How You Can Help | PHC Gabriola

Help Support PHC Programs

With the help of over 200 volunteers and the generosity of donors, PHC has been able to make a difference in so many lives. Our programs and services have touched 1 in 7 Gabriola residents!

"I often say...we are a small rural organization working out of a shoebox, operating on a shoestring budget, doing big foot work."

- PHC Executive Director, Brenda Fowler

Donate Funds

Make a one-time gift to the food bank or become a Sustaining Donor (recurring monthly, quarterly, or annual gifts). For every dollar donated it allows us to distribute $3 worth of food. Donate funds online, by phone, by mail or in person.

Click here to donate securely through Canada Helps

Volunteer

Volunteers are at the heart of PHC! The work we do could not happen without the generous and committed contribution of more than two hundred dedicated volunteers.

We always need more help and we always have opportunities for new volunteers.

Here are some of the ways you can get involved:

Sign up for a regular shift at the soup socials or food bank
Help with one of our fundraising events
Become a member of one of our Organizing Committees
Sit on our Board of Directors

Click here to fill out our volunteer form

Donate Food

Help make each food hamper meet Canada’s Food Guidelines by donating our most needed items. We accept non-perishables and perishables. Together, we fight hunger and its root causes because no one should go hungry.

Did You Know?

Cash donations help us to bulk purchase at a low cost. For every $1 donated we can purchase $3 worth of healthy food!

Our Wish List

Pasta
Rice
Oats
Canned Vegetables
Canned Fruit

Offline Ways to Donate Funds

By Mail

Please make cheques payable to People For a Healthy Community on Gabriola Society and mail it to PO Box 325, 675 North Road, Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0. Please do not mail cash. Tax receipts will be mailed at the end of each calendar year.

In Person

Come see us at our office at 675 North Road, on the main floor of the Commons house, from Monday to Friday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm. We accept cash, cheque or food donations. Tax receipts will be mailed at the end of each calendar year.

E-Transfer

Interac e-Transfers can be sent to the bookkeeper by emailing receipts will be mailed at the end of each calendar year.

Other Ways to Give

LEAVE A LEGACY GIFT

So many of us are blessed with having lived a life full of challenges and fulfillment. Some of us are in a position where a portion of our estates have not been designated to family or friends. IF you are in this situation, please consider a Legacy Gift to PHC. Please consult with the Executive Director, please call the office at 250 247 7311 or email ed@phcgabriola.org

GROW A ROW

Gabriola is filled with gardeners of all kinds. We have two gardens and each year we typically produce over 700 lbs of vegetables. This food is given away in the Food Grocery program and in some cases frozen and made into soups or vegetarian chilli for the elementary school hot lunch program. If you want to help you can pick up seeds and plant starts for us or if you want to plant and tend a row in your garden and designate some of your own gardens excess produce to PHC we are happy to receive it.

MAKE A TRIBUTE GIFT

Over the years the tradition of sending flowers to those grieving for the loss of a loved one has changed. Today many people designate a favourite charity whose programs they would like supported with a memorial or tribute gift. If you want to do that, please let your family know and PHC would be honoured to ensure that any financial gifts made to the program of your choice would benefit.

HOST AN EVENT

People for a Healthy Community can not by itself raise all the funds we need. If you wish to join the many groups that host events during the year and donate some of the proceeds to a PHC program we would be glad to help and support the event. The Brickyard Beast, Shakespeare in the Park, and various other musical or dance events are some examples.