Times Colonist Christmas Fund

Margaret & Mark Taylor - In memory of Margaret Courtnall, Jim & Archie 100 Margaret A. Newton 200 Margaret Chudyk 100 Margaret McGowan 50 Margaret Parkinson - In memory of Lois Batten 250 Margaret Patrick 25 Margaret Pfluger - In Memory of Lawrence, Marjory, Kenneth & our dear Saydee 100 Margaret Scherly - In memory of Ernest 100 Margaret W. Simpson 100 Margie Stuart 50 Maria Dominelli 50 Marilyn Brown 100 Marilyn McCrimmon - In memory of my Mom, who loved Christmas 50 Marilyn Normal 500 Marilyn Preston - Merry Christmas! 100 Marina Roggeveen - In memory of my parents. Thank you for all the work you do supporting our local families and the children! It breaks my heart to know that in this day and age, with all that we have here, there are still families that don't have enough! 250 Marion McIntosh 100 Marion Ritson 100 Marjorie & John Nylander 25 Marjorie Macdonald - In memory of Bev, Laurie & John. Always remembering. 100 Marking 30 Yrs of Thifty Foods Sendial Volunteers (J.K) 500 Marlene Wilson 100 Marlowe & Margaret Anderson 100 Marsha Runtz - In memory of Marlene K 50 Marty Adams 50 Mary & Norm Gidney 100 Mary & Paul Harker 150 Mary A. Stonnell 100 Mary Anne Inkster 250 Mary Brackenbury - In memory of my parents 50 Mary E. Waywell 50 Mary E. Waywell & George N. Richardson 50 Mary Isabel Hunsinger 250 Mary Mullens 250 Mary Wallace 100 Mary Wright 50 Maryann Nevile 200 Mary-Clare Carder - In honour of Jill & Andrew Carder 100 Matthew Foster Webb - My name is Matthew and I am 10 years old. I am donating my allowance and Christmas money to help people in need this year. Merry Christmas!!! 250 Maureen & Bob Gros - Merry Christmas to All 300 Maureen A. Grant 100 Maureen Dixon - To help those in need! 50 Maureen Erichsen 100 Maureen Marwood 95 Maureen Murray 250 Maureen Weston - In memory of Dave Weston 100 Mavis E. Le Breton 30 Maxine Clarke 50 May Brown 150 May God bless you now and always. Merry Christmas! 250 May Mah-Paulson - In loving memory of Dianna & Rick 100 Mayfair Optometric Corp. 250 McFarland Industries 100 Megan Scott 200 Melody Villeneuve 300 Merle Nicholds 100 Merry Christmas 200 Merry Christmas 100 Merry Christmas 100 Merry Christmas 100 Merry Christmas 150 Merry Christmas 500 Merry Christmas - From Bev & Jim 100 Merry Christmas - from Judith 30 Merry Christmas - Harris-Maguire 50 Merry Christmas - In remembrance of Aiden Tofino Day 100 Merry Christmas - J. Baines 25 Merry Christmas - Janet E. Ritchie 100 Merry Christmas - Pat & Ross 100 Merry Christmas - Robert Britton 90 Merry Christmas - Sophie Birtwistle 50 Merry Christmas - The Herrons 100 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 100 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 100 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year everyone 200 Merry Christmas all! 100 Merry Christmas and all the best for a healthy and hopeful 2018! 100 Merry Christmas and hope you reach your goal. Angela & David Moore 200 Merry Christmas from Alan Bazeley! 50 Merry Christmas from Anne Harper 50 Merry Christmas from baby Audrey! 100 Merry Christmas from Dave & Pati-Ann 500 Merry Christmas from Farrukh 200 Merry Christmas from Karen 200 Merry Christmas from Kathy 100 Merry Christmas from Kerri! 500 Merry Christmas from Kris & Doug 1,000 Merry Christmas from M. & L. Davies 1,000 Merry Christmas from Michael & Gayla 65 Merry Christmas from Reed family 100 Merry Christmas from S.E.B. 100 Merry Christmas from Saanich Community Services 75 Merry Christmas from Steve & Peg Orcherton & Family 150 Merry Christmas from the 3Js 300 Merry Christmas from the Dows! 250 Merry Christmas from the FABS Bridge Group 40 Merry Christmas from the Fenimore 200 Merry Christmas from the McDiarmid Family. Thank you Jack Knox for your stories, and thank you to those who share theirs. 200 Merry Christmas from The Ouellette family! 100 Merry Christmas from the Waelti-Walters 250 Merry Christmas to all 50 Merry Christmas to all from Ricky & Willie 100 Merry Christmas to all in Victoria 100 Merry Christmas to All! 25 Merry Christmas to All! 500 Merry Christmas to one & all. Dave Thomas Trucking Ltd. 100 Merry Christmas! 100 Merry Christmas! 300 Merry Christmas! 200 Merry Christmas! 200 Merry Christmas! 100 Merry Christmas! 100 Merry Christmas! 175 Merry Christmas! 50 Merry Christmas! 100 Merry Christmas! 50 Merry Christmas! 250 Merry Christmas! 200 Merry Christmas! 100 Merry Christmas! 200 Merry Christmas! 50 Merry Christmas! 25 Merry Christmas! 75 Merry Christmas! 100 Merry Christmas! - A.J. 1,000 Merry Christmas! - Al & Marianne 100 Merry Christmas! - P & B Summers 200 Merry Christmas, the Streets 200 Merry Christmas. Much love, Brian, Jaclyn, Mike, Michelle, Caroline & Katrina. 500 Michael & Birgitte Meagher 100 Michael & Carol Coultas 55 Michael & Gail Maxwell 30 Michael & Sheila Skene 100 Michael Coady on behalf of his HollisWealth clients 500 Michael Dunnett 50 Michael L. Dafoe 200 Michael Rooksby 250 Michael T.M. Roberts 100 Michael Thorpe 100 Michael Whitney 1,000 Miss Deirdre Hitchcox 100 Miss Marjorie W. Niblock 100 Miss Mary Linda McDonald 100 Mitchell & Barbara Hollme - In memory of Henry & Anne Howden. Merry Christmas, wishing a healthy and happy 2018! 200 Molly Button - In memory of Mom, Dad & Fred 200 Monarch Holdings Ltd. 1,500 Monica & Frederick Chapman 100 Monica & Rolf Maikranz - In honour of Single mothers 50 Mr & Mrs Bruce & Marjorie McMorran 100 Mr & Mrs De Zeeuw 25 Mr & Mrs John & Anne Sheppy 500 Mr & Mrs. John & Bernice Rowan 50 Mr & Mrs. John & Verna Elliott 100 Mr George & Mrs Valerie Norgard 50 Mr. & Mrs Margot & Hank Boxtart 1,000 Mr. & Mrs Wayne & Barbara Rowley 50 Mr. Adam & Mrs. Judy Walasek 50 Mr. Alexander Mackenzie 25 Mr. Colin C. Creighton 50 Mr. David De Shane 50 Mr. David Stuart Harris 55 Mr. Faqir Khanna 100 Mr. H.E. Rasmussen 250 Mr. Herb Weil 75 Mr. Hugh & Mrs Lesley Dobbie 100 Mr. John Close 200 Mr. John G. Heggie 100 Mr. John Klymak 250 Mr. John Nicas 50 Mr. Peter & Mrs. Nancy Vivian 100 Mr. Philip & Mrs Carol Winterbottom 50 Mr. Walter Boissevain 200 Mr. Walter Desiatnyk 1,000 Mr. Wayne Mew-Victoria Chinese Ladies Club 500 Mr. William Ross 100 Mrs Arden & Mr Robert Irving 100 Mrs Beverly & Mr. Carl Knipstrom 100 Mrs Cornelia De Bondt 100 Mrs D.Gail & Mr. Robert B. Wallace 200 Mrs Doreen & Mr. Kenneth Ash 25 Mrs Janet & Mr John Olson 50 Mrs Pauline & Mr. Mark Hedger 75 Mrs Virginia Webb 50 Mrs. Alberta Ballantyne 200 Mrs. Anne P. Ford 500 Mrs. Barbara Robertson 50 Mrs. Charlene E. Gregg 50 Mrs. Chris A. Gain 50 Mrs. Denise Caron Rollins 25 Mrs. Eileen G. Francis 100 Mrs. Erna Hodgson 100 Mrs. Fay L. Pettapiece 100 Mrs. Jean Lunn 100 Mrs. Joyce Stupple 25 Mrs. Judith Kirchner 25 Mrs. Margaret & Mr. Charles Kerr 50 Mrs. Margaret Kelly 200 Mrs. Marilyn Lester 25 Mrs. Mary Jane Rowley 100 Mrs. Mary Robichaud 25 Mrs. Norma Robbins 100 Mrs. Rosemunde Robertson 100 Mrs. Shirley Haukaas 50 Mrs. Shirley I. McGregor 75 Mrs. Ursula G. Zwick 50 Ms G. Brophy 15 Ms Irene Fraser 20 Ms Lorraine Ferreira 200 Ms. B Ann Geddes 200 Ms. Diana Farris 50 Ms. Dorothea P. Brealey 75 Ms. Lorna Marie Rumsby 50 Ms. Margaret Palmer & Mr. Michael Collins 60 Ms. Susan Scott 50 Muriel Ryan 100 Murray Ramsbottom 100 Nancy Cernoia 50 Neil and Tacye McLagan 300 Nicole Foucault 200 Nigel Bass 100 Nikitoe 100 Noel Parker-Jervis 30 Norma Mickelson 25 Norman & Betty Thomson 50 Norman & Gayle Cable 20 Norman & Sandra Glassel 100 Norman & Sonia 100 Ocean Property Management 4,000 On behalf of Abby & Nolan 100 On behalf of the TUBA Christmas Event 100 Owen T. Dalley 50 P Selbee 400 P. Florence Steel 50 Paddy Mann - In memory of Loving parents 100 Patricia & Michael Bird 50 Patricia & Ronald Heimbecker 25 Patricia Armstrong 100 Patricia Davis 50 Patricia Dowdall 250 Patricia Graham - To all a Peaceful Christmas and New Year 50 Patricia J Muzyka 100 Patricia Stewardson 75 Patricia Tennant 100 Patricia U. Williams 100 Patricia W. Chester 50 Patti Parish 100 Paul & Kathy Kraeling - In memory of Our parents 100 Paul & Sheila Elworthy 1,000 Paul Bingham 200 Paul Bourke - Thank you for all the good work you do 200 Paul MacRae 250 Paul McKivett - In memory of Harry & Brenda McKivett 100 Paul Schoemaker 100 Paulette & Rick Dewar 100 Peace & Goodwill! 200 Peace & Happiness to All —Chuck 100 Peace and Joy at Christmas time 300 PEACE! 100 Peggy LeVert - In memory of Bill LeVert 50 Penelope Fraser 100 Penelope Heath 100 Penny Joppe - All the best, not just for Christmas, but for the rest of your lives 80 Penny Price 100 Peter & Helen Malcolm 1,000 Peter & Marilyn Westoby 25 Peter Brett - In memory of HGB & EMB 150 Peter Jackel - In memory of Kathleen (Kay) Boas 25 Peter Locke - I would ideally like this to go towards purchasing special gifts for elementary school age children in a local family in need. 100 Peter Weston 200 Peter White 100 Peter Woods 35 Phil Edney - In memory of Win Edney. Merry Christmas. 150 Philip Wynne 100 Phyllis Senese - In memory of Don Senese 500 Pieter van der Leeden 100 Poul & Adele 30 R & D Tubman 100 R.D. Jakimchuk 200 Randy Brown 50 Ray & Pat Saxon 100 Ray Fischer 100 Ray Thomas & Jeanne Ferris 100 Raymond & Bonnie Hoff 100 Red Anchor 1,000 Reed Cudmore 100 Reginald Mitchell - In loving memory of our Mums, Elsie Mitchell & Kate Steen 100 Remembering Jan - Jim & Shirley 50 Remembering Murray & the four little boys 500 Remembering Nana and Papa VZ - from E, J and V xoxo 100 Remembering Vanessa & Gareth 100 Richard & Dianne Ferguson 100 Richard & Jacqueline Lerik 25 Richard & Laraine Hardy 500 Richard & Lynne Mickelson 50 Richard Boisvert 30 Richard Savard 100 Rick Myers 500 Robert & Cheryk Destrube - Destrube Photography 50 Robert & Margo Allen 50 Robert & Wendy MacFarlane 250 Robert Comerford - Hope this helps to make someones Christmas special 50 Robert Coulter - Merry Christmas, happy to help. 150 Robert Larkin - In memory of Janet Larkin 150 Robert Smillie 100 Robert W. Wilson 150 Robert Wilson 50 Roberta & Garry Ludwig - Merry Christmas to all 200 Robin & Bill Barker 100 Robin & Chris Rohrmoser 50 Rocky & Elizabeth 200 Rodger K. Penner 50 Roger Wolff 216.75 Roland & Ingeborg Milkert 50 Ron & Vera Semkow - Merry Christmas 300 Ron Liew 50 Ronald Hatch 100 Ronald Parish 100 Ross & Kirsten Brand 70 Roy Allen - In memory of Janet Allen 100 Roy Kendall 52.10 Roz Parker with thanks to dentist Dr. Ngan Huynh, the best dentist ever!! 200 Russell & Lindsay Bourk - God Bless and a Merry Christmas to All 255 Ruth & David Turner 200 Ruth Fellowship 100 Ryan Steele 500 S. Findlay 500 S. Smirke 100 S.J.A.E. 100 Sally & Arthur Miller 50 Sandra J. Anderson 100 Sandra Jaques 100 Sandra Lee 75 Sandy Hourie 50 Santa Saxes: Brian M., Don H., Don M., Jim K. & Krin Z. 810 Sarah J Mackie 50 Sarah Zimmermann - Thanks for doing this! 100 Saron & Ajit 100 Scott Denoon 100 Season's Greetings - Kello & Mary Wilson 300 Season's Greetings from Darralyn Bonnor 150 Seasons Greetings to all 100 Shannon Sanderson 200 Sharon & Ewald Escher 200 Sharon Smith 50 Shaun McQuitty - In memory of Melody McQuitty 500 Sheila M. Hackett 100 Shelley & Sandy Cotton - With thanksgiving at Christmas 100 Sheridan Scott 100 Sherry Brown & Cleve Molsberry - In memory of Anne McKenzie. Hope this helps a little bit. 50 Sherry Ridout - Merry Christmas on behalf of Mike Penney & Judy McCallum! 250 Shirley Craven - Best wishes for a peaceful and warm Christmas. 50 Shirley Fay-Mulloy 100 Shirley Stirrett - In memory of Allen Stirrett. Hoping this will build toward a happier New Year for all. 100 Shirley Tucker - Merry Christmas 100 Shirley Waldon - In memory of my parents Isabelle & Howard Waldon 100 Sims & Grace Kho Merry Christmas! 150 Sophie Moore - In memory of Lise Archambault 100 Stacey Locke 50 Stanley & Mary Brygadyr 100 Stay safe, warm and know that there are people thinking of you. 250 Stephen Nielsen - Hope this helps a little bit 100 Stephen Pierrot - I saw the challenge from Andrew Beckerman. I then received my MSP bill, which has been reduced from $150 to $75/month - that's $900/year. My wife & I are retired and follow a budget; I can take $500 from the MSP line and still be ahead $400. Maybe more people could do this? 500 Steve & Frances Dove 50 Stuart Lawrie 100 Susan & Allen Gunnarson 100 Susan Douglas - In loving memory of Garrett Cross. Merry Christmas. 100 Susan Fergusson - In loving memory of my Dad, Craig Fergusson. Happy Christmas! 100 Susan Housel - In memory of James Fredrick Housel 100 Susan Jones - In memory of Dave Jones. Hoping to help make someone's Christmas a little brighter. 50 Susan Kemp 100 Susan Phillips - Happier New Year! 75 Susan Rowntree 50 Susan Saksun - In memory of Kyle Chapman 100 Susan Taylor - In loving memory of my parents & sister, John & Jean Pepper & Connie Young. 25 Susanna Kaiser 50 Suzanne Jennings 200 Sybil Hurwitz 30 Sylvia Nielsen 100 Sylvia Stilling - God Bless everyone. 100 T.K. 100 TC Editorial Department - from Book Donations 12 Teresa Eng - In memory of Eddie Eng 500 Terry & Mitzi 50 Terry Foster 100 Terry McTeer 100 Terry Phipps' gift to you 100 Thank you — Stan Z 50 Thank you for all that you do to help all persons who appreciate your help at Christmas 50 Thank you for helping others! 100 Thank you for helping out 150 Thank you for meeting my 3X $500 challenges — Andrew 500 Thank you for organizing this 100 Thank you for setting up this Victoria, B.C. local support fund. 50 Thank you for the Challenge! - Wong Family in honour of Dorothy Wong 500 Thank you for your story Jack Knox 20 Thanks for doing this. It enables us to give in a way that we know it will be organised and reach the people it needs to. 200 Thanks for organizing this 50 Thank-you!! 50 The Beddall family - We would like to donate $25.00 towards your fund to help people have at least a little "cheer" in their lives at Christmas. Our family's thoughts are with them. 25 The Henigman Family 30 The Nitpicker 50 The Traditionals Hockey Club 208 Theo & Theresa Witteveen 50 This is all that I can give right now till I refill my mastercard 20 This is the first year we have made a donation to the Christmas Fund. We are very moved by the stories you publish in the paper. You help so many in our area. We are glad we can help in some small way. Jane & Wilson Grahame 200 Thomas & Lisa Ruta 100 Thoretta Leaf Picchetti - Hopefully this makes someone's Christmas a little more cheery .... 500 Tim Relf - From Angus 500 To bring joy to those in need 100 To honour the memory of James (Jim) Armstrong Munro 100 To my dear wife, “Rose.” Thanks for the memories. Rest in peace! 150 To Papa & Georgie 25 Tom & Cindy Cullen - Merry Christmas! 100 Trudie Hobday - In memory of Edna 50 Tuba Christmas in Market Square — Thank you !!!! 3,656.75 Tuesday Walkie-Talkie Ladies — Merry Christmas! 50 Valerie Gayton-Caspersen 25 Valerie Huggett - In honour of my little Mackenzie, Henley & Freya 200 Veronica Diment - In memory of Ana-Elisa. Thanks Times Colonist for administering the fund. 250 Veronica Stinson 25 Vicki & Malcolm Sharp 25 Vicki Anderson 50 Victoria Model Railroad Show 175 Victoria Pet Supplies Ltd 300 Victoria Pet Supplies (Westshore) Ltd 300 Victoria Residential Builders Association - Thank you for all of your great work! 300 Vivian A. Blyth 100 W. J. Schibli 1,500 W. Schupbach 100 Wakefield Acoustics Ltd 200 Wayne & Wendy Clarke/Nesbit 60 Wayne Howe 100 Wayne Sennett 20 We are Blessed with Health & Love —Rob & Dianna Logan 100 We feel blessed to be part time residents in Victoria, and also blessed to be able to make this small contribution towards a brighter Christmas for those less fortunate than ourselves. Janet & Gordon Baker 500 Wendy & Maria 40 Wendy & Roger Darbey - In memory of our beautiful daughter. 50 Wendy Sullivan - In loving memory of Blanche Smith and Candy Reed 250 We're Thanking Mum for all her Love and Sharing! 111 Will & Judith Ansbacher/Blanchette - In memory of our fathers, Charlie & Fred. Answering Andrew Beckerman's challenge ... 500 Will donate another $500 if matched by you! Merry Xmas! 500 Willem Wolff von Wulfing 50 William Gagne 50 William Hubbard 50 William J. Merryfield - In memory of Chesley G. Power 400 Winnifred Cushing 50 Wishes of happiness and peace for this holiday season. 50 Wishing a Happy Christmas to all. Carl and Barbie 100 Wishing all the very best of the Christmas season. 100 With Love & gratitude, from Deidre Hill 20 With memory to Mum, Margaret Munro 200 Wolfe Family - In honour of Our friends and family. In grateful thanks! 50 Wolfgang Rueckwart - In Glenn's memory 100 www.Victoriamgclub.ca 100 Yellow Sheet Construction Data Warm wishes for 2018! 250 You need it more than we do. 150 Total $328,515.79