The Navy Divers continue to support Christmas Daddies
The 43rd 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 also continue during the Christmas Daddies Telethon live broadcast on Saturday, December 6 at various locations throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Drop by and meet our divers! Saturday Dec 6 between 9 AM – 3 PM
- Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
- Chebucto Landing, Halifax Waterfront
- Mic Mac Mall
- Sobeys – Fall River
- Sobeys – Tacoma Drive
- Spring Garden Road at Lululemon
- Sunnyside Mall, near Pete’s Frootique, Bedford
- The Agency Real Estate Brokerage, 5546 Kaye St, Halifax
Click here to show your support and make a donation to the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic – gofundme page
The 50 K RUN was held on Saturday, October 25 along the Shearwater Trail with 35 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 $406,500 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 2025 gofundme page and help
to brighten the holiday season for children and families in need!
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