The Cooking Classes are run in partnership with Grand River Health, Community Food Advisors. These volunteers are on hand each month to teach kids and adults alike how to prepare healthy snacks with seasonal foods. This month's seasonal food was rhubarb and the recipe was rhubarb crisp.
The other item on the menu was meatballs. The kids LOVED digging in the raw meat, pinching and rolling, first to blend the ingredients and then to form the meatballs.
The Cooking Classes take place in the Community Room. Happening across the hall at the same time is the Wish Closet. This pairing is ideal in that it allows families to access two important services at the same time.
This Monday was no ordinary Monday for the Wish Closet. It was the bi-annual visit by the Teen Parenting Program. This program offers shopping nights to the teen parenting group and is co-ordinated to fall after the bi-annual garage sales of the Multiples N More group. This allows the teens to get great quality items that would otherwise be too expensive for them to purchase for their babes on their limited income. 
On Monday night the Wish Closet hosted 12 teen moms and 5 young dads who were able to shop for their children while their children were safe and supervised in the Best Start room down the hall. In addition to the items the parents shopped for, each mom was given a special gift bag full of products that would otherwise be out of their budget.
And of course, there were the usual raffle prizes available as well.
The sense of community is alive and well at Major B. As is often the case, Major B was a hub of activity.
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