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For 104 Years, The Province’s Empty Stocking Fund has been dedicated to making the holidays brighter for B.C. residents in need. With the generosity of readers and supporters, the fund contributes to 26 B.C. community organizations that provide food hampers and gifts to children, needy families and singles.

Since 1999, in partnership with the Christmas Bureau of Edmonton gift program, the Edmonton Sun has helped under-privileged youth 13 years of age and up through the Adopt A Teen program. This initiative helps ensure every Edmonton teen enjoys a gift at Christmas. 

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Plush Bear Program provides comfort in the form of a stuffed bear to cuddle in times of challenge. Local businesses and sponsors help the StarPhoenix support four charities: Haven Kids’ House, Medavie Ambulance Service, Boys and Girls Clubs of Saskatoon and Central Urban Metis Federation Inc.

A teddy bear hug can’t make everything all better, but it can bring much needed comfort to a child at an anxious time. The Regina Leader-Post Plush Bears Program helps put plush bears into the arms of children receiving medical treatment through the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Windsor Star has been a partner of the Goodfellows annual paper drive for over a century to ensure a Merry Christmas for all. Each year in late November, a team of Goodfellows spread out across the city to sell their traditional holiday newspaper, collecting donations that fund Christmas meal boxes and food vouchers for thousands of families who would go without if not for the support of the Goodfellows and Windsor Star.

For 55 years, the Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund has made the holiday season brighter for thousands of Montrealers. Since 1967, when the Christmas Fund began, The Gazette has raised more than $25 million  which has been distributed in support of the neediest members of the community.