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RCRG and partners tackling pandemic together

By Don Fennell

Published 11:18 PDT, Wed May 13, 2020

Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021

As Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives and its supportive partners stand united in the fight against COVID-19, they can always use another helping hand.

Bringing people together, the local service agency which in April was designated one of 24 agencies across the province to be a COVID-19 response centre for seniors, continues to step up its efforts. Between March 31 and May 7, RCRG’s volunteer shoppers filled and helped deliver 701 grocery orders for the community’s seniors.

Helping to fuel the response efforts are partners like the United Way of the Lower Mainland and the Province of BC, providing funds that make RCRG’s work possible. Now, two new partners have stepped up—Western Stevedoring and its Richmond-based subsidiary Coast2000. 

At the beginning of May, Western Stevedoring launched a fundraising campaign called Tackling COVID-19 Together and selected RCRG as one of 10 agencies to support. Coast2000 is supporting RCRG with $5,000 of matching funds, which means when anyone gives specifically to RCRG’s campaign, Coast2000 will match their donation dollar for dollar.

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