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Carrousel Packaging and BCC: 20 Years of Love
The love story between Breakfast Club of Canada and Carrousel Packaging is an enduring one. At the end of 2023, we were proud to celebrate two decades of their support for the work we do.
The company has helped us in a variety of ways, and their support has evolved over time. They contribute directly to breakfast programs with packaging products that help us keep food fresher for longer. And their involvement in the past few years has also extended to our signature fundraising events. “The BCC team knows they can count on us,” said Brigitte.
Corporate donors like Carrousel are one of the reasons we’ve been able to keep our operations going for almost 30 years now. Their support has been instrumental in making sure thousands of children can start their school day with the energy they need to learn.
We are grateful for this special connection between our two organizations, which we hope will continue to flourish for decades to come.
In December 2023, we celebrated 20 years of partnership by inviting Carrousel President and CEO Brigitte Jalbert and members of her team to visit our warehouse in Varennes, Quebec, where they learned more about our facilities and our operations.
To learn more about our corporate donors, click here!
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Major Gifts and Planned Giving Lead
Founded in 1994, Breakfast Club of Canada is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing services and funding to school breakfast programs across the country. We work with partners from all sectors to deliver a high-quality national school food program. Together, we create a nurturing environment, where children and youth can access the nourishment they need to succeed and flourish. Our organization has grown tremendously over the years, but our desire to see children thrive has remained constant.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Breakfast Club of Canada is currently seeking a Major Gifts and Planned Giving Lead to join our Philanthropy team. Reporting to the National Director, Philanthropy, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the creation of strategies that will encourage individuals with a passion for nourishing children’s full potential across Canada to make Breakfast Club of Canada their first choice for philanthropic and legacy giving. This will be a key role in planning and implementing various leading-edge prospecting, solicitation, retention and recognition approaches that will maximize revenue from individual donors and family foundations, with the potential for major and legacy giving.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Donor development and solicitation:
Administration:
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS
PERSONAL QUALITIES
WORK CONDITIONS
TO APPLY
Please email your résumé and cover letter to CV@breakfastclubcanada.org. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Breakfast Club of Canada promotes employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.
Your Next Favourite Waffle Recipe
Photo credit: healthy seasonal recipes
Easy to prepare and full of flavour, these whole-wheat waffles are a true breakfast treat. Follow the simple steps below to whip up a batch, and have fun topping them however you like. Enjoy!
Yield: 8 large waffles, serves 16.
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Preparation
Top with a combination of the following:
Recipe adapted from https://ici.radio-canada.ca/mordu/recettes/7738/gaufres-infaillibles
Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread
Photo credit: amigo foods
The Brazilian cheese bread known as pão de queijo makes for an excellent breakfast dish. Clarissa, a nutrition student who is currently interning at BCC, introduced us to this specialty from her native country. Cheesy and soft on the inside and crusty on the outside, pão de queijo is definitely something you’ll want to try in your breakfast program!
Yield: 24; serves 8 (3 per child) | Preparation: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 25 minutes
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Recipe adapted from https://ici.radio-canada.ca/mordu/recettes/5714/pao-queijo-petits-pains-fromage-bresil
Jacques Bisson: Getting Every Morning Off to a Nutritious Start
For the past several years, Jacques Bisson has embodied the spirit of volunteer and community service through his involvement with the breakfast program at Laflèche School in Shawinigan, Quebec. As someone who firmly believes in giving back to the community and is always on the lookout for ways to do more, Jacques started working with Breakfast Club of Canada six years ago, when he found out they were looking for volunteers. For the past three years, he has served as the head volunteer, overseeing the distribution of around 50 breakfasts each morning, using BCC’s “mixed menu” format, alongside a team of like-minded adults and student volunteers from Grades 5 and 6.
Jacques is passionate about making sure students get a healthy start to their day and is constantly coming up with new ideas for boosting the nutritional value of the meals he prepares. He is quick to roll up his sleeves to test out new dishes. What sets his approach to adapting recipes apart is his dedication to meeting certain essential criteria: each recipe must be cost-effective, use simple ingredients and be built around nutrient-dense foods, all of which align with BCC’s nutritional guidelines.
Some of the ways Jacques does this is by using spent grain flour from our partners at Still Good, choosing whole-wheat flour instead of white wherever possible, reducing the sugar content of his recipes and maximizing the nutritional value of each ingredient. He actively seeks input from his student volunteers on upcoming meals and, every morning, talks to students about what they are eating and gets them interested in trying new things. Everyone loves what he makes, and his efforts have a real impact on fostering healthy lifestyle habits.
His latest initiative has involved encouraging students to drink more water. His efforts have resulted in the installation of a water bottle station along with a poster emphasizing the importance of hydration. This stands as an excellent example of Jacques’s commitment to students’ nutrition and well-being.
Jacques is an inspiration, both within his community and beyond. His ingenious ideas, his hard work and dedication, and his unswerving focus on nutrition make him a role model for everyone around him — young and old alike. He is an inspiring figure for his community and a shining example of what it means to give without expecting anything in return.