Navy Divers continue to support Christmas Daddies
The 44th Annual Christmas Daddies Navy Divers fundraising campaign to help less fortunate children in the Maritime Provinces have a better holiday season, has begun.
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.
Fundraising efforts by the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic will continue during the Christmas Daddies Telethon live broadcast on Saturday, December 5 at various locations throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Join the FleetDiving Unit(Atlantic) for a Hero Workout hosted by Blended Athletics in support of FDU(A)’s Navy Divers Donation Drive for CTV Christmas Daddies Telethon.
It is held prior to Remembrance Day, as an opportunity to honour those who have served and sacrificed while also bringing the community together to support Christmas Daddies and families in need this holiday season.
The 50 K RUN was held on Saturday, October 17 along the Shearwater Trail with 28 participants and once again the public was invited to join in on the tradition! Support from the Navy Divers has raised more than 1.2 million dollars in 42 years for the Maritime tradition known as Christmas Daddies. Since their first year of involvement in 1983, over $440,000 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 1.2 million dollars since 1983. Past fundraisers by the Navy Divers have included a Truro to Halifax Run, a route through the streets of Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford 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.
Show your support by making a donation on the Navy Divers 2026 GoFundMe page
and help to brighten the holiday season for children and families in need!
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