Global BC and Rock 101invite you to get into the spirit of giving on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 13 (6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and donate to the 30th annual Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast.
A mountain of toys, clothing and cash will be collected to help children’s Christmas dreams come true! All donations will be in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.
Last year thousands of people from across B.C. lined up in the lobby of the hotel with their unwrapped toys, clothing or cash donations and along with help from Global BC, Rock 101 and Pan Pacific hotel raised over $21,000, 42,000 pounds of toys, and 1,000 bicycles!
This year we want to surpass these totals!!
Global News Morning will be broadcasting live from the Pan Pacific on Dec. 13, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Come down, say hi to the Global News Morning team: Sonia Sunger, Paul Haysom, Mark Madryga and Kaitlyn Herbst.
Rock 101’s Willy In The Morning show will be broadcasting LIVE so don’t miss your chance to meet Willy, Kim & Alece!
Donate an unwrapped toy or gift and get a free hot buffet breakfast provided by the Pan Pacific.
There will be performances from the Good Noise Gospel Choir, Langley Ukuleles, and ShowStoppers, to name a few.
Volunteers from the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Fire Rescue will also be on had to help out.
Watch Global News Morning on Dec. 13, we will also be live on Facebook from the venue and you can follow along on social media using the hashtag #PanXmasWish.
For more details, visit the Pan Pacific website.
WATCH: The highlights of the 29th annual Christmas Wish breakfast
What to bring
If you’re looking for ideas of what to donate this year, here is a handy list:
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers:
- Outdoor toys (tricycle, kick scooter, balance bike)
- Building blocks (mega blocks, wooden blocks)
- Play doh
- Musical toys (xylophone, maracas, drums)
- Educational toys (shape sorting cube, abacus, octotunes)
- Games (Hungry Hippos, Angry Birds, Knock on Wood game)
- Crayon, paints and easels
- Leapster Explorer Camera
- Toy cars and train sets
- Dinosaur figures
Elementary school kids, tweens and teens:
- Building toys (Lego, Duplo)
- Outdoor toys (skateboard, kick scooter, bike, soccer ball, basketball, sled)
- Games & brain twisters (Pokemon cards, Perplexes, Quirkle, Monopoly, Scrabble, Yahtzee, Cranium Family Edition)
- Puzzles
- Barbie
- Doodle Art
- Art sets (pencils, crayons, pastels)
- Tea and coffee travel mug
- Watch
- Headphones
- Books
- Air hockey
- Tickets to concerts and sport events
- Gift card (coffee, mall, store)
- Electronics
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