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25 years on and the Little Elves Foundation continues to bring holiday cheer

WATCH ABOVE: After wrapping more than 4,000 gifts to help bring holiday cheer to Montrealers living with HIV/Aids, Sylvain Duhamel, the man behind the Little Elves Foundation delivered the last of the presents Christmas Eve – Dec 24, 2016

The Little Elves Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support and comfort to isolated people living with HIV/Aids throughout Canada, delivered its last Christmas gift basket Saturday, wrapping up 25 years of giving..to wrap up its 25th anniversary.

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Founder Sylvain Duhamel gathered 200 volunteers in December to wrap nearly 4,000 gifts that ranged from sweets to practical items such as wool socks.

WATCH BELOW: Little Elves get ready to spread Christmas cheer

In its existence, the Little Elves Foundation has given away up to 45,000 gifts, according to Duhamel.

The foundation began a few months after Duhamel lost his brother to HIV/Aids after a two year bout. Feeling as though he needed to do something, Duhamel began giving away small gifts to people affected by the virus.

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“I wasn’t feeling capable of helping directly like I did with my brother,” Duhamel said. “I tried to find something that would make a difference but without being too close. [So] I went to the dollar store and I bought 20 gifts. Took down the address of four houses I knew [were helping people with HIV/AIDS] and I delivered them.”

Now, 25 years on and 45,000 gifts later, Duhamel is still filled with the same sense of purpose with every basket he hands out.

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