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.
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.
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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We are so grateful to Canadians who support Toonies for Tummies during our annual store campaign and, year-round, online.
You may know on April 16th, the Federal Government confirmed plans to support student nutrition programs. Specifically, the budget has announced the creation of a National School Food Program, which will provide $1 billion over five years to Employment and Social Development Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Indigenous Services Canada, starting in 2024‑25.
You may wonder what does this government funding mean specific to the need and our efforts to fundraise?
Without a doubt, we continue to need your support. While many student nutrition program leaders are encouraged by the incremental government support, many have taken to the news and social media to confirm even with this support, funding gaps will persist.
The Grocery Foundation's Vision, that no Canadian child goes to school hungry, remains fully intact. Our work continues and remains vital to support hungry children through their school’s student nutrition program. There is no change whatsoever in our focus, our mission, or our reliance on your support.
The programs we help fund are universal in nature. That means all children who require a healthy meal have access. Those on the front lines of these programs affirm their positive impact and positive halo beyond the day’s nutrition, from attendance, behaviours to the school community and mental health. The programs you help fund also support foundational nutrition knowledge and social skill building, as many programs include mechanisms for student involvement in menu planning, food preparation and serving of food to peers.
Thank you for choosing to support hungry children in your community, nourishing their health, well-being, academic success while fostering their school community. With your continued support, we will continue to help dreams take flight and nourish over 3,000 programs and neighbourhoods, yours among them.
