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 also enjoyed tours of Paulik…

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 hot, but that didn’t deter…

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 and of our community. We…

We held our annual general meeting on Wednesday 15 June 2016 in the Richmond Food Bank. The 2016-2017 RFB Board of Directors with past RFB Director Sheila Johnston 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. …

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 us to creatively think through…