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The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund reached $645,000 on Saturday, closing in on the 2020 goal of $700,000. It got a further boost thanks to donations made during the online Tuba Christmas concert, which was live-streamed on CHEK’s Facebook page.

To donate to the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund, go to timescolonist.com/donate . That will take you to the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Helps website, which is open 24 hours a day and provides an immediate tax receipt.

Your ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund reached $638,200 on Friday, and the money continues to roll in. Those on our Island who are less fortunate appreciate your generosity.

Kelly Jane Hanvey still has a reminder of the Christmas when she feared she wouldn’t be able to give her two daughters presents under the tree or a Christmas dinner.

Two major new challenges, worth $10,000 each, are about to boost the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund even higher. The generosity of our readers is truly outstanding.

Tuba Christmas will rumble ahead this year despite the pandemic. For many music lovers in Greater Victoria, the deep, warm notes of O Come All Ye Faithful rising out of 120 tubas and euphoniums in Market Square signals the start of Christmas.

The pages of today's paper, you will see a list of donors to this year’s ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund. It’s a substantial list, even if it does not include every name of every donor. And it is only the first of several such lists this year.

For the past 19 years, the Mustard Seed has made the holiday season brighter for Tanya Dawson and her family.

The total in your ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund reached $537,000 on Monday, an amazing achievement in less than a month. But let’s not forget – this is not about money, or numbers. It is about people, the less fortunate ones in our community.