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Dear Neighbour, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to you on behalf of the Richmond Food Bank Society, a vital organization committed to addressing hunger in our community for the past forty years. Today, I want to thank you for your continued support and for being an active donor. Together with…

The Richmond Food Bank Society is looking forward to 16th annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive that will take place from September 18th-23rd, this year. This province wide initiative raises thousands of pounds of quality non perishable food, in support of food banks across BC. The goal this year is to raise over 800,000lbs of non…

On June 21st, 2023, the Richmond Food Bank Society held its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM). AGMs are required under the BC Societies Act to elect the board of directors for the upcoming year.  At our AGM, we elected our 2023/2024 Board of Directors, reviewed our audited financial statements, and Executive Director, Hajira Hussain, presented…

Save the date! The Richmond Food Bank Society is hosting an Open House & Community Pantry Launch on Friday, June 23rd from 12pm-2pm. The Open House will feature many of the food security community partners working in collaboration with the food bank and the collective, tangible actions each of us are taking to feed the…

Summer in Canada brings many wonderful things like beautiful weather and the chance to enjoy the outdoors more often. However, for many Canadian Food Banks (and other charitable organizations), donations tend to drop in summertime as compared to the winter months. To help save charities coast-to-coast from the summer-giving drought, CanadaHelps has launched their Great…