by Jana | Feb 18, 2020 | Blog, Community, Impact Story |
BB4CK works with schools, community groups and volunteers to ensure that over 229 schools across Calgary are provided with lunch for hungry kids. Some of these schools are supported by incredible community groups – this is one of their stories: SAIT...
by Marcela Zafra | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog, Community, Updates |
29 years ago, a group of Calgarians got together and, realizing that there were kids in their community going without food, started making lunches – a few hundred a day – and got them into the hands of kids who needed them. From that inauspicious beginning has...
by josh@bb4ck.org | Dec 5, 2018 | Community |
“I don’t even know these guys but I love them.” Located one block east of Macleod Trail in SE Calgary is Jerome’s Appliance Gallery, a luxury appliance retailer. Their Bistro features two fully functional kitchens, and a group of people passionate about taking...
by josh@bb4ck.org | Nov 21, 2018 | Community |
“I always wanted to do something in my community and nothing really threw itself at me like this opportunity did,” says Kim, as she seals baggies with sandwiches in them. It’s Wednesday morning and Kim and a mighty team of volunteers are making lunches in the...
by josh@bb4ck.org | Oct 28, 2018 | Community |
Amid the hustle and bustle of Wednesday morning’s Tot Time at the Killarney-Glengarry Community Association (KGCA), volunteers Alie, Lisa, Margaret, and Alysha are gathered in the community hall’s kitchen making lunches for children in their neighbourhood. The...
by josh@bb4ck.org | Aug 24, 2018 | Community, Impact Story, Updates |
You’ve probably noticed the cost of your groceries going up in the last year, especially the prices of your favourite fruits and vegetables. We’ve all felt the impact of those changes – Kerry’s family is no different. Kerry is a mom of two – Jonah, who’s in grade 4,...
