BCGEU President Stephanie Smith spoke at the 2016 kickoff of the Provincial Employees Community Services Fund (PECSF) hosted at the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) warehouse in Vancouver. Smith thanked BCGEU members for volunteering and helping to donate $1.7 million to local charities in 2015. These donations benefit more than 900 charities across BC inluding food banks, hospice/palliative care, children's services and animal shelters.