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Thank you Multi-Faith Food Drive!

By Keith Yee in Donation on August 19, 2014

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 at a time when our…

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Poverty and Health

By Keith Yee in Information about Food Security on August 7, 2014

This important podcast from the CBC investigates the link between health outcomes and socio-economic factors, especially income level. What they discover matches what we hear from the people we serve.  Many of our neighbours in need suffer from illness or/and mental health issues and take longer to recover from illness. That is why we focus…

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Thank You Ismaili Muslim Community

By Keith Yee in Donation on August 1, 2014

Thank you to the Ismaili Muslim Community of Richmond for their generous donation of 100 boxes of food- over 3000 lbs of food! The Ismaili Muslim Community collected the food during their Ramadan Food Drive.  This is the second year in a row that they have held a food drive during Ramadan, and it keeps…

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Administration Costs

By Keith Yee in Donation on July 25, 2014

We are grateful to have earned the support of our community over our 31 years of continuous operation.  Local businesses, organizations, and individuals give time, money, and food so we serve over 1400 people each week and provide food to Richmond’s shelters, drop-in programs, and many community meals. There are many worthy causes in our…

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2014 Salmon Festival Parade

By Keith Yee in Community Events on July 14, 2014

On Canada Day 2014, Richmond Food Bank volunteers, staff, and friends walked in the 2014 Steveston Salmon Festival. We always have a lot of fun walking in the parade, and this year’s version was no different.  We enjoyed waving to the tens of thousands of people there and seeing the other parade floats (all of…

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