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Christmas Hamper Drive
December 2012
For the past five years, Cause We Care Foundation has supported families led by single mothers by organizing a Christmas Hamper Drive. Last year, because of generous donations, we filled and delivered 500 hampers to the most in need and helping to carry their families through the holiday season.
Each hamper delivered contained:
$10 Save-On-Foods Gift Certificate
1 can tuna
1 can salmon
1 can pork and beans
1 can pasta sauce
1 package dried pasta
1 box of 2 chicken noodle soup
1 box macaroni and cheese
1 package rice
1 package cookies
1 box crackers
1 package Goldfish crackers
1 box (peanut free) chewy granola bars
1 package hot chocolate
1 box of instant hot oatmeal
1 box of Cheerios
candy canes (minimum 4 per hamper)
Additional items kindly donated with thanks by:
Happy Planet juice
Purdy’s Chocolates
BC Hothouse fresh cherry tomatoes and mini cukes (Windset Farms)
5lb bag potatoes (BC Fresh)
Peri-Peri sauce (Nando’s Chicken)
Coffee (Salt Spring Coffee)
Children’s socks (Army & Navy)
Hampers were delivered to eight front-line organizations including the YWCA’s single mother’s program, 4 transitional housing facilities, a crisis centre in North Vancouver, an inner city school, a day care and three local drop-in centres for women and children living in impoverished neighbourhoods.
For more information, please email us for details or DONATE now online.