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Big Spirit Brings Big Success for Driftwood Mall Event!
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The Driftwood Mall’s Christmas Tree Auction in support of YANA raised an amazing $9,138.68 this year! The annual event, started by the Mall in 1999, has generously supported YANA for the past 16 years.
Local businesses and individuals decorate trees which are then displayed in the mall concourse, where members of the public can take part in a silent auction and bid on their favorite tree. The winners take home the fully decorated trees, many complete with gifts, and the Driftwood Mall donates the proceeds to YANA.
Some highlights this year include the Comox Valley Airport’s tree aptly called “The Gift of Flight” which earned $2,525, making it the highest bid ever at this event! The Chalifoux/Luscombe family’s lovely handcrafted decorations, featuring painted gourds, made “The Nightmare Before Christmas” a crowd stopper. The Needle Loft’s beautiful quilt set was a dreamy treasure under their tree and all the bright orange goodness under Home Depot’s tree made it a huge hit with bidders. The care and generosity that all sponsors put into their trees was a great reminder of the true meaning of Christmas!
YANA would like to thank everyone who took part this year and made the Driftwood Mall’s fundraiser such a huge success. Our gratitude to:
Chalifoux/Luscombe Family; Courtenay Fish and Game; In Loving Memory of Kaiya Williams; London Drugs; Trisha Randle; Driftwood Ticket Centre; Tisdall/Godfrey/Van Cleave Family; CV Business Network; Kelli Andrews; Team Deters/Team Behan; Investors Group Financial; All In One Party Shop; Boston Pizza; Comox Airport; Target; Generation Gap; Vrable Family; McKenzie Gartside; Kingfisher; Needle Loft/Seams Perfectly Simple; K.W. Electric; Banks/Razmus Family; The Bisque Restaurant; Quality Foods and A Step Above; Gayles Grooming In Memory of Kweil Lewis; Home Depot; The Rushton Family; Angels; Ecole Au-Coeur-De-Lile; Mosaic Vision Care; Sandi Piper; and The Tee Box.
Christmas Crackers Sold Out
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We’re happy to announce that our Christmas crackers are sold out. Thank you to everyone who has bought crackers. We’re pleased that these little handcrafted treasures will add to your fun over the holidays and bring community spirit to your family traditions. A big shout out to all our vendors and craft sale volunteers!
Seasons Greetings
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Merry Christmas! The board and staff at YANA would like to thank this community for a wonderful year. It was full of kindness, caring, and giving. We wish you all the happiest holiday.
We appreciated the opportunity to speak about YANA at the Rotary Club of Strathcona Sunrise this past month. What a bonus to receive a donation from their Sergeant-At-Arms’ collection!
Our Christmas crackers are selling like hotcakes. Thank you to everyone who has purchased these little treasures, to our volunteers who are assisting with sales and to craft fair organizers for including us in their events.
Thank you to My Tech Guys who provide device charging at events by donation to YANA. We appreciate your recent donation and your warm welcome when we visited the Rotary Club of Strathcona Sunrise.
Thank you to individuals who donate to YANA in lieu of Christmas gifts and demonstrate the true meaning of the season.
Thank you to our monthly donors who give through Canada Helps. Your commitment and generosity is valued.
Thank you to individuals and businesses who make donations in memory of or in honour of loved ones. These donations are very special.
Giving Tuesday: Good for the Community
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Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving. After the sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a time to celebrate and encourage activities that support charities and non profits. Whether it’s making a donation, volunteering time, helping a neighbour or spreading the word, Giving Tuesday is a movement for everyone who wants to give something back.
You will find all kinds of great ways to get involved including the “unselfie”, opportunities for matching funds and the option to purchase charity gift cards.
YANA is upheld by the generosity of the Comox Valley community. There are many ways to give and we are grateful that you would consider giving to YANA on Giving Tuesday so that we can ensure children from local families are well supported during their out-of-town medical treatment.