Acknowledgment
Lotus Light Charity Society (Vancouver)sincerely expresses our gratitude for the blessing of
H.H. Living Buddha Lian-sheng, the Root Guru and Founder of Lotus Light Charity Society,
and the generous support of all our donors and sponsors, our community partners, and the contributions of our dedicated and hard-working volunteers, making the Lotus Light Winter Charity Drive 2024 a great success.
VIPs and Partner Organizations:
- Vajra Master Lian Tzi, Chair of the Board of Lotus Light Charity Society (Vancouver)
- Floyd Wong, Vice President of Lotus Light Charity Society (Vancouver)
- MP Jenny Kwan of Vancouver East
- Premier of BC, David Eby (greeting letter)
- Terry Yung, MLA Vancouver-Yaletown and Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
- Joan Phillip, MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona and Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
- Mayor Ken Sim, City of Vancouver (greeting letter)
- City of Vancouver Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung and Councillor Pete Fry
- Cst Steve Dhaliwal, Coordinator of the VPD Homeless Outreach and Supportive Housing Team
- Paramedic Chief Jenny Talbot of BC Emergency Health Services
- Neighborhood Police Officers Cst Stuart Black and Cst Byron Yee
- Melanie Hennessey, Chair of the Board of Directors, Covenant House Vancouver, and Vice President at NOVAGOLD
- Monica Hamm, Manager of Communications at NOVAGOLD
- Greg Douglas, Senior Director of Development, Greater Vancouver Food Bank
- Lorraine Lowe, ED of H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
- Partap Sahota, ED of Collingwood CPC
- Steve Tam, Manager of Superstore Grandview HWY
- Dharm Sharma, Assistant Manager of Save-on-Foods Kingsgate Mall, and Operation Manager Sehaj Singh
- Anne So, Manager of St. Germain Bakery
- Denin Ulriksen, Store Manager of Nesters Market Woodward
- Inner-city school representatives Ms. Janey Lee and Ms. Sadie James
Community Partners and Volunteer Teams:
- VPD Homeless Outreach Team
- BCAS/BCHES
- City of Vancouver Emergency Shelter Program
- Homeless Outreach Program of MPA Society
- Collingwood Community CPC
- Project Hastings
- Superstore Grandview HWY
Program Recipients:
Annual Rice Donation program
- The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society
Children Assistance Plan Program
- Thunderbird Elementary School
- Britannia Secondary School
Program Sponsors:
- City of Vancouver 2024 Homeless Service Grant
- NOVAGOLD
- Ecclesiastical Insurance
- Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation
- Canda Six Fortune
- Real Canadian Superstore (Grandview Hwy, Marine Drive & Surrey)
- Trumps Foods
- Ocean Brands
- Western Rice Mills
- Save-On-Foods (Cambie Street, Main Street, Kingsgate)
- Saint Germain Bakery
- Van-Whole Produce
- Discovery Organics
- Safeway (King Edward, Davie Street)
- Buy-Low Foods Fraser St. Vancouver
- Nesters Market (Woodwards, Yaletown)
- COSTCO Downtown Vancouver
- Fresh Street Market Vancouver House
- Rexall Tinseltown Vancouver
- Wholesale Club
- Terra Breads Bakery
- Starbucks (2nd & Yukon Street, Terminal & Begg)
- Ba Le Bakery
- Golden Seafood Restaurant
- Pink Pearl Restaurant
- Prince Seafood Restaurant
- New Town Bakery
