Acts of Kindness

27 Mar

Brighter Futures: Community Support for Children in Southern Ontario

In the heart of Southern Ontario, The Children’s Breakfast Club is not merely serving breakfast but pioneering a profound transformation in community support and child development. For over three decades, it has stood as a beacon of hope, providing not just nutritious meals but also educational and recreational opportunities for children. With programs now reaching over 27 communities, serving more than 5,000 meals weekly, and a vision to expand to 50, the club exemplifies the power of collective effort. Beyond...

27 Mar

1 Million children in Canada start school on an empty stomach! And here’s what you can do to help children focus in class

Picture this: You are preparing for an important exam. And you’ve worked hard for many days. On the morning of the exam, when you’re just about to leave for your school / college, you realize that there is nothing left in your kitchen to make breakfast with! Sounds like a bummer, doesn’t it? Imagine how cranky and tired you’d feel while and after writing the exam. You’d probably regret the fact that you didn’t prepare food, well in advance. ...

25 Mar

Kids in Toronto are going to school Hungry. TCBC is trying to stop that.

Rick Gosling, founder of The Children’s Breakfast Club, met with me and my class mates to discuss his company. He began with a story. On the first day of The Children’s Breakfast Club, Rick was watching the few kids who came in for breakfast eat their warm breakfasts. He was nervous, he wasn’t sure how to run a breakfast club. He had no idea the future of the company. However, on that first day one child sat down and ate...

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,...