Christmas Fund

With $958,000 raised in 2021, it’s our second-best total ever.

We have raised and distributed millions of dollars through our Christmas Fund over the years — including $1.24 million last year — and the success is a direct result of your generosity.

About 3,000 people have donated to the Christmas Fund so far this year

The Carrolls loved Christmas, loved spending time with family and friends, and loved giving back to their community.

Memorial donations can be an outlet for grief and part of the healing process — or a way to say thank you, says Raisa Frenette, philanthropy co-ordinator at Victoria Hospice.

Money goes to Island charities who help people in need, such as the Salvation Army and Mustard Seed Street Church

Last year, with all but a handful of British Columbians still to be vaccinated, there was more fear. This year, that has given way to weariness.