Delta police food drive raises $14,000 in food and cash to feed local kids through the Rotary Club of North Delta’s Starfish Pack program
Vernon Starfish received a donation of almost $6000 from The Great West Equipment’s Christmas Silent Auction. Because of this, 11 children in Vernon will be fed for the year!
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This past weekend Abbotsford hosted the West Coast Women’s show, where Larry Thomas from Seinfeld raised money for Starfish!
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This summer was very eventful for the Starfish Pack Program. We were able to offer Summer Starfish Packs to children and their families for the first time ever! Now heading into the fall, and the school year being in full swing, we have been able to expand even more. We are working towards our goal of increasing our numbers to 300 packs in Abbotsford, and are even in the works of expanding Starfish to high schools for the first time through a new pantry program!
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By Lucas Driediger
Big Things are in the Works!
From extending Starfish through the summer, to increasing the amount of children we support, there is a lot going on in the world of Starfish! Whether you are eager to fight poverty, or just want a feel good story, this blog is for you.
Sandra Selbaraja was a daughter, wife, mum, grandma, aunt and friend who cared deeply for others and for her community of Mission. In lieu of flowers, 129 of Sandra’s friends and family raised enough money to pay for 24 backpacks that will feed children for a full year in Sandra’s memory! Click the read more button below to see for yourself exactly how much was raised!
Chemainus Rotary Club has donated $2,500 towards the lunch program in School District #79 for the 2018-2019 school year. This means that between the Starfish Pack Program and the lunch program, children in Cowichan Valley will never have to worry about going hungry again.
100 Women Who Care are making a difference in Penticton through Starfish Pack!