Events

Our guest speaker, Michelle Bartlett from McDougall Cottage

Please join us on Friday, July 16 for our club meeting.

7:15-7:30 Social chat | 7:30 Meeting officially starts

Val Saturno: We Fund Care 

In early 2016, Ryan Saturno was taken from us after a long and strong fight with soft-tissue cancer at age 26. A fund was created shortly after in his memory by his family and close friends in an effort to help alleviate the financial and emotional strain on families that are going through a similar journey

Our guest speaker, Lawna Paulos from Community Living Cambridge

Our guest speaker: O'neil Edwards, Executive Director, Nutrition for Learning

O’neil Edwards BA, MBA, is an award-winning education and non-profit professional who has two decades of senior leadership as a Global Education administrator for non-profits, secondary schools, and post-secondary institutions. During his over twenty dedicated years of leadership, O’neil has been instrumental in guiding planning processes in supporting the development of innovative programs and services that promote access, diversity, and inclusion. O’neil has had the privilege of living and working in many different countries, bringing unique insights to his work. Building on a passion for developing people’s potential. O’neil continues to be part of programs that bring real social change.

O’neil has extensive experience with DEI (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion) and previously worked with Pathways to Education Canada and Ryerson University.

O’neil works closely with the Nutrition for Learning Board, staff, and volunteers to develop internal and external relationships to expand the organizational capacity to ensure the overall well being of students and their ability to learn by ensuring that every student can attend school well nourished.

Nutrition for Learning is in 90% in of the schools in Kitchener Waterloo Region

Top 5 Nutrition for Learning snacks

1. Granola Bars 11,0000 Bars are sent to the schools each week

2. Yogurt Tubes 16, 000 per week

3. Cheese Strings 19,000 per week

4. Multigrain Cereal 12,900 per week

5. Apples 13, 5000 per week

· 102 School ordered nutritious snacks the first week of school

· Total weight of our first week order was two and a half tons of healthy nutritious snacks.

· Our Pop-Up community programming during the summer served 500 hundred community members daily.

· Number of Nutrition for Learning super fantastic staff – 9

Region of Waterloo Public Health Report

• 38% of youth 11 to 18 eat a poor diet
• 61% of youth 11 to 18 need improvement in diet
• Only 1/3 of adolescents eat enough fruits and vegetables

Source - https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/health-and-wellness/resources/Documents/GoodNutritionChildren_Infographic.pdf

“One in five children will not eat breakfast today”

 -according to Breakfast Clubs of Canada

Nutritious food helps kids learn. Research shows that students have trouble learning when they are hungry at school. They are better able to focus and learn if they eat nutritious meals and snacks.

Ontario Ministry of Children, Community Services and Social Services

Teachers – Volunteers – Administrators see the impact in the classroom daily

• Increased focus and attention of students
• Supports better scores in math, reading and science
• Creates healthier eating habits and life-long well being
• Creates a sense of community at school (relationship building)

Our guest speaker, Jenna Mayne, from the Women's Crisis Centre will speak about Haven House