MONTREAL, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Goodfood Market Corp. (“Goodfood” or “the Company”) (TSX:FOOD), a leading online grocery company in Canada, announced today the launch of a fundraising campaign to support Breakfast Club of Canada’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
As a result of schools and businesses temporarily shutting down to help control the spread of COVID-19, a growing number of Canadian families are dealing with income loss and food insecurity. Breakfast Club of Canada is working with partners like Goodfood to ensure no child or family goes hungry during this unprecedented situation.
According to Breakfast Club of Canada, over 1 million children are currently affected by food insecurity, including the 250,000 students from coast to coast who depend on the organization for healthy school breakfasts every morning. To continue servicing the students, Breakfast Club of Canada has set up a COVID-19 Emergency Fund to cover the added costs of a new delivery program, special grants initiative, and partnerships with organizations offering food essentials to families in need.
Organizations like Breakfast Club of Canada need your support now more than ever as all of their in-person fundraising events have been cancelled in light of recent events. Goodfood is committed to helping feed Canadians across the country and will match donations made by members for the next two weeks, up to $10,000. Encourage your friends and families to get involved by sharing our campaign on social media using the hashtags #FeedKidsNow and #BreakfastClubCanada. Tag @goodfoodca and we'll share your post to our page!
“Goodfood is committed to helping feed Canadians across the country. We’ve been supporting Breakfast Club of Canada since 2017 with financial donations and employee volunteer programs that serve healthy breakfasts at local schools,” said Jonathan Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We will be matching donations made by our members for the next two weeks to help Breakfast Club of Canada continue their mandate of supporting local communities and combatting food insecurity across the country.”
To donate, please visit bit.ly/EN-Goodfood-FEEDKIDSNOW and select “Goodfood” from the “How Did You First Hear About the Emergency COVID-19 Response Fund?” dropdown menu.