{"id":384780,"date":"2020-11-19T07:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=384780"},"modified":"2020-11-19T07:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:03:13","slug":"breakfast-club-of-canada-thanks-canadians-for-their-generosity-during-its-2020-back-to-school-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/breakfast-club-of-canada-thanks-canadians-for-their-generosity-during-its-2020-back-to-school-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast Club of Canada Thanks Canadians for Their Generosity During Its 2020 Back-to-School Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MONTR\u00c9AL, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Breakfast Club of Canada (BCC) wishes to thank all its generous donors and partners. While the pandemic is having a major impact on the economy and business activities, the support shown to BCC has not diminished. This support is needed more than ever as food insecurity continues to rise, motivating the Club to set the most ambitious campaign goal in its 25-year history: $10\u00a0million. Thanks to its loyal donors and partners, Breakfast Club of Canada succeeded in raising a record $11.7\u00a0million to fight food insecurity that affects more than 2\u00a0million children in the country every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honoured to have the support of Canadians as more and more families, businesses and organizations face problems in the current situation,\u201d acknowledged BCC General Manager Tommy Kulczyk. \u201cWe want to take this opportunity to thank our generous donors who, like us, make children\u2019s health, nutrition and education a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

The funds raised will go to support the 250,000\u00a0children who use breakfast programs across the country and help meet ever-growing demand, which translates to one in three children arriving hungry at school every morning. Complying with the measures set forth by public health authorities has resulted in a significant increase in costs, especially costs related to food. Despite the record amount collected, these funds will not be enough to meet the need, given the huge impact of the pandemic on the household finances of Canadians, families in particular.<\/p>\n

To ensure that the nutritional needs of children are met, the Club works to raise awareness among the country\u2019s policy-makers, advocating for them to make children\u2019s nutrition a priority. Asserting the needs and rights of children is especially important, given that Canada is the only G7 country not to have a national school food program. BCC represented Canada this week at the Global Child Nutrition Forum, stressing the urgency of implementing such a program.<\/p>\n

To help establish solid foundations on which to build a national school food program, the Club is rallying financial allies from all spheres of activity. BCC is thankful for all of the financial donations and commitments received to support our mission and would like to acknowledge the following major donors for their generosity during this back-to-school campaign:<\/p>\n