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RBC in Port Alberni raises funds for homelessness

Bread of Life receives $5,000 donation
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RAISING FUNDS FOR HOMELESSNESS Salvation Army Capt. Michael Ramsay, right, receives a donation of $5,000 on behalf of the Bread of Life from RBC Foundation members Mena Rai, left, with nephews Makhan and Kartar, RBC’s Eric Matheson, Rai’s nieces Veera and Isha, and RBC manager Leona Horvath. Rai’s nieces and nephews often participate in RBC fundraising initiatives. SONJA DRINKWATER/Special to the AV News)

The RBC Foundation in Port Alberni is helping out with the city’s homelessness population thanks to a recent donation.

Members of RBC Royal Bank Mena Rai, Eric Matheson and Leona Horvath on April 1 donated $5,000 to the Bread of Life, which operates a soup kitchen and warming centre for people in homelessness.

Rai’s nieces and nephews accompanied the group as they made the donation to BOL board member Michael Ramsay, who is also a captain with the Salvation Army. The Rai family participates en masse in fundraising events.