O’Hare’s GastroPub & Liquor Store in Steveston raised $11,500 at the Steveston Beer Fest it organized in September and donated the money to the Richmond Christmas Fund.
“Steveston Beer Fest is an iconic community event,” said Ed Gavsie, president and CEO of Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives (RCRG), which operates the Christmas Fund.
“Because of the event’s charitable focus, its impact resonates long after the last drink is poured.”
He said donations are crucial this year as the Christmas Fund is expecting a surge in community need due to the “cost-of-living crisis.”
“With food prices soaring, and gas and housing costs so high, this year the need will be so much greater,” said Gavsie.
“Caring companies like O’Hare’s make it possible for the Christmas Fund to help struggling families, isolated seniors and others who can’t afford a holiday celebration.”
This year’s Christmas Fund program begins Nov. 15, at Lansdowne Centre.
Organized by O’Hare’s, the Steveston Beer Fest was first held in 2013 and returned to the Gulf of Georgia Cannery after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. It has raised more $80,000 for the Christmas Fund, primarily through ticket sales.
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