Food4Kids Niagara is hosting it's first annual Paddle Party on January 26th, 2024! Paddle raffles are fun, high-energy auction style events that have proven to be very successful fundraisers. Participants can enter the prize draw by tossing a toonie in the bucket and then raising their paddle in the air. If their paddle number is drawn, they win the prize! 

Food4Kids is a local organization that provides food packages for children in need in the Niagara Region. In partnership with local elementary schools, Food4Kids identifies students whose families struggle to have an adequate amount of food at home on weekends and during the summer break and holidays.  
Funded by community and corporate donations, Food4Kids ensures that children most in need are fed by providing them with a bag of easy to prepare food items each weekend and throughout the summer.  
Children who are not nourished cannot learn and are at risk of generational poverty. Refusing to believe that it’s acceptable for children to go home to empty cupboards on the weekend, Food4Kids has stepped in to fill the void for more than 500 students in Niagara every weekend. But the waitlist for support continues to grow. Initiatives like the Paddle Party help to support our mission and ensure no child in Niagara is hungry.