#12DaysOfGiving with Rinaldi Homes - Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club

We had so much fun last year at Breakfast Club with Canadian Martyrs that we wanted to give back to more children! So along with the help of Sunset Grill, we served breakfast at Canadian Martyrs and St. Nicholas schools this year.

The children were so excited and appreciative when they walked in and saw a special breakfast for them. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, especially for growing children who need to concentrate at school. The teachers and EAs at both schools run amazing programs to ensure the students are ready to learn!

We have a lot of fun as a team interacting with the children. We also grew a greater appreciation for the patience that the teachers have with the students! The programs are different at both schools, but what they both have in common is that they have to work within a budget and a time restraint to make sure the children are fed well and able to make it to class on time.  

This year we were also able to bring a new crock pot to the teachers at Canadian Martyrs to help with their oatmeal breakfasts.

Joan and Victor prepared the plates at Canadian Martyrs.

This letter from the children at CM brought us to tears!

Matt and Don were serving up the pancakes and bacon.

The children at St.Nicholas were so appreciative of the breakfast!

#12DaysOfGiving Day 9 - Canadian Martyrs' Breakfast Club

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, especially for kids who are growing and learning all day long! Robyn let us know about Canadian Martyrs Elementary School, who runs a Breakfast Club on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for their students who may not have access to a healthy breakfast every morning.

Norma and Pam have taken on the task of feeding the children before classes begin. It's a very short window they have between buses arriving and the bell ringing, but they manage to do it in a very smooth manner.


On Wednesday we brought an extra special breakfast in for the students! With the help of Sunset Grill (Fourth Ave), we were able to serve up a big hearty breakfast of pancakes, bacon and fruit. You could smell it down the hall and throughout the whole school by the end of serving - smelt amazing!

The kids' faces were priceless when they walked in - I think the best word to describe it is "shock". They were stunned when they walked into the room and saw a big heaping pancake on their plates. Some were so excited just to have bacon, which they don't normally get at home. They were all so polite and grateful - one student said to Joan, "Wow, thank you so much for this. This is the best breakfast ever!"

We were in and out with the children in about 15 min - but those 15 min meant a lot and we were so happy to help out with such a great program. Thanks to Pam and Norma for putting in the effort every day to serve the children a healthy breakfast to start their day off right!

Andrea, Don, Joan & Danielle serving up breakfast

Robyn & Andrea helping out at Breakfast Club