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October 5, 2020

Note from Hailey
This note from Hailey is just one of the many we receive from students who benefit from student nutrition programs. What this note does not say ...
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May 1, 2020

Updates through COVID-19
There are so many amazing student nutrition programs helping students. We connect with them year-round to support programs you help fund, includi...
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March 5, 2019

School Nutrition Programs in Canada Vital for At Risk, Hungry Children (footnote based on C.D Howe Commentary)
A Q&A on the “Health and Grades: Nutrition Programs for Kids in Canada” Report. The Grocery Foundation is committed to fundraising for stude...
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October 12, 2018

2018 Campaign Donations hard at work. Check it out!
For some the 2018/2019 school year has meant the beginning of their ‘school years’, for others a return to a familiar place, albeit in a new grade, and for others, a transition year either from elementary into secondary school or a last year in high school as they look to a future in post secondary.
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February 6, 2018

Why Feeding Kids Matters (repost from Louise Gleeson's Late Night Plays)
It was my middle daughter who first set me on a journey to feeding kids in schools. She'd always been good about packing her own lunch and eating...
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January 18, 2018

NOURISH YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH KINDNESS: TOONIES FOR TUMMIES (Repost from mADD World)
"Intention Setting is still all the buzz as we enter a new year. In setting Intention, aiming to 'call a dream toward us' can be very spiritual in ...
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January 17, 2018

Toonies Buy Better Grades, Healthier Tummies (repost from BC Living)
Study after study confirms what we’ve long believed: children who eat breakfast perform better at school Numerous studies around the globe and her...
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October 12, 2017

#Toonies for Tummies Shares How 2017 Donations Are Making an Impact
The Toonies for Tummies campaign continues to help enable success for students in Ontario and now in Western Canada. Yes, the need is great! but w...
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June 16, 2017

Providing Children with a Positive Start to the Day
The Grocery Foundation has been a long-time supporter of student nutrition programs in Ontario. Together with the public's assistance, sponsored b...
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May 15, 2017

Thank you for your Support!
You made feeding school-aged children in our community a priority, and because of you and your donations in-store and online, in Ontario and West...
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April 6, 2017

Erasing the Stigma Around Breakfast Clubs
Prior to the launch of our 2017 Toonies for Tummies campaign, one of our influencers, Melanie from MBA MamaMusings, had a chance to talk with Nicola Lyle, Regional Manager for the Central East Student Nutrition Program. Nicola had a number of interesting things to share about The Grocery Foundation and the #Toonies4Tummies program.
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April 4, 2017

How Toonies for Tummies Directly Impacts a Community
Kellie Brace, Nutrition Program Coordinator at The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation, spoke with one of our 2017 #Toonies4Tummies influencers, Akheela from Create With Mom, upon the completion of the campaign. Kellie shared how the funding from the Toonies for Tummies campaign has directly impacted their local community.
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