{"id":2773,"date":"2019-01-28T19:01:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T19:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2018-christmas-wrap-up\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:23:54","slug":"2018-christmas-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2019\/01\/28\/2018-christmas-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Christmas Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Christmas season has come and gone but now we can fondly&nbsp;look back at another great season where the generous support of&nbsp;numerous donors, volunteers, and hard working staff around British Columbia helped make an incredible impact on the lives of so many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas Kettles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For many, the most recognizable part of the holiday season is seeing the\u00a0sea of\u00a0Red Christmas Kettles on the streets and inside shopping areas around the province. This year, the kettle campaign raised $4 million in B.C. helping The Salvation Army reach its goal of <strong>$21.3 million across Canada<\/strong>. These funds will help feed, clothe, shelter people in need, and empower those escaping violence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Kettle season kicked off in November and garnered some great media attention in many different cities. Here are some coverage highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Langley-Advance-SallyAnnKettles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5614\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alberni Valley<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Alberni Valley\u2019s kettle campaign kicks off (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albernivalleynews.com\/home\/alberni-valleys-kettle-campaign-kicks-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alberni Valley\u2019s kettle campaign kicks off<\/a> <br><strong>Bulkley Valley<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Salvation Army\u2019s Christmas Kettle Campaign started (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interior-news.com\/home\/salvation-armys-christmas-kettle-campaign-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salvation Army\u2019s Christmas Kettle Campaign started<\/a> <br><strong>Langley<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Kettle Campaign kicks off in Langley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.langleyadvance.com\/home\/kettle-campaign-kicks-off-in-langley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kettle Campaign kicks off in Langley<\/a><br><strong>Nanaimo<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Kettle Campaigns are Underway Now on the Coast and in Nanaimo (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycoastnow.com\/44146\/kettle-campaigns-are-underway-now-on-the-coast-and-in-nanaimo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kettle Campaigns are Underway Now on the Coast and in Nanaimo<\/a><br><strong>Prince Rupert<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Christmas kettle season kicks off in Prince Rupert (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernview.com\/home\/christmas-kettle-season-kicks-off-in-prince-rupert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas kettle season kicks off in Prince Rupert<\/a><br><strong>Williams Lake<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Williams Lake Salvation Army Launches 2018 Christmas Kettle Campaign (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycariboonow.com\/41299\/williams-lake-salvation-army-launches-2018-christmas-kettle-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Williams Lake Salvation Army Launches 2018 Christmas Kettle Campaign<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creative Collecting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hockey fans supported The Salvation Army at a number of Teddy Bear Toss theme games: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Abbotsford-Pilots-teddy-bear-toss.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5608\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5608\" class=\"wp-image-5608\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Cougars-Royals-2018-Gauthier-Moberg-teddy.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5610\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5610\" class=\"wp-image-5610\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abbotsford<\/strong>: <a aria-label=\"Abbotsford Pilots Teddy Bear Toss vs Aldergrove \u2013 Big Thank You (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/fraservalleynewsnetwork.com\/2018\/12\/08\/abbotsford-pilots-teddy-bear-toss-vs-aldergrove-friday-december-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abbotsford Pilots Teddy Bear Toss vs Aldergrove \u2013 Big Thank You<\/a> <br><strong>Chilliwack<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theprogress.com\/sports\/chilliwack-chiefs-game-against-powell-river-is-going-to-get-ugly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chilliwack Chiefs game against Powell River is going to get ugly<\/a> <br><strong>Cranbrook<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-know.ca\/regions\/cranbrook\/teddy-bear-toque-and-mitten-toss-night-dec-14\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teddy Bear, Toque and Mitten Toss Night Dec. 14<\/a> <br><strong>Fernie<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreepress.ca\/sports\/ghostriders-defuse-dynamiters-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghostriders defuse Dynamiters at home<\/a> <br><strong>Penticton<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/sports\/penticton-vees-come-up-short-against-wenatchee-wild-on-dec-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">Penticton Vees come up short against Wenatchee Wild on Dec. 7<\/a> <br><strong>Prince George<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myprincegeorgenow.com\/89923\/watch-over-3600-pg-cougar-fans-launch-winter-items-for-salvation-army\/\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: Over 3,600 PG Courgar Fans Launch Winter Items for Salvation Army<\/a> <br><strong>Prince Rupert<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/sports\/prince-rupert-rampage-rout-kitimat-ice-demons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Rupert Rampage rout Kitimat Ice Demons<\/a> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Parksville-TAV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5616\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p> Parksville brought out the big guns (or the big armored truck in this case) as they parked a massive RCMP Tactical Armoured Vehicle outside a Save On Foods for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nanaimobulletin.com\/news\/massive-rcmp-crime-fighting-vehicle-draws-a-crowd-in-parksville\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Cram the Cruiser\u2019 food drive<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Trail-stuff-the-bus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5620\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Residents of Trail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/news\/trail-bus-gets-stuffed-for-locals-in-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;stuffed&#8217; an entire bus<\/a> with thousands of pounds of food and clothing donations. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Santa Shuffle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of many special events this holiday season was the annual <a aria-label=\"Santa Shuffle (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abbynews.com\/news\/another-successful-santa-shuffle-in-abbotsford\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Shuffle<\/a>, an event in its 28<sup>th<\/sup> year. In 2018 the Santa Shuffle was&nbsp;hosted at six different locations in BC including, <strong>Abbotsford<\/strong>, <strong>Chilliwack<\/strong>, <strong>Kelowna<\/strong>, <strong>Nanaimo<\/strong>, <strong>Vancouver<\/strong>, and <strong>Victoria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants were encouraged to dress up for the Christmas season as they&nbsp; joined in on the 5km Fun-Run or 1km Elf Walk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG_1464-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5628\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5628\" class=\"wp-image-5628\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG_1587-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5630\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5630\" class=\"wp-image-5630\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG_1608-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5632\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5632\" class=\"wp-image-5632\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG_1805-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5624\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5624\" class=\"wp-image-5624\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG_1744-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5622\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5622\" class=\"wp-image-5622\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG_1899-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5626\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5626\" class=\"wp-image-5626\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toy Mountain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A magical event that\u2019s organized in different cities across the country offered donors&nbsp;a chance to&nbsp;help build a ginormous pile of toys at the annual <a aria-label=\"Toy Mountain (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surreynowleader.com\/news\/toy-mountain-drive-in-surrey-collects-more-than-10000-gifts-for-salvation-army\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toy Mountain<\/a>. Surrey\u2019s Guildford Mall was home to more than 10,300 donated gifts before they were distributed by Salvation Army Community and Family Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=1567493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"great story from CTV (opens in a new tab)\">great story from CTV<\/a> on the wonder and joy of the Toy Shop that was set up in Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=1567493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/What-Happens-after-Toy-Mountain-is-Built.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5635\"\/><\/a><figcaption>What Happens After Toy Mountain is Built?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hope in the City Breakfast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vancouver and Victoria hosted Olympic&nbsp;Gold Medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at their Hope in the City events. The crowd on the Island were thrilled to see&nbsp;the &#8216;darlings of Canada&#8217;&nbsp;at their very&nbsp;first annual luncheon, and the breakfast tradition in Vancouver raised its highest single-day amount of $450,000! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/DSC_8605-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5637\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5637\" class=\"wp-image-5637\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/IMG-6160-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5641\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5641\" class=\"wp-image-5641\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/DSC_8861-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5639\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5639\" class=\"wp-image-5639\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS0_0033_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5643\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5643\" class=\"wp-image-5643\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS1_0326_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5647\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5647\" class=\"wp-image-5647\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/SalvationArmy_53_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5651\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5651\" class=\"wp-image-5651\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS1_0469_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5649\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5649\" class=\"wp-image-5649\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/RS0_0267_resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5645\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/?attachment_id=5645\" class=\"wp-image-5645\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>From stories of Grinches stealing presents and <a aria-label=\"communities rallying together to save Christmas (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sookenewsmirror.com\/community\/victoria-canadian-tire-replaces-toys-stolen-from-salvation-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">communities rallying together to save Christmas<\/a>, to <a aria-label=\"Turkey Drives raising $58,000 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cranbrooktownsman.com\/news\/turkey-drive-raises-58000-for-christmas-hampers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turkey Drives raising $58,000<\/a> for their communities, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to the 2018 Christmas season. We hope all donors, volunteers, and staff had a very Merry Christmas and are excited to continue to give hope in the new year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas season has come and gone but now we can fondly&nbsp;look back at another great season where the generous support of&nbsp;numerous donors, volunteers, and hard working staff around British Columbia helped make an incredible impact on the lives of so many. 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