Holiday Gift Basket

($99) All proceeds from this collection of goodies, delivered in a reusable bag, go to the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House. Buying this basket also helps local businesses. It contains olive oil and balsamic vinegar from Di Oliva Tasting Bar, smoked salmon from Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery, popcorn from Gourmet Warehouse, sausages from Wing Wing, stationery from Opus Art Supplies, coffee and chocolate from East Van Roasters, gourmet jam from East Van Jam, pasta from Bosa Foods, green tea from Beijing Trading, a snack mix from West Coast Gourmet Snacks, and Dijon mustard from the DTES Neighbourhood House Kitchen and Famous Foods.

There’s free delivery to Vancouver, Burnaby, the North Shore, New Westminster, and Surrey.

For more information, email admin@dtesnhouse.ca.

Toy Drive

From this Saturday (December 5) to Tuesday (December 8), expect to see hundreds of Donnelly Group employees converge on the Toys “R” Us store on West Broadway. That’s because their employer has given each of them a $50 gift certificate to buy presents for the company’s 14th annual toy drive. Staff will bring their unwrapped gifts to the company’s party at Republic Nightclub (958 Granville Street) on Tuesday.

Festivities begin at 11 p.m. and the public is also invited to bring gifts, which will be handed over to the Salvation Army. The Donnelly Group’s toy drive raises more than $40,000 worth of donations each year to help needy kids in our community.