Image: Supplied by Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods / Brigida Crosbie acknowledged some of her wonderful volunteers who are helping make the Christmas dinner distribution possible; Tydel Foods, a downtown retail meat shop, anticipates that it will provide nearly 940 Christmas dinners for Chilliwack residents who truly need it this holiday season.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

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Dec 17, 2022 | 6:47 PM

CHILLIWACK — Brigida Crosbie originally thought she’d be handing out somewhere in the neighbourhood of 500 meals or so, possibly more.

Thanks to the generous hearts of a Chilliwack community that stepped up to assist Crosbie and help make Christmas brighter, that original goal is history.

Crosbie wrote on Facebook Saturday evening (Dec. 17) that over 400 meals have been distributed in the Chilliwack community, and another 200 are slated to go out before Thursday, December 22 to people behind closed doors. An estimated 300 Christmas meals will be going to the streets by December 22, she says.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the Volunteers that have come in to help with meal prep, putting meals together, delivering meals, and all those that have graciously, during the holiday season…made potatoes, stuffing, gravy, veggies, pies, treats, and cookies, and to those that bought food and brought it into our shop,” Crosbie wrote on social media.

She also expressed thanks to the countless community angels that donated warm clothing and blankets for those suffering homelessness. She invites Chilliwack residents to continue dropping off unwanted clothing at 45766 Patten Avenue.

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Crosbie specifically thanked Andreas Sartori, who bought 100 pies to help with the Christmas meal. Those pies covered 400 of the Christmas meals going out, Crosbie said.

“Something like this is not the work of just 1 person,” Crosbie concluded. “This is definitely because our community comes forward to help each other in times of need. God bless each of you!”

Crosbie politely asked for more vegetables, mashed potatoes, pies, and cookies for the remaining meals. Please contact Brigida at 604-316-6015.