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Two amazing girls, Olivia and Addison, ran their very own lemonade stand and chose to support YANA! They held onto the donation to hand deliver it at the Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular shows to our YANA Team running the 50/50.

We are so grateful that you thought of YANA when deciding where your lemonade stand funds would go. Your kindness, generosity, and big hearts truly made our day. The future is bright with young entrepreneurs like you! ✨

Operation Mani Claus made its way back to YANA!  

THANK YOU to Mike and the team at Manitoulin Transport for their generous $2,000 donation.✨ We’re so grateful for your generosity and community spirit!

Thank you to Milo for the kindest birthday wish! Instead of gifts for his 5th birthday, Milo chose to ask for donations to YANA! What an incredible act of kindness at such a young age.

Happy 5th Birthday, Milo, and thank you for thinking of others on your special day. Our community is so lucky to have hearts like yours!

A huge thank you to The Maja Foundation at Calgary Foundation for awarding us with a $5,000 grant! 

This support goes directly to families in the Comox Valley who have to travel for medical care. It makes a real difference, and we are so grateful for your generosity. We truly appreciate your partnership.

We want to send a big thank you to Katy and everyone involved with Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular for having YANA back again this year. We’re so grateful for the time, effort, and care that goes into putting on these shows and for choosing to support our organization.

Thank you as well to everyone who attended and bought 50/50 tickets over the four shows. With your support, $3,575 was raised for YANA through the 50/50.

A special thank you to December 9th’s winner, Barbara, who generously donated back half of her winnings. Because of that kindness, the total raised from the Yellowpoint shows came to $4,072!!!!

Thank you to Artsphere for once again choosing to support YANA through their incredible events! Your continued support, creativity, energy, and generosity means so much to us.

We are beyond grateful to the CV Makers Market and all the incredible vendors who made their Decorates Christmas Market this past weekend such a remarkable success. Your generosity and community spirit have touched our hearts, raising an amazing $3,092.68!

This incredible support will go a long way in helping YANA continue to make a difference in the lives of local families. We are so thankful for your dedication, creativity, and kindness. You are proof of the power of community, and we couldn’t do what we do without you!

Thank you for making this season brighter!

A huge thank you to DJ INUK for throwing the most incredible 90’s party and inviting YANA to be a part of the celebration! ✨The outfits, the music, the energy… it was all next-level and we loved every minute of it!

And a big congrats to the 50/50 winner, who took home an amazing $770!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who was part of the Valley Vista Estates Christmas Market! ✨

From the generous folks who donated items, to everyone who supported, and shared in the holiday spirit an incredible $758.75 was raised for YANA!! 

Thank you, Valley Vista Estates! We are so grateful for your continued support!