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BC Thanksgiving Food Drive

By Keith Yee in Community Events on September 11, 2017

We are very excited for the upcoming BC Thanksgiving Food Drive, held on Saturday 16 September 2017. Started in 2009, the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive has collected more than 10 000 lbs of food each year in Richmond alone.  All food collected in Richmond goes to help Richmond residents going through financial difficulties.  Please visit…

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2017 Richmond Poverty Action Forum

By Keith Yee in Community Events on August 31, 2017

Our good friends at the Richmond Poverty Response Committee are holding the first-ever “Richmond Poverty Action Forum” on Thursday 28 September from 9 am to 4 pm at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. The Action Forum brings together Richmond residents experiencing poverty, people working on issues related to poverty, and decision-makers for an open dialogue…

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2017 Walk for Memories

By Keith Yee in Community Events on July 2, 2017

We had a lovely time at the 2017 Walk for Alzheimer’s on Sunday 7 May 2017.  RFB staff and volunteers walked in support of the members of our community with dementia or Alzheimer’s.  We raised $915 in support programs and services in our community that improve the quality of life for people living with dementia…

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Margaret Hewlett’s Retirement Celebration

By Keith Yee in Community Events on March 6, 2017

On Friday 24 February 2017, our community came together to celebrate former RFB Executive Director Margaret Hewlett and her 28 years of service to Richmond. A packed house of RFB volunteers, people from our partner agencies, donors, and elected officials attended the festivities to recognize all that Margaret has done to help our neighbours in…

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BC Thanksgiving Food Drive

By Hajira Hussain in Community Events on September 10, 2015

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 to families within your neighbourhood.…

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