We had the privilege to interview Ella Jo, a proud Tim Horton’s franchisee and TCBC supporter! Angharad Hatt: Can you tell me a bit about you, your family, who you are? Ella Jo: Sure, so my family, my parents, started with the organization back in 2000. It’s been over 20 years since we joined Tim Hortons and then me and my brother, we are still working for Tim Horton’s now, and then my sister’s, well there’s four of us, so my two...
Here is the delicious Ackee and Saltfish recipe from Donna Carnegie. Donna runs The Gord Martineau Cedarbrae Breakfast Club: Ackee with Saltfish Soak the saltfish in cold water for 1 hour Pour off the water Add fresh water and cook fish until tender Heat cooking oil and sauté onions, garlic, scallions, tomato, scotch bonnet peppers and sweet peppers Add flaked saltfish, ackee and black pepper Cover and allow it to cook over heat for 5 minutes Serve with rice and/or dumplings. Enjoy! ...
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...
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...
“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. ...
Despite the dark cloud of the pandemic, we’re so happy to share some joy with you that has certainly brightened our year thus far. Our friends of the Daytrippers Charity organization recently donated $50,000 dollars to The Children’s Breakfast Clubs and we are absolutely over the moon. The Daytrippers Charity organization is focused on bringing Canadian children experiences that build confidence, curiosity and bright futures. They are able to bring these experiences by funding school trips for K-8 that...
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 The Children’s Breakfast Clubs is holding its annual Christmas Gala which focuses on Caring & Sharing. This year’s event will highlight the hundreds of volunteers who made it possible for the children’s breakfast clubs to operate. This is the Ninth Annual Caring & Sharing Christmas Gala hosted through the generosity of Spin Master in partnership with The Liberty Entertainment Group. This elegant facility allows the children to fully experience something they never have before; being served...
We are excited for our annual Toy Drive. From November 1 – December 22nd 2019 we are in need of gifts for 10 – 18 years. Check out the poster below for some gift drive ideas. GIFT DRIVE IDEAS for 10 – 18 years Board games Card games Art supplies Cosmetic gags Sleepwear Store gift cards Metro passes Movie tickets Watches Shaving kits Video games Hygiene products Bath products Shoes and socks Baseball caps Hair dryers Books Stationery Sweatshirts ...
