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Daniel Germain

b. 1964

Canadian philanthropist

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About Daniel Germain

Born 1964. Daniel Germain is a Canadian.

Daniel Germain, (born 1964) is a Canadian philanthropist. He is president and founder of the Breakfast Club of Canada, a Canadian charity that promotes and assists the establishment and maintenance of school breakfast programs in Canada. The Breakfast Club provides more than 48 million breakfasts every year to more than 250,000 students in over 1,900 schools across Canada. Daniel is an Order of Canada recipient and Member of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.

Background Born in Verdun, Quebec, his parents broke up when he was young and he spent much of his childhood in foster care. and participated in 60 aid trips to Mexico and Haiti over the next five years. Daniel has 3 children.

Breakfast Club of Canada In 1994, he launched a breakfast program at an elementary school in Longueuil, Quebec, which expanded into the Club des petits dejeuners du Québec. The organization further expanded into the rest of Canada in 2005 as the Breakfast Club of Canada.

Honours In 2004, Germain was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. In 2007, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

In 2009, he was made a member of the Order of Canada and in 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

In 2011, Correlieu Secondary School in Quesnel, British Columbia, upon learning that Germain had never completed his high school education, granted him an honorary high school diploma.

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Important facts

Born
1964, Verdun
Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Knight of the National Order of Quebec; Member of the Order of Canada

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People whose lives overlapped Daniel Germain's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Germain?

Canadian philanthropist

When was Daniel Germain born?

Daniel Germain was born in 1964 in Verdun.

What nationality is Daniel Germain?

Daniel Germain is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Daniel Germain

· Wikidata: Q2383895

· DBpedia: Daniel Germain

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