Thank Yous

A huge THANK YOU to Friends of YANA for organising their 3rd Annual Dance for YANA and raising an amazing $2,715 for YANA families!

From the music and laughter to the dance floor and community spirit, this event was such a fun reminder of how this community comes together to support one another. Every ticket, every dance move, and every moment helped make a difference for local families!

Thank you to everyone who attended, donated, danced, volunteered, and helped make this special night happen. 💃🎶🪩

♻️ Community supporting community, we LOVE to see it! ♻️

A huge thank you to Courtenay Return-It Depot for choosing YANA as the recipient of their new monthly charity donation initiative! Through this incredible program, one employee each month selects a local organisation close to their heart for the team to support, and this month, YANA was honoured to be chosen.

A special shoutout to Quinton (pictured!) for selecting YANA. Your support helps remind YANA families that an entire community is standing beside them.

GiGi: 100 years of love, kindness, and community 💚🧡💛🩵

For her 100th birthday, Elinore Squires (“GiGi” to so many who know and love her ♥️) chose to celebrate in a way that reflects the life she’s lived: by bringing people together. In lieu of gifts, friends and family were invited to donate. The result was nothing short of extraordinary…an incredible $10,000 donation for YANA families!

Because of GiGi, when Comox Valley families are facing their hardest days, they’ll feel the strength of a community surrounding them, lifting them up, supporting them, and reminding them they are never alone.

This is more than a birthday.
This is a legacy of love in action.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who celebrated with GiGi in such a meaningful and generous way. And to GiGi, all of us at YANA wish you the happiest 100th birthday!!! 

Pictured Left to Right: Koa, Janice, GiGi, Jim, Kelly, Quinn, Chase, Erin

✨ The sweetest kind of support… literally! ✨

A huge shoutout to Tenley, Winslow, and Mila from Robb Road School, who raised an incredible $428.75 for YANA! 💛

As part of a Grade 4 class project, students chose a charity to learn about, present on, and support, and we are so honoured they chose YANA.

Through two bake sales, two candy skewer sales 🍪🍭, and even door-to-door support from neighbours, these three raised every dollar to help local families.

We are so inspired by this kind of next-gen kindness. Thank you for your big hearts and amazing impact right here in the Comox Valley! 💫

🚨💛 Huge thanks to Joyce and the awesome team at FortisBC for their generous $300 donation through the Employee Giving Program!

Support from kind people like Joyce and community-minded companies like FortisBC helps YANA Comox Valley keep showing up for local families when they need it most.

Your generosity makes a real difference, and we’re so grateful to have support like yours in our corner. Thank you! 🙌💛

A huge thank you to the amazing crew at Courtenay Fire Department for hosting an in-house fundraiser and donating $1,000 to YANA!

Their continued support means the world to us, whether they are organizing their own fundraisers, jumping in to support YANA initiatives (hello cookie decorating!), or joining us on stage at Big Love for the live auction 🔥👏 They are always there, showing up in the most fun, generous, and meaningful ways. And somehow, they do all of this while continuing to show up every day to keep our community safe.

These incredible young entrepreneurs from Royston Elementary’s Division 10 class chose YANA as the recipient of the proceeds from their Entrepreneur Fair, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Their creativity, hard work, and big hearts make a meaningful impact for local families.

It was such a pleasure meeting the students. The future is so bright with leaders like this leading the way ✨

A special thank you to Mr. Zadvorny for supporting and guiding this initiative. Moments like this remind us just how caring our community is!! 🩵💛🧡💚

A group of friends for over 60 years (!!) recently celebrated their 35th group trip in the most meaningful way. Joseph handcrafted beautiful bowls where everyone gathered, shared a meal, made donations, and each took home their bowl as a keepsake 🥣✨

What a beautiful blend of friendship, creativity, and generosity. It’s moments like these that truly show the heart of our community. Thank you to the Alders Group for thinking of YANA and for turning your tradition into something that gives back. We are so grateful!

We are continually blown away by the talent, generosity, and heart behind the beautiful YANA bowls created by the Comox Valley Potters Club. From their 2025 Market Days YANA Bowls, they have donated over $6,800!!!  How incredible is that?! ✨ Every single bowl represents love, creativity, and real impact for YANA families in our community.

Thank you for showing up, giving back, and pouring so much heart into this amazing tradition.

Gratitude post incoming 🩵💛🧡💚

Jody Murray, one of our amazing volunteers, continues to show up for YANA families in such meaningful ways. Not only does she volunteer countless hours with us (hello, Canvassing Lead!!!), but she also continues to give back through her workplace giving program. After donating last year, Jody has once again chosen YANA.

Jody, your continued generosity and dedication are truly inspiring. We are so so so lucky to have you in our YANA family!