Events

01 Jul

Get Active in July!

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,...

01 Jun

Go Green in the Month of June!

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...

14 May

Celebrating Individuals Who Make a Difference

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...

30 Apr

Asian Heritage Month

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...

31 Mar

The April Kindness Challenge

“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,...

18 Mar

Celebrating Tim Hortons!

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. ...

05 Feb

2021 Black History Month

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...

06 Feb

TCBC Winter Coat Drive 2019 – 2020

Every year, The Children’s Breakfast Clubs host a Winter Coat Drive in support of children and families who do not have adequate winter clothing. We believe it is crucial that children have access to warm winter clothing so that they can enjoy the outdoors during frigid weather and remain healthy and safe. Children who are not dressed appropriately for the winter season are often more susceptible to illness which can result in them missing school. It is our goal to ensure that no child in Ontario is...

30 Dec

Saving the Monarch Butterflies

A few years ago when we initially heard that the population of Monarch Butterflies had decreased in a significant way, we knew we wanted to make a difference in any way we could. Members of our organization started spreading the word by sending Milkweed seeds to several of our corporate and personal supporters as a means of spreading awareness while encouraging them to take action. We took the initiative to get our children involved by hosting a day at Casa Loma...

09 Dec

Save the Bees

The Children’s Breakfast Clubs will be having their Annual Environmental Project held on June 1st at Casa Loma in midtown Toronto. The majestic castle will help us host 30 children from our Breakfast Clubs that will be learning about what they can do to help the environment and how we can help Save The Bees! We will be bringing awareness on the importance of the Honey Bee and will shine light on how much they are needed in our lives. Our...