Why Your
support is needed
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services provides base funding for student nutrition programs across Ontario. In Central East Ontario our Lead Agency is the Peterborough Child and Family Centres who flows this money, as well as other corporate funds, to schools.
However schools rely on community support to fill in the remaining gaps. By supporting local student nutrition programs, through donations and volunteering, you are investing in the children and youth in our community and are providing strength and sustainability to these important programs.
It is our role as Food For Kids CKL to help fill those gaps! By supporting volunteers, buying equipment and organizing bulk food purchasing we help maximize the student nutrition programs in each school.
Your support is needed to help enhance and expand this amazing initiative. By supporting us it allows us to stretch our dollars further and make a positive impact on the programs!
How to DonatE
Financial support from community members, local businesses, and service clubs is essential to the success of the programs. One hundred percent of your donation will directly impact the students in our community.
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The HKPR District Health Unit provides administrative services to Food For Kids CKL at no cost. The Health Unit will be pleased to provide you with an income tax receipt for your generous donation.
To make a donation to a specific school, please indicate which school we should direct your donation to or contact the school directly.
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Cheque Donation:
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Please make cheques payable to:
“HKPR District health Unit”
MEMO: “CKL School Nutrition/Food For Kids”
Please send your donation to the following address:
Food For Kids City of Kawartha Lakes
c/o HKPR District Health Unit
200 Rose Glen Rd, Port Hope ON L1A 3V6
Attn: Kimberly Leadbeater
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Online Donation:
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You can donate online here.​​​​​​
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Online donations are used by Food For Kids to assist Student Nutrition Programs in the City of Kawartha Lakes. To ensure your donation goes to the right program please select CKL Food For Kids under “Apply your donation to a specific fund set up by this charity”.
Note: (A 4% administration fee is deducted by CanadaHelps from each donation. For further details please see: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/why-canadahelps/our-fees/)
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Become a
Volunteer
Positive, dependable volunteers are needed to assist schools throughout City of Kawartha Lakes with their nutrition programs. We greatly appreciate the efforts of those who take time to volunteer with a student nutrition program by shopping for groceries, preparing food, or serving meals, and showing children and youth that their communities care. Every school in City of Kawartha Lakes has a nutrition program and could use your help, even for an hour or so every few weeks.
If you would like to volunteer in a school nutrition program, please contact a school in your community or contact us.
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Thank you Community SupporterS!
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Student nutrition programs engage many people in local communities by working closely with organizations and individuals in the communities.
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The schools in our region are able to thrive because of the additional support the community has given for their student nutrition programs.
Thank you to all our volunteers and community supporters for your generous contributions and dedication to these important programs!
Because of your efforts, thousands of children and youth benefit daily from the healthy food provided to them at school through student nutrition programs. Without your support, student nutrition programs would not be possible! THANK YOU SO MUCH!​​
