The Brakemen Foundation was established in 2012 as a not-for-profit organization focused on helping Children in the Calgary and surrounding area. Our initial mandate was to provide life essentials like: food, shelter and a proper education by funding local charities focused in these areas. When we first started our primary fund raising event was the Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Races where we host individuals and companies throughout the 10 days of racing with all of our profits donated to select charities.
As the Foundation has grown so did the mandate which has now been streamlined and in January 2016 we launched the “Zero Hungry Kids” campaign. The goal, see no child in the Calgary school system from Kindergarten to grade Six go without nourishment during the school day should they require it.
Our goal is to see Calgary become a flagship city for feeding every child grades K-6 that need a breakfast, snack, or lunch throughout the school day in the Calgary school system and become the first city in North America to say we have “Zero Hungry Kids”.
- Earl Hale
- Derek Krivak
- Terry Hale
- Don Grant
- Joan Kitz
- Jay Third
- Cindy Brooks
- Jeff Lawrence
- Kathy Randle
- Keith Wilkinson
- Jason Bissonnette
- Jette Sorensen
- Joe Proskie
- Dustin Nelson
- Cliff Pybus
- Shaun Peesker