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
Community Donations
| YVR Golf for Kids |
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| Elizabeth Specht (left) and Greg Halsey-Brandt (right) of the Richmond Christmas Fund are presented with a $5,000 cheque by YVR Golf for Kids Chair Cheryl Hendrickson and Co-Founder Wayne Duzita. The donation will help support the Christmas Fund’s “Skate with Santa,” a free event open to all families who register with the program. |
| Pacific Woodworkers Guild |
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| (From left to right) Elizabeth Specht and Greg Halsey-Brandt of the Richmond Christmas Fund are presented with dozens of handmade wooden toys by Dave Adshead, representing the Pacific Woodworkers Guild (PWWG) and Foresters, and Kati DeGraaf, also of PWWG. The toys will be distributed to low-income children throughout Richmond. |
| Danny's Wun Tun Restaurant |
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| Danny’s Wun Tun Restaurant makes a $2,000 donation to the Richmond Christmas Fund. Pictured, from left to right: Bruce Rozenhart, Patti Allen, Greg Halsey-Brandt, Elizabeth Specht, Joyce, Linda (Danny's Wun Tun), Christine Brodie, and Wayne Duzita. |
| Richmond Yacht Club |
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| Robert Poburko (right), commodore of the Richmond Yacht Club, presents a cheque to the Richmond Christmas Fund's Elizabeth Specht and Greg Halsey-Brandt. |
| Dixon Elementary School |
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| Mme. Yick’s Grade One Class at Dixon Elementary School collects toys for the Richmond Christmas Fund. |
| YVR Golf For Kids "Skate with Santa" |
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| YVR Golf for Kids Co-Founder Wayne Duzita (left) with Santa and the Richmond Christmas Fund's Elizabeth Specht and Ian Chian. YVR Golf For Kids sponsors the Christmas Fund's annual "Skate with Santa" event, which gives children who register with the program a chance to take to the ice alongside Jolly Old Saint Nick. |
| Victor Ghirra Toy Drive |
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| Michael Ghirra presents Elizabeth Specht of the Richmond Christmas Fund with a box full of donated toys. For the past five years, Michael and his family have held a toy drive in honour of his brother, Victor, who passed away in 2007. This year they collected over 3,200 toys, which were then donated to BC Children's Hospital, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, the Richmond Christmas Fund, and orphanages in Kenya. |