▁BB Q ▁Day ▁and ▁Corpor ate ▁Sp ons or ship ▁Char ity ▁BB Q ▁Day ▁is ▁M & M ▁Food ▁Market ▁biggest ▁char ity ▁event ▁that ▁is ▁held ▁ann ually ▁on ▁the ▁Saturday ▁before ▁Mother ’ s ▁Day . ▁Char ity ▁BB Q ▁Day ▁supports ▁the ▁CC FC , ▁the ▁Cro hn ' s ▁and ▁Col itis ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Canada , ▁by ▁raising ▁funds ▁for ▁research ▁through ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁h amb urg ers ▁and ▁hot ▁dogs ▁for ▁a ▁minimum ▁don ation ▁▁ ▁Char ity ▁BB Q ▁Day ▁first ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁M & M , ▁Mac ▁Vo is in , ▁wanted ▁to ▁give ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁CC FC , ▁to ▁help ▁raise ▁funds ▁and ▁support ▁research ▁into ▁infl am mat ory ▁bow el ▁disease ▁( IB D ). ▁IB D ▁has ▁" no ▁know ▁cause ▁or ▁c ure ," ▁and ▁" Can ada ▁has ▁among ▁the ▁highest ▁reported ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁IB D ▁in ▁the ▁world " ▁In ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁M & M ▁Food ▁Market ▁has ▁raised ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 4 . 3 ▁million ▁for ▁medical ▁research ▁dedicated ▁to ▁finding ▁a ▁c ure ▁for ▁IB D . ▁ ▁M & M ▁Food ▁Market ▁holds ▁other ▁fund ra ising ▁events ▁through ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁CC FC , ▁such ▁as ▁regional ▁golf ▁tournament s , ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Char ity ▁BB Q ▁Day ▁P engu ins , ▁Bl oss oms ▁and