CHES Fundraiser BBQ - Thank You!
On July 5, JJ Bean held a fundraiser barbecue for the Canadian Harambee Education Society (CHES). The event took place outside of our café at the CBC building downtown, where we cooked up some delicious bavarian smokies, and hosted some fun golf putting and chipping contests, all to raise money for CHES.
The Canadian Harambee Education Society is a non-profit organization which exists to support the high school education of promising young girls in Kenya and Tanzania. Sadly, many families in the poor areas of these countries cannot afford schooling for their children, and girls are typically left out in favour of their male siblings. JJ Bean has teamed up with CHES on a number of occasions in the past year, to raise money for this very worthwhile cause.
We are happy to report that through our barbecue event, we raised a total of $502.80, which is enough to sponsor a girl for one year!
We would like to thank all of our customers who came by on July 5, and a very special thanks to Sevco Foods, who donated all of the drinks for the event.