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Gail Radke, director of the

Christmas Hamper Society,
organizes toys at the store
located on the Albion
Fairgrounds. This year the
society is hoping to get more
warm outfits for men and
modern clothing for teens in
addition to household items in
good condition.

Hamper society brings Christmas joy to all

by Rober t Mangelsdor f
staff reporter Christmas 2010
families ... but that’s no reason must provide a care card, proof “That’s the highlight for me,”

T
he shelves at the Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Christmas Hamper
Society’s gift shop may be packed
full of stuffed animals, dolls, toy
trucks and board games, but
organizer Lorraine Bates can’t
wait for them to be empty.
Toys belong under Christmas
trees, after all, and the Christmas
Hamper Society helps put them
there for many local families who
might otherwise go without.
“We see a lot of single parents,
people who are down on their
luck,” says Bates. “It can be
a hard time of year for a lot of
to go without Christmas.”
Last year, more than 550
families registered with the
Ridge Meadows Christmas
Hamper Society, with close
to 1,000 children receiving a
Christmas present from the local
charity. Bates says the numbers
have jumped sharply in the past
two years as families struggle
with the sluggish economy.
With two weeks to go until
Christmas, 520 families have
already signed up this year.
Families who sign up with
the Christmas Hamper Society
of residency, and photo ID.
Families can fill out a wish list,
and registered families will also
be able to visit Rudolf’s Gift
Shoppe on Dec. 18 to pick up
gently used clothes and toys for
free.
Children had the opportunity
to chose a gift for their parents
or guardians at the Kids Only
Gift Shop on Saturday, with
hundreds taking part. To be
eligible, families just have to
prove with their rent, phone and
hydro bills, that they simply to
do not have any money left.
says Bates. “I love to see these
kids faces when they come out
with a gift for their mom or
dad.”
The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Christmas Hamper Society has
been based out of the Albion
Fairgrounds for 14 years now,
and has expanded its gift shop
for this year, doubling it in size.
“The District of Maple Ridge
has been very good to us,” says
Bates. “We would not be able
to do what we do without its
support.”
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Christmas 2010

Cash donations down for Xmas

hamper; gift donations increase
Hamper from Front you’re going to be all new unwrapped toys, good
Close to 100 volunteers right, then something second hand clothes/toys/
make the Christmas unfortunate happens,” says household articles (please
Hamper Society happen Bates. “Identify yourself. no large furniture) and
This Christmas, every year, including There’s nothing wrong in gifts that are suitable for
Please Help Your several
the
inmates
Fraser
from asking for help.”
Regional In addition to gifts for
the children to give to their
parents.
Hospital Corrections under the Earlier this month, staff at
Centre, who Christmas the Haney Hotel once again
are taking Online tree, the took part in the annual
part in a H a m p e r Strip-a-thon fundraiser,
work release
Visit mrpmchristmashamper.org generating close to $20,000
Society also
program. provides a for the Christmas Hamper
The inmates are all non- food hamper for breakfast Society.
violent and at the end Christmas morning, “They are our biggest
of their sentence, Bates complete with bacon, eggs, contributor by far,” says
notes. milk bread. Turkeys are Bates. “I can’t imagine
Your $2 donation will help “They are very polite,” also available for Christmas what we would do without
to purchase new equipment that could she said. “They do an dinner.
amazing amount of work.” “Our job is to take care of
them.”
Bates said cash donations
save the life of someone you love. Extra volunteers will one day of the year,” says are down this year,
be at the ready around Bates. however, donations of gifts
Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation Poinsettia Tags are available the clock the week before There are many ways are up, and there are more
from November 17 to December 24 from these locations: Christmas to make sure no to contribute to the people wanting to sponsor
one goes without. Christmas Hamper Society, individual families.
A&W (228th Street) • BMO Bank of Montreal (224th Street) “The closer you get to with either toys, time, or But even if you can’t adopt
BMO Bank of Montreal (Westridge Centre) • Coast Capital Savings Christmas, the sadder the money. an entire family, there are
Cooper’s Foods • Envision Financial • Good Company stories get,” says Bates. For those wanting to ways to give, including
Haney Dragon Restaurant • Home Restaurant • Mark’s Work Wearhouse Families fleeing abuse, donate, donation boxes buying specific gifts from a
RBC Royal Bank (207th Street) • RBC Royal Bank (224th Street) Rona Home families who have lost their are set up at Haney Place families wish-list.
Centre • Save On Foods (227th Street) • Save On Foods (Westgate) home to fire, and families Mall and Valley Fair Mall “To adopt a whole family,
Shoppers Drug Mart (Pitt Meadows) • Shoppers Drug Mart (Westgate) who have lost a loved one in Maple Ridge for the it’s a lot of money,” says
have all had to rely on public to drop off any new Bates. “But for $20 you can
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Gifts for teens
still needed
Hamper from p2
The Christmas Hamper Society is
always in need of toys for adolescent
kids, and gift certificates for places
like Haney Place Mall, or Cineplex
Odeon Cinemas are perfect.
The bulk of toys will be distributed
for this Christmas by Dec. 18. However,
anything donated afterwards will be
stockpiled for next year.
“I think we make a lot of people
happy,” Bates says. “That’s what
it’s all about, putting smiles on kids
faces.”
• To donate to the Maple Ridge-
Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper
Society, visit their office at the
Albion Fairgrounds, off of 105th
Avenue, or call 604-463-6922. For
more information, visit www.
mrpmchristmashamper.org
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Christmas 2010
Merry Mary
A nativity float by The Potter’s
House Christian Fellowship
takes part in the Santa Claus
parade last weekend on 224th
Street.
Colleen Flanagan/THE NEWS
Donation
drop-off Beware of Christmas Hamper imposters
• Cash and toys can
be dropped off at the
Maple Ridge-Pitt
Trick or treat night is long
gone and so when someone
comes to your door from
cash donations and claim-
ing to be representing the
Christmas Hamper Society.
confuse and take advantage
of the donors.”
The Maple Ridge–Pitt
donations. If you have a do-
nation to be picked up, the
Christmas Hamper Society
Meadows Christmas now until Christmas ask- “In the last few years Meadows Christmas Ham- office will advise you of the
Hamper Society ing for a donation, be aware there have been several in- per Society never solicits name of the volunteer that
office at the Albion and have questions ready, it cidences of misrepresenta- door to door or my phone, will coming, and that per-
Fairgrounds on 105th may be a trick. tion,” said Lorraine Bates, she says. son will have photo ID to
The Maple Ridge-Pitt organizer for the local If you are planning to present to you.
Avenue.
Meadows Christmas Ham- Christmas Hamper Society. donate this year, call the • For more information,
• Otter Co-op, Harris per Society is reminding the “Some impostors identify Christmas Hamper Soci- call the Christmas Ham-
public that there are still themselves with organiza- ety office. Staff will let you per office at 604-463-6922,
Road in Pitt Meadows.
impostors on the streets tion names that are very know will guide you to a or email lorraine@mrpm-
• The News offices at collecting food, toys and similar to our society’s to drop-off location for any christmashamper.org
22328 - 119th Avenue.
• The West Coast
Express Santa Train West Coast Express Coast Express station.
The Santa Train leaves Port Haney Station at
Donations of non-perishible food items
will also be accepted to benefit local food
on Dec. 18. Santa Train 10:17 a.m., Maple Meadows Station at 10:23 banks. However, only new unwrapped toys
• Toys can be dropped a.m. and Pitt Meadows Station at 10:27 a.m. are redeemable for a ticket on Santa Train. •
off at Haney Place The annual Santa Train takes to the rails Greeting riders will be live music provided For more information about Santa Train, the
Mall and Valley Fair again on Saturday, Dec. 18. To ride the by the Millennium Players, and the Aspire to food donations or charity partners, contact
Mall. Santa Train, all you need to bring is a new, Inspire Choir from the Bergthorson Academy of Customer Service at 604-488-8906 or email
unused and unwrapped toy to any West Musical Arts. wcecustomerservice@translink.ca
Eva Parker
Wishes all her clients and friends a
very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
Eva invites you all to visit her
in her new place of business.
Wednesday to Saturday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Pitt Meadows
Location Only 604-466-2027
604.467.6613 604-463-4350
Unit #7 - 11937 - 227th St.,
info@bergthorson.com
www.bergthorson.com
Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge
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Christmas 2010

CP Holiday Train returns to Port Haney Dec. 17

Close to $5 million raised for
food banks since 1999
S taff Repor ter
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News

C
anadian Pacific’s annual
Holiday Train returns to
Maple Ridge next week as
it makes a stop at Port Haney Sta-
tion to help raise funds and dona-
tions for the local food bank.
It’s the 12th year for the CP
Holiday Train fundraiser, which
arrives in town at 7:45 p.m. on Fri-
day, Dec. 17. Two specially deco-
rated freight trains are trekking
across six Canadian provinces
and eight U.S. states as part of the
annual event.
“The Holiday Train’s mandate
remains strong and that is to help
tackle hunger, regardless of bor-
ders or size of community,” said
Fred Green, President and CEO
of Canadian Pacific. “At this criti-
cal time of year, CP employees
and thousands of volunteers in
Canada and the United States are
again joining together in helping
those less fortunate.”
Residents in about 140 cities and
towns on both sides of the border
will be able to join the Holiday
Train spirit and magic, with all
food and money raised at each
stop staying in that community
Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train returns to Port Haney Station on Dec. 17 at 7:45 p.m.
for local distribution.
Each Holiday Train has 14 rail
cars decorated with hundreds of
thousands of festive lights. In-
cluded is a modified box car that
has been turned into a traveling
stage for performers. The two
trains are assembled and decorat-
ed by CP employees in Montreal,
Smith Falls and Calgary.
Since 1999, the CP Holiday Train
program has raised $4.8 million
and generated almost 2.3 mil-
lion pounds of food donations for
local food shelves. In that time
they have traveled 85,764 miles -
enough to go around the world 3.5
times.
Contributed
“With our HungerCount 2010
survey showing a 9.2 per cent in-
crease in Canadians turning to
their local food shelves in 2010
compared to 2009, the CP Holiday
Train is a unique and creative pro-
gram that gives people an oppor-
tunity to support their local food
banks,” said Katharine Schmidt,
The Odds
Executive Director of Food Banks
Canada.
Performing the spirit of the
season from a specially designed
stage on the Canadian Holiday
Train is one of Canada’s most ver-
satile bands, The Odds.
Canadian Pacific has also re-
leased a 2010 Holiday Train CD,
called Holiday Train Tracks. From
rock and country songs to Christ-
mas classics, this 13-track compi-
lation disc features a number of
recognized Canadian musicians
and ambassadors of the Holiday
Train including The Odds, Shaun
Verrault, Melanie Doane, Kelly
Prescott and the Barenaked La-
dies. All proceeds go to support-
ing North American food banks .
• Visit the Holiday Train page
at www.cpr.ca for more informa-
tion.

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• The Caring Place Christmas
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All are welcome.
• Ridge Meadows Hospice
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volunteers for various jobs within
the store, located at #3-12011
224th Street. Training provided
and shifts are flexible. Call Rhonda
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• Cythera Thrift Store has vol-
unteer opportunities for weekend
Retail Cashiers. Shifts are one hour
in duration. Full training and sup-
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at 604.467.4671. Net proceeds
support women and children who
are fleeing abuse.
• The North Fraser Therapeu-
tic Riding Association needs
volunteers to help groom and tack
horses and to lead or side walk
with riders during their lesson.
Horse experience is great but not
required. If you enjoy the outdoors,
working with wonderful people of
all abilities, and love animals, this
is the place for you. A volunteer
orientation session will be held
shortly for new volunteers. Please
contact 604 462-7786 for further
information or to sign up for our
orientation.
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Meadows Public Library for French
storytime every Friday at 10:15
a.m. Kids of all ages and stages
can enjoy a variety of stories,
rhymes and songs at our weekly
storytimes. The storytimes are free
and do not require registration.
• Handymen/Handywomen
needed to assist seniors in
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Do
you have repair/maintenance skills
that could benefit a senior in the
community? Please call Diana at
Community Services at 604-467-
6911, Ext. 232. Honorarium paid.
• The Ridge Meadows Centre
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weekly every Wednesday from 7
to 9 p.m. at 12431 205th Street,
Maple Ridge. All interested partici-
pants are welcome to attend. Call
Susan at 604-329-2784 for more
information. A donation of $10
is suggested to reimburse guest
speakers.
• The Maple Ridge Skating
Club is accepting ongoing regis-
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program starting Dec. 6. Skate
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program designed for begin-
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throughout the Winter season until
sessions are full. For more informa-
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visit our website www.MapleRidg-
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• A new networking group for
women in Maple Ridge and Pitt
Meadows meets every Wednes-
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more information, e-mail ma-
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• The Maple Ridge Legion
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