“Recently with the added support of the Toonies for Tummies our school was able provide a breakfast program. The school noticed that there were several students attending daily, that did not have the opportunity to access a breakfast meal at home before school. The school is currently funded for 200 students, but provides daily snack bins to all 11 classrooms in total and therfore there are anywhere up to 254+ students accessing those bins daily.”
“The Toonies4Tummies campaign is so beneficial to all schools as it really gives the schools that extra funding boost to ensure that their programs can be sustainable and available daily for students in the face of inflation, while continung to offer Protein and fresh produce, keeping the students well nourished and focused for a successful day of learning. Without the added generosity of so many community members and donating to the Toonies4Tummies Campaign, schools have had to pause or close their nutrition programs due to lack of funding.”
“With the help of Toonies for Tummies we have been able to nourish 135 kids with a healthy breakfast 5 days a week. Without help from programs like this we would have to cut back on the number of children participating or the number of days we run a week. We would also run out of money before the end of the school year.”
“Our Southwestern Ontario school has had an increase in student enrollment. The school is funded for 350 students, but they definitely have more students accessing the daily snack bins (school population is 456+ students) probably closer to 500 or more in enrollment this year. Toonies4Tummies has made a huge impact on being able to continue to sustain our daily nutritous offerings, as well as dairy once each week. ”
“Recently, one of the students asked for a banana from the snack bin. Other students saw me handing out fruit and then asked for some. Before we knew it, all the clementines, bananas, and apples in our snack bin were gone, because all the kids wanted to eat fruit again. I think that's really one of the main benefits of this program; we are able to hand out healthy snacks, they see each other trying them and eating them, and then they want to eat them too. The Toonies4Tummies support the purchase and sustainabiltiy of fresh produce for the daily snack bins for the students. As food price inflation continues, the T4T really makes a positive impact in our ability to continue to offer fresh, wholesome and nutritous produce.”
“Toonies for Tummies allows our students to receive adequate protein, which is an issue for some families. The donations we receive foster a sense of community and solidarity among students, staff, and parents, highlighting the power of collective effort and compassion in addressing fundamental challenges. It has taught our students valuable lessons about empathy, kindness, and the importance of giving back, principles that extend far beyond the classroom walls.”
