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…
The annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive is just around the corner and our volunteers are busy preparing for this year’s food drive that will take place between September 14th-18th with collection day on Saturday the 19th. Get involved in this province wide initiative with your kind donations and help bring hope 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…