Mealshare Works Towards a Brighter Future for Canada with its Annual Fundraiser – Tonight for Tomorrow
Non-profit inspires Canadians to take action and raise money by dining out, while UNICEF reports the country is lagging in the fight to end child hunger.
Won’t you join me for dinner on May 9th! We’re headed to Fable Diner this Wednesday for Mealshare at 6:30 pm? Message me at cassandra at goodlifevancouver.com if you’d like to join in! All you have to do is eat a meal and $$ goes to help feed those in need.
For a third year in a row, Mealshare will host its one-night fundraiser called Tonight for Tomorrow on May 9th, a fundraiser that takes place at 35+ participating restaurants in Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, and Austin (TX). For everyone dollar spent on dinner, one dollar will be donated to Mealshare to help them expand. This year in Vancouver, 18 restaurants are participating in Tonight for Tomorrow.
This is the easiest and most delicious fundraiser you’ll ever participate in. Just eat!”
Participating Vancouver Restaurants (also listed at www.mealshare.ca/tft):
- Tuc Craft Kitchen
- Bauhaus
- Pidgin
- Belgard Kitchen
- Fable Diner
- Luppolo Brewing Co
- The Greek by Anatoli
- The Portside Pub
- JamJar Commercial Drive
- JamJar South Granville
- Anatoli Souvlaki
- BVLD Bistro (Breakfast)
- Brix & Mortar
- The Blenheim
- Trading Post Taphouse & Brewery
- The Park at English Bay
- Bayside Lounge
- Nectar Juicery – Gastown (Lunch)
A 2017 UNICEF report on children in developed countries shows that Canada is behind when it comes to alleviating child hunger. Out of 41 wealthy countries, Canada ranked a shocking 37th for children having enough access to nutritious food, and that 12% of Canadian children are living in food-insecure homes.
Harrowing statistics like this prompted co-founders Jeremy Bryant and Andrew Hall to start Mealshare in 2013. For the last four years, Mealshare has been working to unite the hospitality industry to feed youth in need.
“We need to create awareness about youth hunger because it’s such a big issue in Canada, but not openly discussed,” says Jeremy Bryant, Co-Founder. “The problem often goes unaddressed because those affected are ashamed or unaware – children don’t know who to talk to about it, and parents may not address it because they know they should be providing for their families.”
Mealshare is partnered with 350 restaurants across Canada and recently entered the US starting in Austin, Texas. The non-profit provides a simple yet impactful giving program for restaurants — diners order Mealshare menu items at a partner restaurant and a simple, healthy meal is provided to a youth in need at no extra cost to the diner. The result: over 1.8 million meals have been provided to youth and children in need both locally and abroad.
Half of the meals Mealshare provides are given out through its local charity partners (in Vancouver, that’s Kidsafe, Boys & Girls Club of South Coast BC, and Breakfast Club of Canada) and the other half are provided to its international charity partners Save the Children Canada and WE Charity.
ABOUT MEALSHARE | A not-for-profit organization launched in Calgary in 2013, Mealshare partners with restaurants and designated charities in cities across Canada & in Austin Texas to provide meals for youth in need. For every Mealshare-branded item ordered at 350 participating restaurants, one meal will be donated to youth struggling with hunger through its local city charity partners and its international partners, Save the Children Canada & WE Charity. Since its inception, Mealshare has provided 1.8 million meals.
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