Santas Anonymous FAQ
- Q: How do I apply to volunteer for C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
- Q: What type of volunteer positions are available?
- Q: Does C-FAX Santas Anonymous have a direct phone line?
- Q: What is the mailing address for C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
- Q: How can I donate to C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
- Q: How can our business become involved?
- Q: How does the Christmas toy program work?
- Q: How can I apply for assistance at Christmas time?
- Q: How can our school or organization apply for a special grant?
- Q: What is the main switchboard number for C-FAX 1070 radio?
- Q: How do I learn more about C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
- Q: How does C-FAX Santas Anonymous gather the names of families in need?
- Q: Can a family be helped if they are not on income assistance?
How do I apply to volunteer for C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
You can apply either by calling Santas office 250.920.4644 or by emailing us at santas@cfax1070.com
What type of volunteer positions are available?
Volunteers are needed at several locations:
•Santas Office - good computer and organizational skills are necessary.
•Manning trees in shopping malls - (This position runs from November 28 to December 15).
•Special Events - we are present at two craft fairs and at a children’s festival.
•Santas Workshop - There are plenty of gifts to wrap.
Please note that we do attempt to have our volunteer positions filled by November 10.
Does C-FAX Santas Anonymous have a direct phone line?
Our direct line is 250.920.4644.
What is the mailing address for C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
825 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E5.
How can I donate to C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
You can mail a cheque to C-FAX Santas Anonymous or you can drop by our office on Broughton Street. Receipts are issued for all charitable donations for tax purposes.
How can our business become involved?
You can organize a fundraising event within the office or include children’s gift donations in your office party. Many offices have fun at their Christmas party by first drawing names and then buying a gift, which they think that person would have liked when they were a child. Gifts are opened at the party and then, when the fun is over, the gifts are sent to C-FAX Santas Anonymous. We invite you to share with us your creative ways of gathering toys or raising funds.
How does the Christmas toy program work?
Each fall children in local schools colour paper bears, which are hung on trees in local malls and selected businesses. Printed on the back of the bears are children’s names (coded for privacy) with the name of the requested gift. Our volunteers have already called families to see what their child would like for Christmas. Each child can receive two gifts. Shoppers choose a bear and buy the gift, which is recorded on the bear. Gifts are then returned to our volunteers and sent off to our workshop to be wrapped and put with other family gifts and a food hamper. Local firemen deliver the hampers and toys before Christmas.
How can I apply for assistance at Christmas time?
We have forms at C-FAX 1070, which have been provided by the Christmas Bureau.
You must complete a form if you need help. Completing a form at C-FAX does not guarantee that C-FAX Santas Anonymous will be the organization from which you will receive help. We do, however, help all the children and families on the list, which is provided to us by the Christmas Bureau.
We are no longer collecting applications
How can our school or organization apply for a special grant?
Certain criteria must be met when applying for help. This criteria is outlined on a form which is available at C-FAX 1070 or online.
DOWNLOAD GRANT APPLICATION FORM
What is the main switchboard number for C-FAX 1070 radio?
The number is 250.386.1070.
How do I learn more about C-FAX Santas Anonymous?
Please read all the information outlined on our website. If you require more information do call us at 250.920.4644 or email santas@cfax1070.com.
How does C-FAX Santas Anonymous gather the names of families in need?
C-FAX Santas Anonymous together with other organizations who assist families in need is a member of the Christmas Bureau. The Christmas Bureau meets throughout the year but becomes very active in November until mid–December. In October request forms are mailed with Income Assistance cheques. If a person needs help at Christmas then they are requested to complete the forms and return them to one of the member organizations of the Christmas Bureau. The Bureau then records names and distributes them to the organizations that will in turn make Christmas special for those in need.
Can a family be helped if they are not on income assistance?
Any family who is in need of help can apply. They do, however, need to complete a form.
We are no longer collecting applications
