B.C. charity issues holiday warning after $500 gift card drained of funds
Demetra Maragos
Published: Dec 25, 2025
Updated: Dec 25, 2025
CTV News
Excerpt
Alexis Root founded Recovery Kidz Society to support families impacted by substance use disorder, and said a private donor recently reached out hoping to help someone in need.
As she usually did, Root went to Shoppers Drug Mart in Pitt Meadows and purchased a $500 gift card that was displayed on the store floor.
But when the family went to use it, the gift card “didn’t work,” said Dan, the recipient.
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