Rogers and Jays Care Foundation Step Up to the Plate for Food Banks Canada, with 8 Million Meals at Rogers Centre - Seite 2

“With millions unemployed and businesses closing every day, we are grateful to Rogers and Jays Care Foundation for stepping in – and up – to make this help possible at Rogers Centre,” said Chris Hatch, CEO, Food Banks Canada. 

This is the 36^th consecutive year that the Blue Jays have supported Food Banks Canada, marked by the annual Lady Jays Food Drive – the ballclub’s longest-running community initiative.

“Jays Care proudly works to level the playing field for more than 35,000 vulnerable children and youth every year and many of our programs provide nutritious meals to kids in communities across Canada,” said Robert Witchel, Executive Director, Jays Care Foundation.  “COVID-19 has had a disproportionately harsh impact on Canadians who were already facing hardships.  In response, we doubled down on our efforts to address food insecurity in communities and, together with our partners and fans, have contributed more than 1.5 million meals.  We’re excited to join Rogers and leverage our ballpark to provide even more meals to Canadians in need.”

Rogers consulted Toronto Public Health to ensure all necessary precautions are taken for the health and safety of the volunteers and all those involved in the Step Up to the Plate program.

Canadians who can help make a contribution of any size to Food Banks Canada are asked to visit foodbankscanada.ca.

About Rogers
Rogers is a proud Canadian company dedicated to making more possible for Canadians each and every day. Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960. We have grown to become a leading technology and media company that strives to provide the very best in wireless, residential, sports, and media to Canadians and Canadian businesses. Our shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). If you want to find out more about us, visit about.rogers.com.

About Jays Care Foundation
Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays, uses baseball as a tool to teach life skills and create lasting social change for over 35,000 children and youth across Canada. Jays Care proudly works in all ten provinces and two territories running community programs to level the playing field for Canadian kids facing barriers. Jays Care has also invested over $10 million through Field Of Dreams to support the building or refurbishment of more than 100 diamonds and recreation spaces across the country. For more information, visit jayscare.com, follow @JaysCare on Twitter and Instagram, like Jays Care on Facebook or call 416.341.1456.