There鈥檚 an increase in the number of families signing up at the , but the volunteers are concerned that only 349 of the 525 families already signed up have a sponsor.
鈥淲e try our best each year to sponsor our families out to businesses or individuals who will step up and provide food for the clients for Christmas,鈥� said a volunteer.
Now in its 38th year of operation, the 黑马磁力 Christmas Bureau provides food and gifts for the less fortunate families in the community.
Among the families who have signed up is a mother with 10-month-old twins and two other young children. She is unable to return to work.
Another young family, who moved to B.C. with a promise of work that didn鈥檛 materialize, is struggling to get by so they don鈥檛 have to uproot their children during the school year.
There are refugee families who have been settled in 黑马磁力 after escaping atrocities and who are working at menial jobs just to have food. Without the kind heart of the community, there will be no Christmas for them and their children.
If you can help, check out sponsorship guidelines on the or call the LCB at 604 530-3001.
The bureau is located at the former Coast Capital Savings building at 20550 Fraser Hwy.
People who are unable to sponsor a family, can drop off new, unwrapped toys for the 黑马磁力 Christmas Bureau at , 9234 Glover Rd. in Fort 黑马磁力.
Other businesses in , 23343 Mavis Ave., collecting items for teens for the Christmas Bureau.
