Navy Divers 2024 for Christmas Daddies Telethon

Christmas Daddies Navy Divers’ 2024

In support of Christmas Daddies

– Making Christmas brighter for less fortunate families in the Maritimes.

The 42nd Annual Christmas Daddies Navy Divers fundraising campaign to help less fortunate children in the Maritime Provinces have a better holiday season is underway!

Members of the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) also known as the NAVY DIVERS, will be raising funds in support of children in need this holiday season with a 50K RUN and the public is invited to join in on the tradition!

Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) invites you to join them during their Navy Divers 50km Run

Saturday, November 9th, 2024

Shearwater Flyer Trail

7:30 am registration @ Shearwater Fitness & Sports Centre

Run begins at 8 am

Cut off time is 1500

Registration Fee $100

Includes $90 Charitable Tax Receipt

Click here to register in the 50K run

Event contact Vincent LeBlanc Lavallee

Fundraising efforts by the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic will also continue during the live broadcast on Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 11 am to 6 pm (Atlantic) on CTV at various locations throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Support from the Navy Divers has raised more the one million dollars in 41 years for the Maritime tradition known as Christmas Daddies.

Since their first year of involvement in 1983, over $382,300 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

When donating via GoFundMe, 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, 2025.