GENEROSITY: “The Most Natural Outward Expression of an Inner Attitude of Compassion.” Author Unknown Compassion and Generosity – something Craig Bay Residents have in spades! We know how fortunate we are and when we see the effects of weather and/or war in other parts of the world, we get out our cheque books and send what we can. We do have weather woes here in Oceanside at times, but so far, we live [...]
Why the Salvation Army? The Salvation Army has been recognized with the highest level of excellence in ethical fundraising and financial accountability that Canadians can trust. This international organization has been working in Canada since 1882. Their mandate in 2024 is to help people struggling with addiction, lacking access to basic needs and experiencing hardships. This charity serves 400 communities across our country, and reports helping over 2.7 million people in 2023. In [...]
Your Food Bank - How It Works and How It Helps! Thank you Craig Bay! Your generosity after 3 weeks of our "Drive and Drop Donation" days has yielded 500 pounds of groceries and $25,000! Linda Cherewyk, Manager "Extraordinaire", explained how your donations end up in the hamper that go to the clients that have been interviewed and, based on family size, are allotted point with which to [...]
“Do a little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world” Desmond Tutu I saw this quote last year and immediately thought of how our Craig Bay Community comes together every fall to help The Salvation Army provide support to those in need in the Oceanside area. We may not be overwhelming the world, but we certainly overwhelmed Major Hamelin last November [...]
“Your greatness is not what have, but what you give” Author Unknown We, who live in Craig Bay, know that what we have IS great, and we know that giving is great too! In fact, we excel in giving! Read on: Last Tuesday the “giving” resulted in 723 pounds of food going directly to the Food Bank, and over $6,000 in cash – it was our biggest day in the history [...]
“Do a little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world” ~ Desmond Tutu I saw this quote and immediately thought of how our Craig Bay Community comes together each fall to help The Salvation Army provide support to those in need in the Oceanside area. We may not be overwhelming the world, but we have overwhelmed Major Norm Hamelin from The Salvation [...]
THANK YOU! Those simple words do not seem to be enough for the outpouring of generosity from the residents of Craig Bay – at least that is what Fire Chief Marc Norris intoned at our Giveaway on Sunday morning. Major Norm Hamelin from The Salvation Army also spoke to the gratitude he feels for the help we are providing his organization. What prompted those words and the rounds of applause from all those gathered [...]
Craig Bay Fall Food Drive Update: There is nothing like having some fun and raising money at the same time! My hat is off to those who laughed at the rain and played golf at the Annual Craig Bay Golf Classic! It was done “Covid” style, so not so much mingling, but the result was the BEST EVER! Our Food Drive Committee thanks Dave Montgomery, Phil Howell, Cathy Crozier, Stu Clark and Karen Black. This [...]
“We make a living by what we get – we make a life by what we give” Winston Churchill Craig Bay, what a life we lead! Our generosity speaks for itself! The giving this year was overwhelming, not only to your committee, not only to our Parksville Volunteer Fire Department, but especially to the recipient of this fundraiser – The Salvation Army! The shelves at our local Food Bank will be overflowing with groceries [...]
CHOICES I am so very glad that Ross and I chose to purchase a home here in beautiful Craig Bay. We enjoy the nature that surrounds us, the friendship we share with our neighbours and the many events that bring us together. The kind of life we lead is all about the choices we have made along the way. Choices about one’s education, job, partners, moving/not moving, travelling/not travelling to the simple choices [...]
