Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer Herring Sale
byOne of the many, many reasons I love this community is that so many people do what they can, in their own unique way to support local causes. I received a note about this event and I just had to share: The 10th annual Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer Herring Sale is happening December 5th.
Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer Herring Sale
- How it Works: Order online and book your time slot for pick-up on December 5, 2020 — there are just four time slots left at time of publishing.
- Location: Steveston Harbour Authority (12740 Trites Road, Richmond)
- Cost: $20 per bag (approximately 20lbs)
Pacific herring have soft, off-white flesh with high oil content which offers a wonderful full flavour and lends itself perfectly to many preparations including pickling, smoking, canning and salting.
About FHKWC
The spark for Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer (“FHKWC”) was the inspirational daughter of a BC commercial fisherman. Moved by her steadfast three year battle with cancer, a fellow fisherman came up with the idea of the BC commercial fishing industry holding a herring sale to help all kids with cancer. Though she helped in the planning, our inspiration died at the age of 17, just a few days before the inaugural herring sale in 2011.
The core founding principle of FHKWC is that 100% of the money is for the kids. So far, FHKWC has raised $650,000. Spending may include money for special food at Christmas; maintaining the video game, book and movie libraries; welcome kits for newly diagnosed patients; and other items or activities normally outside of the hospital budget. On occasion, FHKWC may fund a small capital cost that will directly improve the comfort of kids with cancer. They purchased, for example, a vein finder for testing purposes to see whether it would help reduce the number of times that kids are poked with needles.
Book your herring purchase and pick-up, or you can make a straight-up donation to FHKWC online here. There is also a sale in Victoria on the same weekend, details are on Facebook.
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