Thank Yous
Big shoutout to Alexander Gingras for being an absolute YANA rockstar! Your donation is helping local families when they need it most — and proving once again that kindness lives right here in the Comox Valley. 🙌
Thanks for stepping up, spreading love, and showing us all what community support looks like! We’re so grateful to have you in the YANA family.
🚗 A big thank you to Jenika Martin for turning her Dodge 1500 into something truly meaningful!
Through the Your Choice to Donate program, Jenika chose YANA as the recipient of the proceeds from scrapping her vehicle—and we are so grateful for her generosity and support.
Every act of kindness helps us continue supporting local families when they need it most. Thank you, Jenika, for making your donation count in such a special way!
HUGE thank you to the amazing team at Storage Works Cumberland!
We are beyond grateful for their incredibly generous donation of a storage unit to YANA. This is a total game changer for us — allowing us to safely house, protect, and keep track of our event inventory all in one organized space.
Thanks to Storage Works, we can now be more efficient with our time, make the most of our generous volunteers, and stay ready to roll for all the community events and fundraisers that keep YANA strong.
From all of us at YANA: thank you, thank you, thank you!
🍫✨ A sweet THANK YOU to the Comox Valley Record, Hot Chocolates, and Parker’s Appliances & More for once again making magic happen with the annual Valley Vonka fundraiser! We are beyond grateful that YANA was chosen again as the recipient of such an amazing chocolate-fueled fundraiser! Thanks to this incredible community initiative (and a whole lot of delicious chocolate bar sales), a whopping $18,000 was raised to support local families.
To everyone who bought a bar, shared the excitement, or helped spread the word — thank you for making a difference, one chocolate bar at a time!
A special shoutout to the amazing Grade 6 Division 11 students at Royston Elementary for their incredible support of YANA!
These young entrepreneurs raised funds for YANA through their Entrepreneur Fair this past school year—and we are so inspired by their creativity, generosity, and community spirit! ✨
Thank you for choosing to support local families through your hard work. You are making a difference, and we’re so proud of you! 👏
A big, heartfelt thank you to Irene — a proud great-grandma beaming with love for her tiny miracle! 💕 Born a little early but growing like a champ, this sweet babe is already showing the world what strength looks like. Your generous donation to YANA in our family’s honour means so much to us. Thank you for celebrating life’s little victories with us! ❤️
🎉 Exciting news, Comox Valley! A warm welcome to The Collective Good, a beautiful new store in Courtenay that’s already making a difference! 💛
They’ve just launched their own house line, Plenty Goods, a collection that celebrates life here in the Comox Valley—and even more incredible, 10% of all profits from Plenty Goods will be donated to YANA to support local families. 🙌
To kick off the giving, Maria “Nana” Williams has already made a generous donation to YANA to start the fundraising off strong. Thank you, Maria! And thank you to the entire team at The Collective Good for your heart, your vision, and your support.
We’re cheering you on and wishing you all the success as you grow in our community! 🌿🛍️
WOW! Huge shoutout and heartfelt thanks to Kirk and the entire Will Power Slo-Pitch crew for raising an incredible $8,056 for YANA at their 4th Annual Charity Softball Tournament! 🥎
Your energy, dedication, and community spirit continue to amaze us year after year. We’re so grateful for your ongoing support and for rallying such an amazing group of people around a cause that means so much.
🌸 A heartfelt thank you to Artsphere for choosing YANA as the recipient of the funds raised at the silent auction at this year’s Garden Faire! A total of $610 was donated!! 🌿
Your generosity and community spirit help ensure that local families can access the support they need when they need it most.
It’s groups like Artsphere that make it possible for YANA to do what we do — and we’re so grateful.
At Gigi’s Surprise 99th birthday celebration, the Petersen Family chose to turn a moment of joy into a gesture of generosity by collecting donations in lieu of gifts, with a grand total of $1500 donated to YANA! Your kindness and thoughtful ness truly reflect the spirit of love and community that GiGi herself has inspired for nearly a century.
Because of your giving hearts, this milestone became even more meaningful — not just for GiGi, but for everyone in the entire YANA Community! Thank you so much!!
