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Sarah Cotton-Elliott says she has never forgotten the community’s outpouring of support when her daughters were killed on Christmas Day five years ago.

They get stuff done. They don’t stop working when they talk, and they know how to squeeze a dollar out of a dime.

For only the third time in its 66-year history, the Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund has hit half a million dollars.

Food bank collects donations from farms and grocers; helps thousands of people every month.

Bridges for Women Society gave out 90 gift certificates to clients last year and expects to distribute the same number this holiday season, with help from the Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund.

The Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund, with donations from TC readers, helps to pay for the annual meal.

With record community support, Dance Victoria is offering needy kids and their families tickets to The Nutcracker and another dance production

Market Square in downtown Victoria, 560 Johnson St., will be filled with musicians of all ages and gleaming brass instruments to raise money for the Times 91Ô­´´ Christmas Fund

With skyrocketing grocery costs and high rents, many people, including women fleeing violence, are forced to cut down on the quality and quantity of their food — or to choose between paying rent or buying food.