Dates to Remember - Children's Foundation of Guelph and ...

The promise of spring is here as the earth warms and flower buds begin to blossom
with colour. Springtime brings with it several holidays and celebrations of reflection,
renewal, love, and community.

I hope you and your family and friends have opportunities to enjoy time and celebrate
springtime together (even if from afar and virtually).

Anita Macfarlane, Program Director

Did you know that Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food
program?

                     Dates to Remember
                     April 27 - Network Meeting 3:30 - 5:30 - Join Zoom Meeting.

May 14 - President's Choice Children's Charity (PCCC) Report and Application Due.
Use the PCCC Grant Application Checklist to assist.

May 31 - Grant Renewal Due. Use the Grant Renewal Checklist for assistance.

Please reach out to your Program Manager/Director to help with the PCCC report
and application and grant renewal.

Food & Friends at Home

We’ve seen the closure of schools recently. I
know that we’ve been here before, and that we
are all doing everything we can to make sure
that students are still able to get access to
healthy meals and snacks no matter where they
are learning. Jen Hutchinson, Manager, Student
Nutrition Programs Central West Ontario

Thanks to the support from our community the
Food & Friends at Home initiative will continue
until the end of this school year.

Families with children and youth supported by the Children’s Foundation through the
Food & Friends Program are eligible to register for a Food & Friends at Home kit.
This kit provides one snack for each day of a two week period similar to what would
be provided through a Food & Friends student nutrition program.

                                      The SEED is part of the Guelph Community
                                      Health Centre. They believe that everyone should
                                      have access to good food in a dignified way.

                                      The SEED’s delivery service of Ministry of
                                      Children, Community and Social Services
                                      Nutrition Guideline approved products to Food &
                                      Friends Programs is ready to roll.

                                      The first step is to complete this intake form. The
                                      SEED will issue memberships on a rolling basis
and aims to accept orders and deliver to you as soon they are able.

Help Kids Live Free
From Hunger (Live
Free)
Live Free launched on March 5th
and ran until April 4th, 2021.

Our goal was to provide 30,000 healthy meals to local children and youth in 30 days.

We did it! Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and donors we will be able to

provide 31,000 healthy meals!

It's not too late to donate to Food & Friends programs and help provide healthy food
to hungry minds.

Share about the campaign on social media using #CFGW30in30 #CFGWLiveFree
and tagging @ChildrensFdnGW and encourage others to share as well!

                                  Thanks to Live Free Presenting Sponsor Keyspire
                                  and Sunshine Sponsor Ontario Teachers Insurance
                                  Plan (OTIP) for the foundational funding of the
                                  campaign.

Thanks To Our
Supporters
We feel so fortunate that so many
individuals and organizations have
helped us bring healthy food to those who are most vulnerable during this global
crisis.

Town of Shelburne has provided funding for almost 2,800 healthy meals.

Following their motto of Service Before Self Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora a donation
to Food & Friends will serve 690 students.

                                         The Children's Foundation is
                                         turning 30!
                                         We are celebrating our 30th birthday this
                                         spring with those who mean the most to us -
                                         the kids and families we serve, program
                                         coordinators and principals, volunteers,
                                         donors, and supporters!

                                         To do this, we are holding a socially safe
birthday party, presented by Skyline at the Mustang Drive-In and we want YOU to
join us.

What Movie? Hotel Transylvania

Where? Mustang Drive-In Guelph
5012 Jones Baseline, Guelph ON

When? Thursday, May 20th, 2021

Gates open at 7:30 pm, Movie starts around 8:30 pm.

How? Tickets for this celebration will be $20 per car and can be purchased online at:
https://www.childrensfoundation.org/ways-to-help/events/30th-birthday-drive-in-party

Thanks To Our Volunteers
We need your help
We continue to look for volunteers, donors and applicants.
If you are interested in assisting, supporting or applying
with families for the Food & Friends at Home initiative,
please complete the form online: https://www.childrensfoundation.org/what-we-
do/food-friends/food-friends-at-home Please spread the word!

The Food & Friends Committee is looking for members from Dufferin and
Wellington County. If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to
anita@childrensfoundation.org.

Check out the new Children's Foundation's volunteer newsletter. .

For the Children's Foundation to keep up-to-date information and recognize your
contributions we are asking all Food & Friends Program Coordinators to please
complete the online volunteer application form.

Send feedback, stories, pictures or drawings to us using any of the following:
▪ emailing foodandfriends@childrensfoundation.org
▪ mailing to 87 Waterloo Avenue, Guelph ON N1H 3H6
▪ calling Anita at 519-826-9551 ext. 22 to speak over the phone.

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recipes, impact stories, volunteer needs and more!

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