Gallery: People helping others

 

Every year, people give of their time as well as their money to help others have a happier Christmas.

 
 
 
 
Six musicians put their talents to good use every year, raising money for charity.
From left to right: guitar, Bill Stamps; tenor sax, Don Hauser; tenor sax Brian McLagan; alto sax, John Grindley; alto sax, Peter Gardner; baritone sax, Kryn Zedel.
 

Six musicians put their talents to good use every year, raising money for charity. From left to right: guitar, Bill Stamps; tenor sax, Don Hauser; tenor sax Brian McLagan; alto sax, John Grindley; alto sax, Peter Gardner; baritone sax, Kryn Zedel.

 
Six musicians put their talents to good use every year, raising money for charity.
From left to right: guitar, Bill Stamps; tenor sax, Don Hauser; tenor sax Brian McLagan; alto sax, John Grindley; alto sax, Peter Gardner; baritone sax, Kryn Zedel.
Victoria's annual Christmas Spirit Community Dinner at the Glad Tidings Church was busy with three seatings Christmas day.
An annual tuba concert in Market Square is a favourite of shoppers and music lovers.
St. Patrick's elementary school student teacher Carly Iacoviello, left, asked the children in the Grade 4 classroom she teaches to write letters telling readers why they should support the Christmas Fund.
Olivia French, 5 and her brother Henry, 3 get candy canes from Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus during the 2008 breakfast with Santa fundraising event.
The Glad Tidings Church was busy with three seatings Christmas day.
Terry Siklenka and Cory Dreger sort through piles of Christmas toys. Members of Vancouver Island Construction Association raised almost $9,000 for supermarket gift certificates and toys.
The appearance of the Salvation Army's kettles is a traditional visual symbol of the Christmas season.
Annual CHEK News Christmas Charity Drive Thru helps hundreds of needy families in the Greater Victoria area.
Vicky Gamble, 20, left and Meaghen Tool, 22, were singing Christmas carols on the corner of Fort and Government Streets in 2008.
Chloe Fowler, 3 and her sister Alice 5 talk on the phone to Santa at the Fairmont Empress that hosts the annual Festival of Trees, a fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital .
The restaurant atop the Chateau Victoria hotel is raising funds for those in need during the festive season with a pancake breakfast with Santa.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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