* Logo design : Nutrition for Learning Waterloo
On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, Vancouver elementary school teacher and LunchLab co-founder, Brent Mansfield, will run 200 laps on the lawn in front of Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario.
The run will celebrate the establishment of the National School Food Program and draw attention to the Coalition for Healthy School Food’s call for increased federal investment.
In 2023, Brent ran 200 laps around his Vancouver school, Lord Roberts Elementary School, with students joining him, and later ran 200 laps in Ottawa.
Those runs drew attention to the federal commitment to establish a National School Food Program.
The Program is now in place. Brent’s return to Ottawa marks the next part of the Coalition’s work:
- celebrating the national School Food Program;
- building on that commitment and;
- asking for an additional $200 million dollars so more children and youth can access healthy school food.
Why is
Brent running?
Thank you to our partners!
The Coalition for Healthy School Food is organizing the October 21 run in partnership with three Coalition members :
We would like to thank our organizing partners for helping bring the Next Steps for School Food run to life.
Make the next step, together
Ways to take action
There are several ways to support the next stage of school food
in Canada : whether you’re a student sharing your perspective,
joining the event in Ottawa or bringing people together in your community.