Thursday, 19 April 2018 / Published in Community Corner, General

Community Corner: Food4Kids Halton

Food4Kids Halton

No Child in our Community Should go Hungry

Did you know that there are more than 520 children in Halton region with limited or no access to food each weekend and during the summer months? Food4Kids Halton provides packages of healthy food for children every Friday. The bag is discreetly placed into the child’s own backpack to shield them from receiving food assistance.

We are very grateful for the many businesses, individuals and groups who support Food4Kids so that we don’t have a wait list. As soon as a school refers a child, they are included immediately in the deliveries of nutritious food to the school offices.

But with our numbers rising so rapidly, we need help from everyone to make sure we can accept every child. There are lots of ways to join the Food4Kids team and make sure all our littlest Miltonians are healthy and happy.

Come and help us pack the food bags! If you have a team at work that is looking for a fun out-of-office activity, you can spend an hour on a Thursday morning packing the food and seeing the charity in action. Teams of 3 or 4 people are ideal.

Donate a raffle prize, become an event sponsor, buy a ticket or if you are a chef, join the battle! Our annual Battle of the Chefs fundraiser is on June 4, 2018. 450 guests will sample dishes from 12 Halton chefs and then vote for their favourite! More info here: www.food4kidshalton.ca/events

Help us spread the word. Food4Kids is always happy to talk to networking groups, staff lunch and learn events, church groups or anyone else who will listen! Contact us (gayle@food4kids.ca or 905 469 3113) to book a date.