CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Make The Season Kind 2024

CBC News | Posted: November 12, 2024 9:00 AM | Last Updated: December 7

Join us for a month of giving in support of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

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Caption: Make The Season Kind is CBC K-W's annual campaign to raise food and funds for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. (CBC)

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Click this link to make a donation directly to The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

No one in our community should go hungry

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's annual campaign to raise food and funds for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region looks a little different this year.

The kick-off event for Make The Season Kind was The Evening Edition — a spin on CBC K-W's morning show The Morning Edition with host Craig Norris. The event was held on Friday, Dec. 6. The show raised more than $14,000.

Take a look at photos from the show

The interviews and music that night were recorded and will be played over the course of the month on CBC K-W's The Morning Edition. Be sure to tune in to hear it all.

This show featured:

I, the Mountain

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Caption: I, the Mountain is a four piece indie-folk band based in Kitchener. (Bryan Reid Photo)

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I, the Mountain is a four piece indie-folk band from Kitchener who have a passion for building community through music.

Mandippal

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Caption: Mandippal has come a long way from playing guitar in his Kitchener high school class. He plays more than 200 shows a year. (Jim Ziegler/Mandippal/Facebook)

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Mandippal is a singer-songwriter from Kitchener who blends poetry and pop/rock.

Eastwood's Combo No. 5

This jazz sextet is made up of students from Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener.

Terry Salmond

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Caption: Chef Terry Salmond worked as executive chef at Charcoal Steakhouse and the Walper Hotel before becoming a private chef and opening Salmond’s Lighthouse Culinary. (Terry Salmond)

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Local chef and Top Chef Canada runner-up Terry Salmond will do a cooking demonstration and talk about the work he does with Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.

The night also features interviews with:

Food bank CEO Kim Wilhelm and long-time volunteer Amanda Stanzel.
Members of the Radha Krishna Mandir and Cultural Centre.
Volunteers with Tiny Home Takeout and Food4Kids.

Volunteers with The Food Bank of Waterloo Region will be on hand to collect your donations that night, and you'll also have a chance to meet the CBC K-W team, including The Morning Edition's Craig Norris, Joe Pavia and Josette Lafleur.

WATCH | The Food Bank of Waterloo Region says need on rise, expects trend to continue:

Media Video | CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo : Food Bank of Waterloo Region says need on rise, expect trend to continue

Caption: The Food Bank of Waterloo Region CEO Kim Wilhelm says they've seen the number of people needing help this year rise and that trend is expected to continue into 2024.

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Delicious, low-cost dishes

Each year, a chef from the region has been part of the show, offering up ideas for delicious meals that can be made using canned or boxed items or for very little money.

All of those recipes can be found in the the Sounds of the Season Cookbook here.

Image | Guelph-based chef and restaurateur Annie Nguyen

Caption: Guelph-based chef and restaurateur Annie Nguyen made a chicken noodle soup for people at the CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Sounds of the Season show at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)

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Revisit previous shows

Click through the photo gallery to see past shows, including the very first one in our downtown Kitchener office.

Photogallery | CBC K-W Sounds of the Season

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