Take a look at CBC K-W's Make The Season Kind show
Make The Season Kind is an annual campaign to raise food and funds for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. A kick-off show was held Friday night at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener.
Evening included interviews, lots of music and a snack
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Mandippal and I, The Mountain perform together during CBC K-W's Make The Season Kind show at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener Friday night. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
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Make The Season Kind is an annual campaign that raises food and funds for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
A kick-off event was held by CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Friday night at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener. The evening included interviews with local food champions, music and a special treat.
See some of the photos of the event:
Amanda Stanzel has volunteered at The Food Bank of Waterloo Region for more than eight years and told the crowd at CBC K-W's Make The Season Kind show about why she volunteers. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Drummer Matt Rappolt of the band I, The Mountain performs during the band's first set at CBC K-W's Make The Season Kind show. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Shreya Tripathi (second from right), Akshay Sharma (left) and Yogesh Sharma (second from left) speak with host Craig Norris. They are volunteers at the Radha Krishna Mandir, a Hindu temple in Cambridge. They're international students who have been volunteering at the temple for about a year and they help hand out about 200 plates of food each week. They also put together food hampers that feed about 100 international students every month. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Singer-songwriter Mandippal performs for the crowd. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Bryan Hamilton has spent almost 25 years helping kids through different organizations like The Make a Wish Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Currently, he's in his seventh year volunteering with Food4Kids in Waterloo region and he spoke about why he's so passionate about helping making sure young people have what they need to succeed. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Chef Terry Salmond preps his arancini balls for the audience. Salmond also spoke about the work he does as the food and nutrition co-ordinator with the Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Students from Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener who make up the jazz band Combo No. 5 perform during the show. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Nada Offak and her daughters Andrea, left, and Dani, centre, speak with host Craig Norris about the work they do at Tiny Home Takeout, a small building at St. Mary's church in downtown Kitchener that feeds people on a nightly basis. The meals are free for those who can't afford to pay and pay-what-you-can for people who can. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
I, The Mountain wrapped up the night with some sing-alongs and audience participation. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
