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February 14, 2017

Students each day are impacted by access to healthy food
From Northern Ontario to the tips of Southern Ontario, students each day are impacted by student nutrition and by access to healthy food. We asked...
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February 14, 2017

All students can benefit from Student Nutrition Programs!
Several years ago the Student Nutrition Program at my children’s school stopped serving food. The program suddenly found itself without a coordinator, and with a number of parents who felt it was unnecessary, it seemed like the breakfast program was going to end. As a teacher who was on maternity leave with my 3^rd child, this was very upsetting to me as I had experienced first hand what it’s like to teach students who don’t have enough fuel to get through their day. I hadn’t planned on coordinating a Student Nutrition Program but I just couldn’t stand by and let the program fall apart. So I volunteered for the job!
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February 10, 2017

How do students in your family, neighbourhood feel about student nutrition?
How do students in your family, neighbourhood feel about student nutrition? Ask them! We asked some children and teens, they told us: "Forever Hun...
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January 27, 2017

Student Nutrition Programs = Student Success
Student nutrition programs help create a healthy school nutrition environment. They are also a cost effective way to promote health and learning ...
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November 15, 2016

Why Food is About As Good As Philanthropy Gets
Food is central to cultures around the world. It nourishes communities. It brings people together. At The Grocery Foundation, we believe it is a h...
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September 20, 2016

Subject: You are the best
Dear Grocery Foundation, Today I had a very good day. I help run two school breakfast programs in Shelburne Ontario, Glenbrook Elementary School a...
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June 21, 2016

Breakfast Matters!
Breakfast is often described as "the most important meal of the day" and we agree, for many reasons. Studies have shown a direct correlation between eating a nutritious breakfast and how students perform at school.
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May 2, 2016

Breakfast Programs offer a Safe Place for all!
When I think of a school breakfast program, I visualize a child sitting at a table eating a bowl of whole grain cereal, a crisp red apple with a cold glass of milk. What I cannot see is the reason for which this child attends the program. Hunger is my guess; however, a school counsellor gave me a different viewpoint.
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February 9, 2016

Toonies for Tummies 2016 Infographic
What does your toonie buy? Where does your toonie go? Why does your toonie matter? Our 2016 Toonies for Tummies infographic shows you the impact y...
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November 23, 2015

Beyond the Tax Receipt, Giving has Impact!
At five years old, Gabriel from Ottawa, Ontario knows what it means to give back.
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November 1, 2015

5 year old requests Toonies instead of birthday gifts
We were thrilled to learn this concept inspired a 5 year old, Gabriel, and his mom as they planned for his birthday. Here’s their story.
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May 6, 2015

How One Toronto Woman Ushered in her 60th Birthday feeding 100 children
Yvonne celebrated her 60th birthday a few months ago. It was about the same time the #TooniesforTummies program was taking place in Ontario and in Atlantic Canada.
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* Donation to Make Happy Tummies benefit partners, Student Nutrition Ontario, Breakfast Club of Canada, and programs they oversee. The application varies by province, as noted, and various schools, school boards, and organizations by province as noted:
BC – Combination school boards, individual schools
AB – Combination school boards, individual schools
SK - Combination school boards, individual schools
MB – Individual schools
ON – Individual schools, local organization
NB – Provincial Program
NS - Provincial Program
PE – Individual schools
NL - Individual schools
YT – Territorial Program

Students each day are impacted by access to healthy food

All students can benefit from Student Nutrition Programs!

How do students in your family, neighbourhood feel about student nutrition?

Student Nutrition Programs = Student Success

Why Food is About As Good As Philanthropy Gets

Subject: You are the best

Breakfast Matters!

Breakfast Programs offer a Safe Place for all!

Toonies for Tummies 2016 Infographic

Beyond the Tax Receipt, Giving has Impact!

5 year old requests Toonies instead of birthday gifts

How One Toronto Woman Ushered in her 60th Birthday feeding 100 children