Kids Cook to Care is the brilliant idea brought to us by Julie Levin and Jill Lewis, two moms who moved to Toronto and realized the volunteer opportunities for kids here were extremely limited, at best. Before the move they both had their children volunteer in soup kitchens as a way of teaching them empathy, kindness, and how much it means to give back.
Being unable to find similar opportunities here, they decided to start one themselves and Kids Cook to Care was born. Once a month they come together with a Chef and prepare and serve a meal to the homeless community in Toronto. We were happy to be welcomed in this past weekend while they made a traditional Lebanese meal.
Pictured above is the kids in action helping Chef Simon Kattar prepare the meal. Every child had a task to help with and an adult to show them how to prepare the food. It was truly a hands on learning experience, and you could see that the kids enjoyed helping out and being filled with such a strong sense of purpose.
Of course they also enjoyed hearing that we arrived in a 1947 DIVCO Milk Truck, and many of them came up to me directly and asked to see it. It was fun to hear their parents explain to them how milk used to be delivered back in the day. They jumped in the drivers seat and the back and enjoyed some of our cookies while they were at it.
When the Acts of Sweetness team first heard of this program we immediately knew Jill and Julie would be the first recipients of our Redpath Act of Sweetness Silver Spoon award. They brought this inspired program to Toronto, and there is no doubt they are teaching kids just what they are capable of. We were very happy to honor the work they do for our community.
If you know of anyone deserving of our collectible Redpath spoons please contact us with information about their act of sweetness and we will be in touch. If you would like to get involved with Kids Cook to Care you can contact them directly at kidscooktocare@hotmail.com.