Christmas Hamper Applications

Christmas is just around the corner and the Nicola Valley Food Bank is preparing to provide Christmas breakfast, dinner and snacks.

It takes a lot of preparation from volunteers to ensure that everyone who applies for a Christmas Hamper receives one. We ask that you return your completed application to the foodbank prior to November 16, 2023. For those of you with children and would like to be matched with a community sponsor, please return your application as soon as possible. As much as we would love to be able to find sponsors for all our families, this may not be possible. Please be assured we are doing our best.

Toys for the children will be as it was last year. Please indicate what your child(ren) would like as we try to match as best we can.

Please note: As hygiene products are now given out year round, they will not be included in Christmas Hampers.

The pickup location will be at the Merritt Legion. Toy pick up will be the week of Dec 11, 2023 and Hamper pick up will be the week of Dec 21, 23. Further details will follow, please follow us on our Facebook page.

The process of Christmas hampers will be different from past years. We ask for your patience as we guide our way through to provide you with some of the makings of a nice Christmas holiday season.

Derlanda Hewton
Nicola Valley Food Bank
General Manager

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Christmas is approaching fast and before we know it, we will be with our families watching the young ones open their gifts, with excitement in their voices and then enjoying a nice Christmas dinner with our loved ones.

We have begun our 2023 Christmas hamper sponsorship program, St. Nick’s in the Nicola Valley, and we are asking for those who can help us, to fill out an application and we will then match you with a family that is facing financial hardship this holiday season.

The foodbank and our clients are appreciative of all the sponsors from past years. Your generosity truly makes a difference to the families you have helped, and we hope you are able to join our program again this year. We welcome any new organizations, businesses or individuals who would like to contribute to make a family’s Christmas merry and bright.

If sponsoring a family this year is of interest to you, please email me at [email protected] for an application and return it to us. I will match you with one of our many families who are facing food insecurity this holiday season.

Thank you for helping spread Christmas Spirit!

Derlanda Hewton
Nicola Valley Food Bank
General Manager

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