Fundraiser: Food For Thought -

Weekend Backpack Program for children in the Central Okanagan.

Impact Tomorrow (BC) Foundation (“ITF”) is pleased to partner with Kelowna’s own, Food for Thought with their $120,000 fall campaign. Together, and through the power of matching funds, we help fund their Weekend Backpack Program for the 2021/2022 school year.   

Entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Peter Boyd, owner of Peter’s Independent Grocers and Al Hildebrandt, Founder of Impact Tomorrow (BC) Foundation are Campaign Co-Chairs and invite you to join them in their quest to raise $120,000. ITF donors have generously agreed to match each dollar raised up to $60,000. The impact of this campaign will ensure over 5,000 backpacks are delivered this school year, to children at risk. Each Weekend Backpack of food which contains 9 meals and extra snacks so that a child has more than enough to make a difference.

The Weekend Backpack Program assists children that are most at-risk in our community by providing them with healthy food packaged in a backpack to take home on weekends. As we all know, hunger doesn’t take the weekend off. 

In the Central Okanagan, there are over 5,900 children at risk of food insecurity. Food For Thought’s Weekend Backpack Program is a necessity for children experiencing hunger which generates positive changes in school communities and our society. Reduced hunger, is shown to improve capacity to learn, reduces stress and anxiety, boost attendance and punctuality, foster student’s sense of engagement and belonging, while promoting greater nutritional awareness.  

Cheryl Hoffman, Food for Thought Coordinator, notes “We need to raise $120,000 in the next 3 months so we can safeguard the program for the 2021/2022 school year. Too many children in our community come to school on Monday having not eaten much of anything all weekend. Raising money during this Covid season for these often-forgotten children and families is not easy; we want to make certain children in our community are given every chance to succeed.”

Food for Thought will receive 100% of the net proceeds from this campaign to fund the Weekend Backpack Program. We are inviting and encouraging you to join us for this worthy community project to help reduce the pain and stress weekend hunger puts on our local children. 

Contact: Food for Thought Program Coordinator - Cheryl Hoffman

call or text (250) 899-7777.