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Whitefish Bay says "Miigwetch!" as Breakfast Clubs of Canada Launches First Nations Program

Posted on 02/06/2010

In the community of Whitefish Bay in Pawitik, Ontario, "miigwetch" means "thank you" and its message was loud and clear on Tuesday, May 18, as staff, students and volunteers from Baibombeh School welcomed the Breakfast Clubs of Canada team to open the...

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Caught in the Act

Posted on 18/05/2010

Quispamsis Elementary School welcomes adults into the school to share their expertise. Daphne Waye was asked to speak to students about physical activity and what it does for their bodies.

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‘The weight off my shoulders is amazing’

Posted on 18/05/2010

Sarah Gowan took it upon herself to change the lives of those living with Lupus and in turn her life has been changed. Gowan, a Grade 12 student at Rothesay Netherwood School, is the only New Brunswick student and one of 20 students across the country...

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Parents fear lack of confidence for their children the most

Posted on 18/05/2010

A lack of confidence, bullying and depression are the things Canadian parents fear most for their children, according to a new national survey.

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Breakfast Clubs of Canada programs extends reach to children in aboriginal communities

Posted on 18/05/2010

First as a child, then as an educator, Freddie Wood has been a front-line witness to the effects of poverty in First Nations communities.

Wood, an Ojibwa-Cree originally from Garden Hill First Nation, more than 600 kilometres northeast of [...]

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In The Field, school breakfast programs are blooming in Canada

Posted on 14/05/2010

Thanks to the tireless work of our program coordinators, we were able to reach this year’s goal of opening 150 full-service breakfast programs including 49 schools in Western Canada and 101 in Eastern Canada.
Congratulations to everyone for the tremendous...

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Holiday Group turns lunch into breakfasts!

Posted on 13/05/2010

Canada’s largest luggage, business case, and soft bag supplier, is making sure that eating lunch helps Canadian children get a good breakfast! Starting in April, for every lunch bag purchased, Holiday will contribute 50 cents to Breakfast Clubs of Canada....

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Students make anti-bullying posters

Posted on 04/05/2010

Students in Kennebecasis Valley schools have created their own anti-bullying posters to raise awareness and encourage others to take a stand. The poster campaign dubbed Nobody Hurts is aimed at teaching students that nobody deserves to hurt as a result...

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Wonder+ Invisibles keeps its goal in sight -YOU CAN HELP

Posted on 04/05/2010

Send a virtual breakfast to a friend! Weston’s new Wonder+ Invisibles bread has partnered with Breakfast Clubs of Canada to raise $50,000 through an online fundraising campaign. To date, the campaign has raised over$15,000 and with just one click you...

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Graham names anti-poverty leaders

Posted on 04/05/2010

Representatives from each sector to head new Crown corporation
Page A6, Tuesday May 4th, 2010
BY GREG WESTON
TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's new Crown corporation to combat poverty had its president and four...

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