CBC Thunder Bay’s vacation marketing campaign is again!
Chances are you’ll understand it as Sounds of the Season, however this yr, we joined 26 different CBC stations nationwide below a brand new identify: Make the Season Sort. The purpose is to lift cash and consciousness for the Regional Meals Distribution Affiliation (RFDA) of Thunder Bay, so the group can proceed its work serving to people who find themselves meals insecure throughout northwestern Ontario.
Since 2003, the RFDA has been bridging the hole between folks within the area who want meals and those that can present it. For 20 years, CBC Thunder Bay has been highlighting its efforts via our annual celebration of group and kindness, in assist of households in Thunder Bay and the northwestern Ontario area.
This yr, the necessity is much more pressing; meals financial institution utilization in northwestern Ontario has gone up 33 per cent this yr, says a report by the RFDA.
Ultimately yr’s fundraiser, Superior Morning’s Olivia Levesque and Mary-Jean Cormier pull tickets from a raffle for some unique CBC swag. (Marc Doucette/CBC)
Our annual marketing campaign might look somewhat completely different this yr, however the purpose is to make the season sort and lift cash for meals banks throughout our group.
All through the following few weeks, you may be listening to in regards to the folks and organizations which might be making a distinction in folks’s lives.
On Dec. 6, Superior Morning, together with host, Mary-Jean Cormier and your complete morning crew, might be on the RFDA warehouse broadcasting reside as folks pack up meals to distribute all through Thunder Bay and surrounding areas. We can have some particular company, music, and possibly a shock or two.
If you wish to be a part of making the season sort, click on right here to contribute to the RFDA.
Ultimately yr’s occasion, CBC Superior Morning host Mary-Jean Cormier, left, speaks to Thunder Bay resident and meals financial institution consumer Monica Kovacs. (Marc Doucette/CBC)
There are a lot of methods to interact within the marketing campaign, together with getting your children’ faculties concerned.
Now we have a brand new problem for college students: the Make the Season Sort College Problem.
Starting Nov. 13, all publicly-funded elementary faculties in Ontario are invited to take part within the Make the Season Sort College Problem. The purpose is to present college students a greater understanding of social justice, poverty, and meals entry of their group.
Taking part courses can have the prospect to win a pizza lunch courtesy of Pizza Pizza. We encourage dad and mom and guardians to share this initiative along with your kid’s trainer. Click on the hyperlink above for extra data and to register.
