Our TCBC Spotlight interview with Alexander Papageorge and Ben Papageorge: Angharad Hatt: Can you tell me a bit about you, who you are? Alexander Papageorge: I’m Alex and this is Ben. I’m the youngest of three brothers, so there are three of us, Leo, Alex, and Ben. My parents started 30 years ago. To be exact, since ‘92 so 29 years ago. Obviously, we are their children taking over the family business. All of us are involved, running it and just keeping...
Mr. Terry shared his thoughts with us:: This journey all started for me in 1970 on Yonge street with the Caribana parade and as a teen, I was hooked, and within a few years in the seventies, I was helping the late Ken Sha with building costumes in his back yard in Toronto and was the voice of the Caribbean on radio covering events in the K.W. area. In the Eighties, I was honoured to be part of the broadcast crew for the Canadian...
During the summer months, there are a number of events and activities that people look forward to. Whether it be going up to the cottage, spending time at the lake or the park, or simply spending time with the family while being out in the sun. In Ontario, however, the multicultural community brings about even more excitement and energy into these summer months by sharing with us their culture whether it be through food, activities, or even carnivals one of...
After a long year of staying inside and discovering countless new activities to do with our families while remaining socially distanced at home, restrictions are slowly starting to be lifted across Canada, just in time for summer. With so many options for summer activities now available, it can be overwhelming to think of just where to start. luckily, the children’s breakfast club has a few suggestions for what you and your family can do together this summer. throughout the month of July,...
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. – Edward Everett Hale For the month of June, The Children’s Breakfast Club will be promoting the many ways that children can “Go Green” in not just their personal lives, but also in their homes and communities. Making green decisions doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it is...
We are excited to share with you the nominees for 2021 Asian Heritage Month: Tina and Henry Wong – Community AdvocatesHenry volunteers most of his time with The Children’s Breakfast Clubs and Diabetes Canada Toronto Chinese Chapter, promoting Diabetes awareness and education to the Chinese community in Toronto. Tina also worked at American Express as Secretary in the Data Processing Department for 4 years and later in the airline & hotel hospitality industry. Tina followed her passion for flowers and dedicated...
Canada has long been described by many to be a mosaic. Our country has alluring scenic locations spread far and wide throughout our provinces and territories, and four delightful seasons that bring about new adventures for each individual. However, this “mosaic” that individuals associate with our country extends far beyond the picturesque views of our landscape. This artwork of Canada extends to its citizens, immigrants and refugees. In a population of 37.59 million individuals, varying cultures, ethnicities and racial identities comprise the...
“How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway… And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” – Anne Frank No matter your background or your age, we all have one thing in common: The ability to be kind to one another. That is why for the month of April,...
The Children’s Breakfast Clubs is very excited to announce that we have been selected as the 2021 Toronto Tim Hortons Smile Cookie benefactor. TCBC operates solely through donations from our sponsors, our largest supporter being Tim Hortons. Over the past 8 years, we have received over $1.7M in funds from the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie program – now that’s a lot of SMILE COOKIES! This has enabled us to provide over 3.4 million meals to school-age children. ...
In celebration of Black History Month, we reached out to our communities and asked them to identify Black community members who have made a difference. We wanted to create this poster to give these community members recognition and show appreciation for all that they do to better our cities and communities. This poster is just a small representation of all the contributions made by Black Canadians in communities across our great country in the past and present. We truly hope that...