Sidewalk art raises thousands for the Calgary Food Bank

What began as a way to stay active outside has snowballed into a major fundraising movement across Calgary. Enjoying time spent creating chalk drawings on the sidewalk in front of their house, Colin and Andrea Baillargeon felt they could take things a few steps further. The Baillargeons put a sign-up sheet on their house allowing neighbours to make requests for drawings, as well as pledge donations for when the task was complete. The couple initially had a goal of raising $200 for the Calgary Fo