Delta firefighters have been playing the roles of Santa and his elves the past few weeks ensuring that several Delta organizations have additional funds to provide the programs and services to the community.
Thanks to more than $50,000 raised during its October Boot Drive, the Delta Firefighters Charitable Society has presented funds to seven organizations as part of its Seven Days of Giving Christmas campaign.
“Obviously it's been an incredibly difficult two years for so many charities and when our committee discussed how we can best support our community, we decided to build on what we did in 2019, but increase the number of charities,” said Delta firefighter Kristy Storey.
The beneficiaries of the Seven Days of Giving campaign include: Delta Boys & Girls Club (South Delta and North Delta - $5,000 each), Deltassist - $10,000, Delta Meals on Wheels (South Delta and North Delta - $5,000 each), Delta Community Living Society - $10,000, Pony Pals Therapeutic Riding Association - $10,000, OWL - $10,000 and Azure Place - $10,000.
In addition to this campaign, the Charitable Society has distributed funds to 10 other organizations and programs in 2021:
Kidsport Delta - $8,500Muscular Dystrophy Canada - $10,000
Delta Hospital + Community Health Foundation - $4,600
BC Professional Firefighters' Burn Fund - $10,000
Delta Stroke Recovery Society - $1,500
Volunteer Cancer Driver's Society - $1,500
Variety - The Children's Charity - $1,500
Cure Cancer Foundation - $3,000
Delta Graduating Student Bursary Program - $3,500
Delta Firefighters' Healthy Snack Program, which is funded by Delta Firefighters payroll deduction program - $18,000.
