raised over $5700 for the foodbank this year. Thank you Mara and Hamish for your support, especially this year under the trying conditions.

Hamish and Mara have been donating to the Foodbank for many years and our volunteers really enjoy manning the stand on the weekends.

Dan Dere presents Margaret with a cheque from TWU Local 60. They have been donating $200 a month since 2004 and we offer them a sincere thanks!

February, 2004 - The WCB's Helping Hands group approved our grant application to purchase an electric forklift and pallet racking. Dave and the group kindly took part in a photo session at the food bank. There was also a ceremonial presentation to all the groups receiving special project grant funds from the WCB Helping Hands Club. These groups included The Vancouver Food Bank, an AIDS support group and others.

We would like to thank those who helped with the office network and website. Thanks to Tim Chan for designing the website; Alec Home-Douglas for restructuring the site and for the ongoing technical advice; and thanks to Daniel Dent of OmegaSphere for web site hosting.