Navy Divers 50K for Christmas Daddies 2023

The 41st Annual Christmas Daddies Navy Divers fundraising campaign to help less fortunate children in the Maritime Provinces have a better holiday season, begins today. Members of the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) will be raising funds in support of children in need this holiday season in conjunction with the 60th Annual Christmas Daddies Telethon broadcast live on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 11 am to 6 pm (Atlantic) on CTV.

Support from the Navy Divers has raised more the one million dollars in 40 years for the Maritime tradition known as Christmas Daddies.

Since their first year of involvement in 1983, over $358,100 in donations have been collected by the men, women and family members of the FDU(A). As well, the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) donated the MK5 Navy Divers helmet to the auction portion of the Christmas Daddies program in 1985. This auction item has been coveted by Big Leagues Beverage Room in Cole Harbour, NS on more than 30 occasions. The additional funds raised from the highest bidder of the MK5 Helmet when added to the amounts collected on the annual run, have reached an impressive amount – more than one million dollars since 1983.

Past fundraisers by the Navy Divers have included a route through the streets of HRM, a Truro to Halifax Run and a swim across the Halifax Harbour.

The funds raised through the Christmas Daddies Telethon provide toys, gifts and food for less fortunate children and are distributed by The Salvation Army. Last year, more than 18,000 Maritime children and parents were helped at Christmas time.

DONATIONS MADE TO CHRISTMAS DADDIES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

Your mailing address is not provided to Christmas Daddies for charitable tax receipt purposes. After making your donation, please provide full name & complete mailing address, including postal code by contacting Christmas Daddies via their website www.christmasdaddies.org. Please send an email no later than January 31, 2024.