Could the Battlefords soon be in the Guinness Book of World Records?

Fox explained that as a liaison, he has long worked with the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre.

“They’ve always assisted us with our nutrition programs through school and with our food bank programs, where we send food home to food insecure kids on weekends.”

He said that every year people’s thoughts turn to other things, and he wanted to get the focus back.

“I kind of formulated this idea where why not do something a little different that would put the food bank back in the forefront in terms of an organization in the community and have it known that it’s an entity that needs support year-round.”

While schools host individual food drives, this effort was to bring all schools together for a common goal.

According to Erin Katerynych, executive director of the food bank, they are excited about the attempt.

“The food bank is always in need of food, we are busy all the time so this will help out a lot,” she said.

While the initiative began with just the schools, it has now grown to include the community and to help raise the profile, Fox said they needed something big. That’s when the idea of setting a world record came to mind.

“That’s something that everyone can get behind, the community can rally behind, school kids can get excited about, the food bank will reap the benefits from it and it’s a win-win scenario,” he said.

Before anyone could embark on such a plan, there needed to be research conducted. Fox said he happened across the current record – 5,000 boxes of single-serve food items that were arranged as a domino to be toppled over.

“We could do that, why not? You know, like not even conceptualizing in my head what 5,000 boxes of Kraft Dinner would look like,” said Fox.

The Great KD Domino Topple will take place at the end of March and if the attempt is successful – they’re hoping to collect 5,500 boxes or more – then the Battlefords will officially be in the record book.

For it to be counted, however, there needs to be a detailed account of how the event day went and that includes submitting a video.

“You actually have to sit down with your volunteers who are going to be attempting to set the record, there’s a long litany of things you have to read off to them about accountability, fairness, honesty, representing your actual numbers when you had them,” he said, noting there also a waiver.

During the application process, Fox was told Guinness may send a delegate, but the community won’t know if someone will attend in person until about two weeks out from the event date of March 28.

“There is entirely a chance they do send representation but if not then…we can submit the video footage as evidence.”

While the finer details are being worked out and a social media page is being developed, Fox said they are hoping to hold the event at the NationsWEST Field House. To drop off donations of mac and cheese single-serve boxes, the larger grocery stores have drop bins, the food bank itself and even Battleford Central School may also be used to drop off the KD boxes.

“At the end of the day, all this food is going to be donated to the food bank right, so we’ll take whatever comes.”

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by Julia Lovett-Squires

Could the Battlefords soon be in the Guinness Book of World Records?

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