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Weighty Matters Blog: Junk Food Fundraisers Shouldn't be Required

We love following the Weighty Matters blog where Ottawa-based physician, professor, and author, Yoni Freedhoff, takes a look at nutrition, health, diet, science, fitness, and other excellent health advice and interesting musings. One of the topics that has been regularly highlighted on the blog are the various junk food fundraisers that are often promoted, ironically, in conjunction with ostensibly healthy activities.

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The Ideal Program for Successful Sports Fundraising

As a parent, it’s normal to wish your children to develop through sport. Exchanging, working together, sharing... so many values around a common passion. But at some point you have to face the fact that this passion for sports comes with a cost. In many cases, you’ll consider obvious expenses such as equipment or registration fees. But there are also training camps, tournaments, travels, fuel and meal expenses. A family can easily spend more than $5,000 a year to support their children's activities. What solutions can you adopt to support your children through sport, while controlling your budget?

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