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Jack Knox: We pay taxes, do we still have to look out for one another?

Jack Knox: We pay taxes, do we still have to look out for one another?

The face of need doesn’t always match our preconceptions.
Christmas Fund returns to help those in need; please donate

Christmas Fund returns to help those in need; please donate

The fund, which helps people in need in our community, is in its 65th year.
Christmas Fund reaches $1.24 million, boosted by flurry of donations

Christmas Fund reaches $1.24 million, boosted by flurry of donations

After a flurry of donations on Thursday — the deadline for charitable donations in the 2020 tax year — as well as a few more on New Year’s Day, your Times Colonist Christmas Fund has reached $1,243,452.
Times Colonist Christmas Fund reaches $1.186 million

Times Colonist Christmas Fund reaches $1.186 million

Donations to the Times Colonist Christmas Fund are still arriving online and by mail, pushing the total to $1.186 million. The money is being used to help Island residents in need. There is still time to give. Donate online at ­­­ ­ timescolonist.
Still time to donate to Christmas Fund; many people are in need

Still time to donate to Christmas Fund; many people are in need

Your Times Colonist Christmas Fund has reached $1.17 million, with a couple of days to go before the end of the year. And odds are, more donations will trickle in during the first week of 2021.
Thanks to your generosity, Christmas Fund reaches $1.13 million

Thanks to your generosity, Christmas Fund reaches $1.13 million

With a donation of $100,000, David Bird has pushed the Times Colonist Christmas Fund to new heights. By Saturday evening your fund was at $1,138,957.81, and the money continues to come in.
Christmas Fund: You’ve given the community $1 million in a time of great need

Christmas Fund: You’ve given the community $1 million in a time of great need

The Times Colonist Christmas Fund has made it to $1 million. Thanks to everyone who donated; you have made a ­difference in your community, and your donation is very much appreciated. At 5 p.m.
Christmas Fund reaches $845,000, toward new goal of $1 million

Christmas Fund reaches $845,000, toward new goal of $1 million

The Times Colonist Christmas Fund is getting closer to its target of $1 million. By Tuesday afternoon, the total was at $845,000.
Jack Knox: At the food banks, people the volunteers have never seen before

Jack Knox: At the food banks, people the volunteers have never seen before

Outside the cramped little Mill Bay building, waiting for a volunteer to pass her a bag of groceries, a young woman rocked from foot to foot, looking a bit self-conscious.
Dave Obee: Norman Spector’s challenge pushes fund toward new goal of $1 million

Dave Obee: Norman Spector’s challenge pushes fund toward new goal of $1 million

Norman Spector’s generosity has paid off, giving the Times Colonist Christmas Fund an extra push as we head toward our new goal of $1 million by the end of the year.