As Christmas comes each year, so does the traditional DSRF Christmas breakfast. This year the breakfast was held on December 5th at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver. One hundred and seventy attendees, including our corporate sponsors, community professionals, board members, and our wonderful families, arose early to be at the Hyatt Regency for breakfast starting at 7:30am.

It was our biggest Christmas breakfast to date, thanks to all the early risers for making it such a great success! Festive activities provided fun for everyone and several new families attending expressed how much they enjoyed the event.

The annual Christmas tree competition was another great success. Attendees were asked to vote for the best decorated Christmas tree from the 13 trees in competition this year. It was difficult to choose a favourite among so many outstanding trees. But Towers Perrin’s "Holiday Ice’d Tree" won first prize. Second place was awarded to the Blazin’ Soccer Dogs’ "Best Friends Forever" tree and third place was won by the Mercer team for "12 Days of Christmas".

Other events at the breakfast included Christmas gifts and crafts for purchase and a silent auction. Santa made a timely arrival to the breakfast and all, including those who no longer believe in Santa, were jolly as he spread good cheer.

A slide show presented the highlights of the past year at DSRF. The show visually captured and instilled a sense of the excitement of the programs and events. The smiles on the faces of the children in the presentation remind us of the reason we do what we do.

The breakfast was a team effort between DSRF and our many supporters and sponsors. We offer a very big thanks to Deborra Hope from Global Television for such a great job as emcee so early in the morning. As always, Rick Scott, the DSRF Goodwill Ambassador, provided us with an incredible performance. This year he was supported by a wonderful group of backup singers many of whom are students or participants in programs offered at the DSRF and they were amazing! Many thanks also to Valley Hennell for her continuing support.

A big thank you to our event sponsors for their generous support; Woodhouse & Associates, the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Mercer. Your support provides great cheer to all those who attend the breakfast. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season!

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