Message from the Great Elf

In 1991, in memory of my brother Alain, who had died the previous year, I handed out my first small Christmas gifts to people living with AIDS. Abandoned by their loved ones, they were facing a season when isolation is especially hard to bear.

2025 Campaign: A Scaled Back Success

4,372, that is the total number of gifts that were distributed across Canada by the Little Elves at the end of our 2025 campaign. This is a smaller number than in the last 2 years. It is because, due to the general increase in costs and its ability to raise funds, the Foundation had to moderate its ambitions.

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