SURREY, BC – The REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive will combine its traditional collection and distribution of warm clothes and blankets this year with an online fundraiser for partner charities.

The REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive will run from November 14 to 21, 2023.

The 29-year-old campaign is a partnership among the Lower Mainland’s three real estate boards, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB), and the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB).

The public can drop donations off at one of these 100 plus participating real estate offices. Realtor volunteers then sort and deliver the donations to charities and organizations in the same area in which they were collected.

Since the Blanket Drive began, the program has helped more than 450,000 people in our communities keep warm and dry.

Items we’re looking for:

  • blankets, sleeping bags
  • warm clothing – coats, jeans, pants, sweaters
  • scarves, gloves, mitts, hats
  • socks (new)
  • underwear (new)

If you don’t have any clothing waiting for a perfect match, you can donate financially to our partner charities through the REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive online fundraiser.

Each year, more than 18,000 Realtors in the region work with their clients and a network of charitable organizations in Lower Mainland communities to collect and distribute blankets and lightly used clothing to help more than 35,000 residents stay warm during the winter months.

To learn more visit www.blanketdrive.ca.