10 for 10: 10 Years, 10 Intentional Actions to do Together

September 29th, 2011 by BB4CK

Ten years is a milestone. A decade of work and of dedication from the Calgary community. From founders and Board to staff and volunteers, from our kitchen family to our Twitter friends, from families at home to students in school – the reach of ten years of Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids is greater than we ever imagined.

And yet, we’re not patting our backs for being in business for ten years. A wise committee member pointed out, why should we celebrate a decade of kids being hungry?

Instead, we are celebrating commitment and community. The commitment that so many of you have made to make this your problem and the community that has come together in support of our work. A true Calgarian family, a decade in the making.

A Day Without Food: What People are Saying

January 24th, 2012 by BB4CK

Thank You to all who participated and shared their stories.  This gives us a new perspective on why we continue to do this work.

Calgary Rants talk about BB4CK, 10 for 10, and the Day without Food.  And his experience skipping breakfast…

Tanya Talks about her Day without food, starting in the morning and continuing through the afternoon…

Culture Rebel asks us how to Make Poverty Personal today:

http://culturerebel.com/blog/today-you-and-i-make-poverty-personal-heres-how/

Bob shares his Day Without Food through Twitter:

Our Facebook Family shares their thoughts:

Action #4: Will You Join Us on January 24? A Day Without Food

January 6th, 2012 by BB4CK

As Part of our 10 for 10 Campaign, Tanya and the Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids Organization will be joining together on action #4.

4.Go for a day without food and tweet about it. How do you feel? Concentration? Mood? Energy? Raise money doing it.

The team will be going for a day without eating to demonstrate their passion and determination for helping kids that would otherwise go without lunch. They will be having conversations all day about how the day is going.

The conversations will be here, on Twitter, Facebook and with the people they come in contact with during the day and beyond…

We challenge you to join in Jan 24 or another day and share how you feel when you go a day (or even a portion of the day) without food.

BB4CK & CUPS One World partner to nurture parents

December 11th, 2011 by BB4CK

CUPS One World is a preschool for low income families, working hard to provide the best for their kids. Of the 55 kids in the program, they have chosen 10 to be part of a ‘Nurturing Parent’ Program.

Through care, education, and experience, the program offers, sessions on vital topics for families with young children. These topics range from self acceptance, to guided play, and healthy eating. The facilitators lead group sessions in a comfortable setting, individual supported home visits where they model appropriate play with the children, and the value of sharing a meal together.

Brown Bagging is extremely proud to be part of this program as we assist with funding to ensure these young children received proper nutrition and that community is built among this group to ensure the lessons learned are sustainable.

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