As many as one in five children go hungry every day in the neediest communities across Canada

This suffering is often invisible. Child hunger may be hard to see but it is easy for us to take action.

Our annual “Toonies for Tummies” campaign raises the money needed to feed hungry children. Every year, the Grocery Foundation and more than 1000 participating Ontario grocery stores ask you to donate a Toonie at the checkout. One hundred percent of all money raised by these campaigns goes back into your community to provide breakfasts and nutritious snacks for students at a local school.

That means 75,000 Ontario children will no longer face a day filled with hunger or a future devoid of hope.

The 2011 Toonies for Tummies Program starts February 13

Look for coupons on your favourite brands in participating retailers; Food Basics, Foodland, FRESHCO, Galati Market Fresh, Highland Farms, Longos, Metro, Michael Angelo’s, Price Chopper, Rabba Fine Foods, Sobeys and more than 200 Independent stores across Ontario.

If you live in Atlantic Canada, look for Toonies for Tummies in your local Colemans, Co-op and Sobeys stores.