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The holiday spirit is alive and well in Surrey, after CKNW listeners chipped in to help a Christmas bureau after a break-in on Wednesday.

Alarms were set off around 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday at the Surrey Christmas Bureau, located at 10240 City Parkway. Surrey RCMP arrived to find evidence of a break and enter, as well as three laptops and $6,000 worth of gift cards missing.

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Christmas bureaus help families in need during the holiday season by providing toys, gift cards, and groceries for holiday meals. The bureaus are largely funded by donations and grants.

“To have an incident like this occur against a charity that works hard to support families during the holiday season is deplorable,” said Insp. Gurmakh Parmar with the Surrey RCMP.

“I encourage anyone with information about this incident to contact police and help ensure we can support those that support the vulnerable in our community.”

Following their coverage of the break and enter, local radio station CKNW put out a call for listeners to donate to the bureau.

“When the news broke about 20 minutes before our show, the production team just looked at each other and we said, ‘We’ll fix this,'” said Alan Regan, senior producer for the Simi Sara Show.

As the collection grew, local artist mister Blake chipped in — with a $10,000 donation. The donation was offered to Lisa Werring, executive director of the Surrey Christmas Bureau, live on air on Wednesday afternoon.