We had a lovely time at our annual Tea & Cake Social on Monday 19 February 2018! More than 60 RFB volunteers and their guests enjoyed tea, cake, and camaraderie. Eight different teas were available, including our traditional “mystery tea” (which was Apricot Black Tea this year) which, as per Read more…
A big thank you to the BMO employees that stopped by for a Day of Caring on Monday 12 June 2017! They volunteered their time to clean our warehouse, sort donations, and prepare fresh produce for that day’s Boyd Grocery Distribution! We rely on volunteers to help more than 2200 Read more…
Thank you to the employees of USANA Health Sciences for volunteering with us on Monday 26 May 2017! USANA employees sorted donations and restocked our shelves in preparation for our weekly Grocery Distributions. They worked hard to ensure we’d be ready and we’re grateful for their efforts! If your office Read more…
We were blessed with another beautiful day for our 2016 Volunteers’ BBQ on Sunday 14 August 2016! Over 100 volunteers and their partners enjoyed burgers, salads, ice cream, and more goodies in beautiful Paulik Park. Thank you to RFB directors Ed Yee and Steve Miller for grilling the burgers! We 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…
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…
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…
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…