It’s become a tradition for Blue Whale Financial Solutions employees, and one that they all look forward to each year: putting together a full-fledged Christmas dinner for an elementary school in the city.
This year, they brought their serving spoons and Santa hats to Prince Arthur School. Students and staff were treated to a full turkey dinner, complete with Jell-O and cake for dessert, as well as an appearance from Santa himself.
“This is the only time that we kind of get together for anything like this, so it's pretty special for a lot of the staff and students,” said Brad Raes, vice-principal at Prince Arthur. “When we found out that this was going to happen at our school this year, we were pretty excited and the kids have been talking about this for a few days.”
The Christmas dinner is something that Blue Whale Financial Solutions has done for the last five years, and was an idea born out of a desire to do something good for the holiday season.
“Sort of the key focal point is giving the kids an opportunity to hope and dream and really enjoy all the Christmas has to offer,” said Joe Moffatt, president and CEO of Blue Whale Financial Solutions. “It really makes us feel wonderful when we can reconnect with our community and reconnect with the children in our community.”
They alternate which school they attend each year, but one thing remains the same each time they host the holiday meal: Blue Whale employees are excited to meet the kids, and the kids are equally excited to enjoy the food together.
“It's a staple within our team and it's something that everybody in our family of Blue Whale really enjoys providing,” said Moffatt. “We love doing it every year and I think we'll continue to do it.”
