A lovely time was had by all at our 3rd Annual Tea Tasting and Cake Social on Friday 27 February 2015. More than 50 volunteers enjoyed nine different cakes and eight different types of tea, including a mystery tea. Special thanks goes to Nora, Shona, and Yuri for baking cakes! Read more…
Richmond Food Bank staff, volunteers, and directors had the pleasure of attending the Pathways Clubhouse “Taking Care of Business” Breakfast on Tuesday 10 March 2015. Pathways Clubhouse is one of our valued community partners, who offers hope, encouragement and opportunities to people who live with mental illness. We arrived before dawn to Read more…
If you missed it, the Richmond Food Bank’s very own Lola Merenda was featured in a Richmond News article late last year. Lola is a long-time volunteer and member of our board of directors. As a RFB volunteer, Lola warmly greets the people we serve and signs them in during Read more…
Thank you to the Richmond Cosom Floor Hockey Association (RCFHA) for their generous donation of $300 to help our neighbours in need. The RCFHA held a 50/50 draw during their season-ending playoffs on Sunday 1 March 2015 and donated their part of the 50/50. They also collected two boxes of Read more…
Thank you to the Richmond Auto Mall and the Dealerships of the Richmond Auto Mall for their generous donation of over $15 000 and non-perishable food items! The Richmond Auto Mall holds an annual Food Bank fundraiser with the dealerships and the general public. You can learn more about their Read more…
Thank you to Loblaw City Market for your generous $1000 donation. The new Loblaw City Market on Steveston Highway made the donation as part of their opening celebration on Friday 31 October 2014. RFB Executive Director Margaret Hewlett, joins Chris Brodie, Judy Ann and Hector Che of Loblaw City Market, Read more…
Food Banks Canada has released the 2014 Hunger Count, a comprehensive report on food bank usage across Canada. As a member of Food Banks BC and Food Banks Canada, the Richmond Food Bank participates in the Hunger Count by providing anonymous statistics. We encourage everyone to read the report- it Read more…
Thank you to the St Paul’s Catholic Church Knights of Columbus for their generous donation. Pictured here with RFB office manager Judy Ying Sun (centre) is Lorenzo Ranada, Grand Knight, (right) and John Ty of the Knights of Columbus St Paul Parish (left). We’re blessed to have the support Read more…
Thank you to the congregations of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Parish, Beth Tikvah Synagogue, St. Anne’s Anglican Parish, and Our Saviour Lutheran Parish for organizing the Multi-Faith Food Drive last month. Their hard work and the generosity of the community brought in over $2000 and 1200 lbs of food Read more…
This important podcast from the CBC investigates the link between health outcomes and socio-economic factors, especially income level. What they discover matches what we hear from the people we serve. Many of our neighbours in need suffer from illness or/and mental health issues and take longer to recover from illness. 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).