The two local A&W restaurants in North Battleford will be part of an effort to end youth hunger over the coming month.
Running from Oct. 28 to Dec. 1, Mealshare is partnering with A&W to raise funds. A&W has pledged to provide one meal to a youth in need for every Mushroom Mozzarella Combo purchased at participating locations throughout Saskatchewan as well as in Ottawa through Dec. 1.
Already Mealshare has partnered with restaurants and vendors throughout North America. The restaurants feature items on the menu with the Mealshare logo beside them, and every time a customer orders that item, the restaurant donates to Mealshare. Mealshare then provides a meal to youth through their network of partner charities.
Mealshare is particularly excited about partnering with A&W, which they believe will mean even more exposure for what they are doing.
According to Mealshare co-founder Andrew Hall, “this is our first time working with A&W so we are super excited about the impact we are going to have together.“
For this particular campaign, Mealshare will be working locally with the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club. They were selected as the local charity receiving the funds from this program to provide local meals to kids.
The partnership particularly interested Mealshare because the Boys and Girls Club provides snacks and meals to its participants regularly and also provides a great and safe place for kids to go after school.
At Boys and Girls Clubs, kids are “surrounded by awesome services, lots of smiles and good times,” Hall said.
The other Saskatchewan restaurants also will be donating the funds raised to local groups, including local breakfast clubs and food banks.
“For each one of our restaurants, there’s a local partner that’s able to support the local community,” said Susan Senecal, CEO of A&W.
She said all the Saskatchewan A&W operators were enthusiastic about getting on board with the effort.
“Our operators here are always first to put up their hands for new initiatives,” said Senecal. “The enthusiasm of the operators here will make a big difference.”
