The Richmond Christmas Fund depends on donations from the community to continue carrying out its mission. We created this page to recognize the individuals, community groups, and businesses who have contributed to the program. By doing so, they've helped ensure that Richmond families in need are able to share in the holiday spirit, and for that, we offer our heartfelt thanks.
Special Giving Programs
 | The Richmond Chamber of Commerce has a long history of supporting the Christmas Fund, and of getting local businesses to do the same. This year, the Chamber has challenged its members to create Christmas miracles. |
| This holiday season, Patti Martin, Anne Piche, and Janet Downey are calling on their fellow real estate professionals to help make a difference in the lives of families in need. |
Community supporters
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| (l-r) Tara Pang, Debby Newton and Debbie Talbot, of the Steveston Community Society, with toys for the Richmond Christmas Fund. The Steveston staff held a Christmas party, but with a unique (and very generous) twist. Instead of buying gifts for each other, they drew names and purchased a toy that reminded them of that person. These toys were then donated to the Richmond Christmas Fund, so they could be distributed to children in need. |
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| The ceremonial puck drop at the 1st Annual Richmond Ravens Female Hockey Association Coaches Charity Game. The event helped raise more than 3,300 lbs. of food for the Richmond Food Bank, as well as nearly $1,000 and over 100 toys for the Richmond Christmas Fund. |
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| The Richmond Christmas Fund's Elizabeth Specht (l) and Wayne Duzita (r) with Santa and YVR for Kids Chair Cheryl Hendrickson. YVR for Kids sponsors the Christmas Fund's "Skate with Santa" event, which gives children 12 and under who have registered with the Fund an opportunity to strap on a pair of skates and take to the ice with Jolly Old Saint Nick. This year's event was held December 16 at Minoru Arenas. |
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| (l-r) Chris Hayward, Alicia MacDonald and William Dennill, representing Opacity Design Group, take a volunteer shift in the toy room. Working in partnership with Adcentives and Portrait Homes, Opacity designed this year's toy room bags and donated nearly 3,000 of them to the Christmas Fund. |
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| Gary Cohen (r), of Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP, presents the Richmond Christmas Fund's Wayne Duzita and Elizabeth Specht with a $500 donation. Cohen Buchan Edwards is the lead firm in the Law Community Challenge, a friendly competition in which local law firms see who can raise the most money for the Richmond Christmas Fund. |
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| Mme. MacNicol's grade 2/3 class at Dixon Elementary School with toy donations for the Richmond Christmas Fund. |
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| (l-r) Dave Adshead, Kati DeGraaf and Wally Sommerfeld, representing the Pacific Woodworkers Guild, present Elizabeth Specht, Executive Director of Volunteer Richmond Information Services, with a donation of hand-crafted wooden toys for the Richmond Christmas Fund. |
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| Armed with construction paper, scissors, and tape, students from the BC Creative Center volunteered their time and talents to transform the Richmond Christmas Fund’s toy room into a space so festive it would impress even Santa himself. |
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| Joyce and Danny, of Danny’s Wun Tun Restaurant, make a $2,000 donation to the Richmond Christmas Fund. Accepting the cheque are Elizabeth Specht (l), Executive Director of Volunteer Richmond Information Services, and Wayne Duzita (r), Richmond Christmas Fund Community Chair. |