Together, We Can Make the Holidays Brighter
Help us raise $200,000 for the Food Bank this year!
Food brings us together during the holidays. Some of our most cherished holiday memories are made around the table, sharing good food with the people we love.
Your generosity can help make these moments possible for more of our neighbours; helping parents put a special meal on the table, families enjoy nutritious food together and individuals feel the comfort of knowing their community cares.
Together, we can help ensure more people across Revelstoke have their basic needs met and access to food this holiday season and beyond.
What is the Holiday Program?
This annual program seeks to assist clients with the un-affordability of the December holiday season. We do this by distributing angel tree gifts, grocery gift cards and extra food to participants.
Who is eligible?
We take an approach similar to food bank eligibility. With an understanding of the program and its intentions, we believe the participants are the best people to decide their eligibility as they are the experts in their own life.
The Gift Tree
With the support of Revelstoke Credit Union and CIBC’s angel gift tree initiative, Community Connections help connect community members who have capacity to give extra with those who would benefit from the support via the gift trees.
In order to prepare in time for the giving season we wanted to let families and seniors with financial barriers know that Gift Tree signups are now available until NOV 12th.
Registration forms are available at both Main Office and Outreach during office hours.
If you have a little extra to give this holiday season, pick up a ‘Gift Tag’ at Revelstoke Credit Union or CIBC to sponsor a family or senior! RCU will be collecting tags for families and CIBC for seniors.
FAQs for Donors
What can I donate?
Cash/cheque, grocery gift cards, food.
Looking for inspiration and wanting to support local? See below for some ideas or follow us on Social Media.
Who can I make a cheque out to?
Cheques can be made out to:
Community Connections (Revelstoke) Society
Revelstoke Community Food Bank
Community Connections Revelstoke
When can I donate?
The donation window for:
The Holiday Program is from November 28th – December 15th, 2023. This allows us enough time to ensure we find those what they need before Christmas.
Monetary donations are graciously accepted anytime.
Can I donate after the November 28th - December 15th window?
Yes, you can drop off after this window however the earlier the better. Getting your donations in early ensures that we can find those what they need before Christmas.
Where can I drop off donations?
Your donations can be dropped off at both our locations dependent on what it is and during said hours of operation,
Monetary donations brought to our Main Office during
Food and Toiletry to the Outreach Building
FAQs for Participants
Where do I pick up my holiday food hamper?
We are not distributing a traditional food hamper packed with extra food items, rather we will offer items for you to choose from at regular food bank hours.
We will be offering alternate Food Bank hours on Dec 24th from 1-4pm
Other FAQs
What about the Community Christmas Dinner?
The Community Christmas Dinner is NOT a program of Community Connections, it is an event organized by independent volunteers in the community every year. However, we usually are given sign-up sheets for the dinner, so look for those at Food Bank and Drop-In.
What are Community Connections Hours Over the Holidays?
- Regular hours until Wednesday, December 23, 2026
- The Food bank will be open as usual from 10am – 1pm on Thursday December 24, 2026
- The Emergency Shelter Program will continue to run throughout the holiday period
- Both Main office and Outreach building will be closed at 2pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2026 until Sunday, January 3, 2027
- Monday, January 4, 2027 we will be back to our regular programming and our holidays closures will be done!
Donation Inspiration!
Look out for these signs at Save On Foods and Southside Market
Other Donation Ideas
Looking for more information? Email holidayprogram@community-connections.ca or call Outreach on 250 837 2920 ext. 201
Main Office
314 Second St East,
Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
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PO BOX 2880, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
Phone: 250 837 2920
Fax: 250 837 2909
info@community-connections.ca
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