Thank you so much for attending

2024 Night to Nurture Gala

An Elegant & Unique Evening in Support of Canadian Children featuring Carly Rae Jepsen with a Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, January 27th, 2024
Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Feeding Kids to Support their Physical and Mental Well-Being

The Night to Nurture Gala offers the grocery and food industry a unique opportunity to participate in making a significant, positive difference to children in Canada. Funds raised through the Gala benefit organizations that nurture the whole child such as Kids Help Phone and breakfast programs in Canadian schools.

Thank you to our
2024 Night to Nurture Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
Food & Beverage
Media Sponsors
Floral Sponsors

Thanks to your support of the 2024 Night to Nurture Gala, donations have been made to support the following organizations that benefit the physical and mental health of kids across Canada:

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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.