It was a pleasure and a privilege to be part of this year’s Salmon Festival Parade on 1 July 2016. 30 RFB volunteers and staff joined over 70 floats to celebrate Canada Day and our community. We greeted 50 000 people and were thrilled with the warm welcome we received. Read more…
Congratulations to our RFB Volunteers’ Dragon Boat Team for their Silver Medal Finish at the 2016 Steveston Dragon Boat Festival! The RFB Volunteers’ team fiercely competed in four races, ending up in the Consolation D Division for the final race where they placed 2nd! The weather was beautiful and Read more…
Our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was a superb night! On Monday 18 April 2016, RFB volunteers and their sweethearts- more than 140 people in total- came together to eat at the ANAF Unit 284 in Steveston. It was a celebration of our hard work to help our neighbours in need Read more…
The Richmond Food Bank is very grateful for your donations that enable us to serve more than 1400 people each week through our grocery distribution and more than 700 people through the food we provide to our community partners. We rely on your support, as we are a registered charity Read more…
We held our annual general meeting on Wednesday 15 June 2016 in the Richmond Food Bank. As a NPO in BC and a registered charity in Canada, we are required to hold a meeting of the Richmond Food Bank Society’s members every year. This important meeting addresses several pieces of Read more…
We had a wonderful time at the 2016 Food Banks BC AGM, held on Sunday 15 May to Tuesday 17 May 2016 in Victoria, BC! The Food Banks BC AGM is an opportunity for us to meet with other food banks, learn from experts on issues facing NPOs, charities, and Read more…
There are benefits to filing your taxes even if you don’t have income to report. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers many benefits, including the GST/HST rebate, the Canada Child Tax Benefit, and the Universal Child Care Benefit. However, you need to file your taxes to receive these benefits. If Read more…
Our 2016 Strategic Planning session, held on Saturday 30 January 2016, was a rousing success! Every year, RFB directors and staff come together to look at the challenges our community faces and the obstacles and advantages we have in addressing those challenges. The Strategic Planning Session is an opportunity for Read more…
We had a lot of fun at our fourth annual Volunteer Tea & Cake Social on Saturday 20 February 2016. More than 80 RFB volunteers enjoyed 12 different desserts and 9 different kinds of tea. We also enjoyed hearing the fascinating oral history of the Richmond Food Bank from one Read more…
Thank you to the Richmond Auto Mall for organizing their very successful Food Bank Challenge. They raised over $21 000 and collected more than 5900 food items! The Richmond Auto Mall are long-standing, generous supporters of the Richmond Food Bank, having collected and donated over $60 000 in the past Read more…
Our office will be closed on April 3rd for Good Friday. We will reopen for grocery distribution on Saturday, April 4th (by appointment only), and on Monday, April 6th (no appointment necessary).