2021: International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
The year 2021 was proclaimed by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables . The purpose is to raise awareness on the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition,...
Ways To Give The Gift of Good Nutrition
At Brant Food For Thought, we believe that all children and youth should have equal opportunities to learn and reach their full potential. We also know that good nutrition positively affects a child's ability to learn, whether it's in the school setting or virtually...
#CommunityWellness Project Supports Good Nutrition For Students
Community--the word embodies the corporate philosophy of Ayr Farmers Mutual and the reason they exist today. They do what they can to give back to surrounding communities with their time, energy, and finances. They believe in building strong and tight-knit places...
Holiday Gift Wrap 2020–Corporate Gift Wrapping Services in Lieu of Mall Booth
What a year 2020 has been thus far. Fraught with changes and challenges. Nonetheless, with challenges come opportunities. As with many local charities and non-profit organizations, Brant Food For Thought also has been impacted by the loss of their (2) annual...
Smile Cookie 2020–Astounding Success!
Tim Hortons restaurant owners and millions of generous Canadians across the country together broke a new Smile Cookie record by raising $10.56 million for local charities across the country. This year in Brantford, local Tim Horton’s restaurant owners and guests...
Launching Exciting Partnership With Tim Hortons Foundation Camps
Brant Food For Thought and Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps are excited to announce a partnership to provide healthy Grab ‘N Go style snack bags to students in local schools. “This is an innovative way to deliver student nutrition programs this school...
Get a Smile, Give a Smile and Make a Difference – September 14th to 20th
This year, the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign runs from September 14 - 20 in participating Restaurants across Canada. During the campaign, guests can enjoy a freshly baked chocolate chunk Smile Cookie for $1, plus applicable taxes, and the Tim Hortons...
It Takes A Generous Village: Supporting Students and Families During COVID
Brant Food For Thought is grateful to the many individuals and organizations for their ongoing efforts in helping us to support students and families during this unprecedented time. Now more than ever, we need to ensure that students have access to nutritious foods...
Launching Emergency Food Relief Plan To Support Students and Families
In light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations being placed on us by the Province and Public Health officials, Brant Food For Thought has taken measures to protect the health and safety of their employees, Board members and community...
Announcing The Great Grain Race Winners 2020
The Great Grain Race is over and what a race it was! We had 14 schools compete and together they collected 907 items which translates to 250.71 kgs of grain items with an estimated value of over $2,000.00 for their student nutrition programs! THANK YOU to everyone...