Here is a message from Sheila Johnston, President of the Richmond Food Bank: Dear Neighbours, On behalf of the Richmond Food Bank, I want to thank our supporters for your donations to help our neighbours in need. Your gifts of money, food, services, and time enabled us to provide grocery Read more…
As a registered charity that is not government-funded, we couldn’t help our neighbours in need without the generous support of our supporters – the many individuals, community groups and businesses that give monetary, in-kind, or food donations. We’re working on properly appreciating everyone who generously gives to the Richmond Food Read more…
A Christmas message from Sheila Johnston, Richmond Food Bank President: Your donations, gifts, and volunteer hours are essential to providing reliable year-round service as we receive no public funding. With your support, our volunteers give grocery assistance to 1350 to 1450 people in a week. During our distributions we also Read more…
The Richmond Food Bank has launched two new distribution locations and times: Boyd Depot on Mondays from 3:30 to 5 pm (at Hugh Boyd Secondary Portable – 9200 No 1 Rd) Blundell Depot on Saturdays from 10 am to 11:30 am (at Richmond Baptist Church – 6640 Blundell Rd) Those Read more…
We had a wonderful time at the 2015 Steveston Dragon Boat Festival! This all-day event on Saturday 22 August featured 78 teams from across BC and Washington, including our very own RFB Volunteers’ Dragon Boat Team! The team made us proud, and we also collected nearly $1000 in donations, plus Read more…
All of us had a lot of fun at our annual Volunteers’ BBQ on Sunday 16 August 2015. More than 100 volunteers and their families enjoyed a wonderful dinner at bucolic Paulik Park. RFB Directors Heath Newman and Ed Yee fired up the grills for hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken Read more…
We are so grateful for the work done by Graham Construction on our warehouse, early childhood education area, and offices on Friday 10 July 2015. Graham Construction brought in a crew from their Garden City site and local offices to paint our offices, renovate our Play & Learn area, and Read more…
The Richmond Food Bank Society held a very successful Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 17 June from 7 pm to 8 pm. Our current volunteer board of directors were re-elected for a one-year term, with two new directors being elected for a one-year term. The current RFB board of directors Read more…
Did your vegetable garden or fruit tree produce a bumper crop? Are you a farmer? Please consider donating your excess, good-quality fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables to the Richmond Food Bank. Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential – many of the people we serve are dealing with health concerns Read more…
Thank you to Sinfully the Best Chocolates for their very generous donation of $2000! Sinfully the Best employee (C) presents a $2000 cheque to RFB office manager Judy Ying Sun (L) and RFB volunteer Don (R) Sinfully the Best held a raffle for a large chocolate bunny during Easter and 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).