Envision Financial has launched the Full Cupboard Holiday Program (formerly Angel Tree) for a fourth consecutive year to help spread some holiday cheer to those in need.
Last year, over 1,200 gifts and 3,410 pounds of food were collected through the program. This year, the local financial institution is hoping to collect even more.
"The statistics really speak to the need for this program," says Susan Byrom, manager of community investment at Envision Financial. "One in seven children in B.C. live under the poverty line and 29.5 per cent of monthly food bank users are children - over 27,000 kids in B.C.
"That's why we are so proud of our Full Cupboard Holiday Program. By participating in this initiative, local residents have the opportunity to give a gift worth giving and make the holidays brighter for families, children and seniors in our communities."
All Envision Financial locations are displaying a decorated Christmas tree with Full Cupboard tags, each representing a child or senior in the community, and tote bag tags representing the most wanted food items from local food banks.
Members of the community are invited to make a meaningful difference by taking an ornament from the tree and returning it with a new and unwrapped gift, food or cash donation by Dec. 13.
All gifts and cash donations will be delivered to a local non-profit agency, food bank or Christmas bureau. In Delta, the Full Cupboard Holiday Program is partnered with Deltassist, the South Delta Food Bank and the Surrey Food Bank.
Launched earlier this year, The Full Cupboard is Envision Financial's innovative program designed to raise food, funds and awareness for local food banks. Through this initiative, Envision Financial has committed to raising $1 million for local food banks in the next 10 years.
For more information on the Full Cupboard Holiday Program, visit www.envisionfinancial.ca.
