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Jason Moline

Principal

G.W. Smith Elementary

403.346.3838

jason.moline@rdpsd.ab.ca

Giving back to the Blackfalds Bulldogs Foundation with Barkley!

December 4, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Red Deer, Red Deer Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

We were JACKED to walk through the doors of the new Eagle Builders Centre to take in a game and spend some time with our new furry friend Barkley! Barkley is the mascot for the Blackfalds Bulldogs Junior “A” Hockey Club, and he served as our Burger of the Month Guest Chef in Red Deer for the month of November.

His “Barkburger” included an Alberta beef smash patty, blueberry BBQ sauce, torn chicken, grilled pineapple slice, shredded white cheddar, pickled red onions, and roasted garlic aioli on a garlic butter brushed brioche bun with ketchup seasoning. $2 from every “Barkburger” sold is going directly to the Bulldogs Community Foundation!

Blackfalds Bulldogs Foundation Executive Director Dustin Moore notes “building an AJHL franchise from scratch is no small feat and the Blackfalds Bulldogs have added an element that very few junior hockey teams across Canada have”. In April 2021, the Bulldogs Foundation was born. “With the vision of owners Jodie and Doug Quinn, the Bulldogs Foundation mission is to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Central Alberta by identifying and addressing current community needs through fundraising and volunteering”. The Bulldogs Foundation is currently working with numerous community partners and organizations and look forward to continuing volunteering and investing into our Central Alberta Community.

Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Barkley helped us hand over $1278 to the Bulldogs Foundation. Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guest’s month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $95,000 to local charities over the past 58 months! THANK-YOU!

The December Burger of the Month in Red Deer is the “Lone Star” created in collaboration with local guest Chef Savannah Snow! It’s a toasted brioche bun with smoky BBQ sauce, poblano pepper and cocoa rubbed brisket, shredded jalapeño jack cheese, Texas slaw with orange-chili dressing, fried banana peppers, frickle chip, and pickled yellow mustard seed “caviar”. $2 from every Lone Star burger sold goes towards Savannah’s charity of choice – the Student’s Association Foodbank at Red Deer Polytechnic.

For more information contact:

Dustin Moore

Bulldogs Foundation

403.318.9950

dmoore@bbulldogs.ca

Kim Kay

Cilantro and Chive

403.597.2127

It Takes Two to Mango! Our November Burger of the Month results

December 4, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Lacombe, Lacombe Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

We’ve been neighbours for more than half a decade in Lacombe and “mighty neighbourly” sums up Central Alberta Youth Unlimited perfectly. We were thrilled to work with Executive Director Jerel Peters in November on a Burger of the Month!

Jerel has served with Youth Unlimited since 2003 and he’s passionate about working with kids! We were thrilled to dance around some ideas with Jerel as he helped create “It Takes Two to Mango”, an Alberta beef smash patty, spiced pork patty, queso fresco, Monterey jack quesadilla strips, mango salsa, iceberg lettuce, beefsteak tomato, and shaved onion on a garlic butter toasted brioche bun with a dried mango. $2 from every Lacombe BOTM sold went directly to Jerel’s cause of choice, Central Alberta Youth Unlimited.

Jerel notes families and youth are facing some big feelings these days “uncertainty, fear, and anxiety, but at Youth Unlimited we offer a message of hope into every young person’s story”. Burger of the Month Proceeds will go directly towards the cost of Youth Unlimited counselling sessions for youth and young moms. Their counselling program provides counselling sessions for youth with trained therapists, offering emotional, mental, psychological, and relational support to youth at a time when they so desperately need it.

The vision of Central Alberta Youth Unlimited is hope and wholeness for all youth. Staff are in 7 local communities serving in the core areas of: Innovative Centres, Critical Care (Youth Housing; Counselling; and support for pregnant and parenting young women), Community Outreach, Trips Camps and Events, Leadership Development, and Marketplace Initiatives.

Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Jerel helped us deliver $786 to Central Alberta Youth Unlimited. Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guests for our Burger of the Month program month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $95,000 to local charities over the past 58 months! THANK-YOU!

The December Burger of the Month in Lacombe is “Holy Moly”, created in collaboration with local guest chef Edna Mcleod! It includes grilled marinated chicken breast, guajillo mole sauce, grilled pineapple, iceberg lettuce, onion, and beefsteak tomato, on a garlic butter toasted brioche bun with a cherry tomato! $2 from every burger sold will go directly to the Lacombe Food Bank.

For more information contact:

Jerel Peters

Executive Director

Central Alberta Youth Unlimited

403.348.7205

jerelp@cayu.ca

Kim Kay

Community Relations

Cilantro and Chive

403.597.2127

https://sardp.ca/programs-services/food-bank/

Our Red Deer Burger of the Month for December – in support of RDP students

November 30, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Red Deer, Red Deer Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

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our Red Deer DECEMBER Burger of the Month

“𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍”

Created in collaboration with local guest Chef Savannah Snow from Red Deer Polytechnic

Poblano pepper and cocoa rubbed brisket, smokey bbq sauce, shredded jalapeño jack cheese, texas slaw with orange-chili dressing, fried banana peppers, frickle chip, and pickled yellow mustard seed on a toasted brioche bun!

$2 from every Lone Star burger sold goes towards Savannah’s local charity of choice – the Student’s Association Foodbank

More from Savannah on why she chose the SA Foodbank :

“The Students’ Association Food Bank was established in 1995 to help combat food insecurity in students. Covid has had a heavy impact on students and their finances, especially international students that are paying twice as much as a domestic student and are only allowed to work 20 hours a week off campus.

On top of Covid, students this year have seen a significant increase in their fees on top of the standard tuition increase. All of this amounts to students being unable to feed themselves and their families, ultimately putting their education on the back burner.

The SA Food Bank provides hampers once a semester, at any point given we’ve received an application. We also provide special Christmas hampers to make sure students are eating over the break. We accommodate different health and religious diets; Anything we can’t purchase will be covered by gift cards included in the hamper.

Though the numbers have yet to be finalized, this year has been one of the busiest for our Food Bank, and we’re finding that we’re struggling to keep up with the requests. Any help from the community will result in more students reaching graduation and keeping their children fed and healthy.”

Available for DINE-IN or CURBSIDE PICK-UP in our Red Deer location

for the month of December!

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Right in the feels! Edna helps us give back to the local Lacombe Food Bank this month

November 30, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Lacombe, Lacombe Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

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our Lacombe DECEMBER Burger of the Month

“𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗘!”

created in collaboration with guest Chef Edna Macleod of Oodles of Chocolates

Grilled marinated chicken breast, guajillo cocoa mole (moh-lay) sauce, grilled pineapple, iceberg, onion, and beefsteak tomato, on a garlic butter toasted brioche bun!

$2 from every burger sold will go directly to Edna’s local charity of choice – the Lacombe Food Bank

Words from Edna on why she chose the local food bank :

“Many years ago I worked in a small grocery store in Red Deer. One day, shortly before Christmas, an older man came into the store and asked me if he gave me $100 if I would put together everything one would need for a turkey dinner and deliver it to an address he provided.

I said sure and quickly put together all the fixings for a delicious Christmas dinner along with some extra treats. After work I grabbed the box and headed off to the address he had provided.

I walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. A young man answered the door with 2 small children in tow. I handed him the box and told him the story about the man coming into the store.

With tears running down his face he thanked me profusely and told me he had thought that there would not be a Christmas dinner.

I have never forgotten that experience. First of all the trust that that man placed in me to not take the money and run and secondly the look on that young Dad’s face. It is possible for any of us to have circumstances change in life and to be put in a position where we might need help to put food on our table and it is great to know that the Lacombe Food Bank exists to make sure no one ever goes hungry.”

Available for DINE-IN or CURBSIDE PICK-UP in our Lacombe location

for the month of December!

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sherri@lacombehealthtrust.com

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Giving back to the Lacombe Health Trust with our Burger of the Month!

November 3, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Lacombe, Lacombe Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

The timing couldn’t be better to salute our local hospital and all the caring and compassionate staff that have continued to show up in incredible ways throughout the pandemic. Our October Guest Chef in Lacombe is just as passionate about community as she is for her job in the ER.

ER Nurse at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre Taryn McCrank served as our Guest Chef, helping to create the “Supercrunch”. It included crispy tempura fried chicken, grilled pepper bacon, spicy pepperoncini jam, fresh beefsteak tomato, cilantro, green onion, mixed greens, mary rose sauce on garlic butter toasted brioche bun. Finished with a pepperoncini bamboo pick. $2 from every “Supercrunch” burger is going directly towards Taryn’s charity of choice – the Lacombe Health Trust.

Taryn is proud of the close-knit feel of our community, and althouh her job is often tough, she loves her career and the opportunities it has afforded her to meet, get to know, and care for community members. In terms of Taryn’s selection of the Lacombe Health Trust to be on the receiving end of funds she pointed to wanting to further support the community “to directly influence and improve the healthcare that is provided to members of our community, directly benefiting our neighbours, friends and family”.

The volunteer Board of Trustees of the Lacombe Health Trust are tasked to mobilize resources and fund projects, equipment and education for health care workers and clients at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre. Projects are typically driven by the hospital needs, with the hospital approaching the Board with requests. Currently the Health Trust is working with the Lacombe Hospital and Alberta Health Services to update and improve the intake area of the hospital. The BOTM proceeds will help with that work.

Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Taryn helped us deliver $1350 to the Lacombe Health Trust today (Wednesday, November 3rd). Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guests for our Burger of the Month program month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $90,000 to local charities over the past 57 months! THANK-YOU!

The November Burger of the Month in Lacombe is “Takes two to Mango”, created in collaboration with local guest chef Jerel Peters! It includes an Alberta beef smash patty, spiced pork patty, queso fresco, Monterey jack quesadilla strips, mango salsa, iceberg lettuce, beefsteak tomato, and shaved onion on a garlic butter toasted brioche bun with a dried mango. $2 from every Lacombe BOTM sold goes directly to Jerel’s cause of choice, Central Alberta Youth Unlimited.

For more information contact:

Sherri O’Muir

Communications Co-ordinator

Lacombe Health Trust

403.318.4095

Taryn McCrank

Lacombe Hospital & Care Centre

taryn.jason@gmail.com

Kim Kay

Community Relations

Cilantro and Chive

403.597.2127

hello@ashleyjacksonstudios.com

Lacombe ER Nuse Taryn Hancock served as October Guest Chef at our Lacombe location, co-creating the “Supercrunch”. It included crispy tempura fried chicken, grilled pepper bacon, spicy pepperoncini jam, fresh beefsteak tomato, cilantro, green onion, mixed greens, mary rose sauce on garlic butter toasted brioche bun. Finished with a pepperoncini bamboo pick. $2 from every “Supercrunch” burger is going directly towards Taryn’s charity of choice – the Lacombe Health Trust.

HECKYEAH Ashley Jackson! Results from our October Burger of the Month!

November 1, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Red Deer, Red Deer Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

“I can’t wait to eat a lifetime worth of burgers this month!” HECK YEAH Ashley Jackson! Those words, that energy, that determination, all sum up our October Red Deer Guest Chef beautifully. We were equally as jacked as local photographer Ashley Jackson for her October Burger of the Month “Stacked Up”!

It included roasted brussel sprout and walnut pesto, gorgonzola cheese, beef and pork blended smash patties, prosciutto, fresh apple slices, shredded white cheddar cheese and lays salt n vinegar chips on salt n’ vinegar dusted and toasted potato roll. $2 from every “Stacked Up” burger sold is going directly to Ashley’s charity of choice -the new Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health through the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

When we asked Ashley why she selected the new Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health that is being built in Calgary, she pointed to a stat that has stayed with her “1 in 5 children and adolescents in Canada are currently struggling with mental health issues”. Ashley knows that mental health support and resources at a young age will have life long positive impacts for patients, their loved ones, and our communities and that’s a cause she wants to get behind.

The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation points to a few other alarming stats when talking about the need for the new centre. “70% of mental health issues start in childhood”, and “suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people aged 10-24”. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2022, the Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health will include a Walk-in-Clinic to help children, teens and families with urgent mental health and substance abuse concerns. It will provide intensive treatment options, offering individual, group and family therapy to help young people manage escalating issues and prevent the need for hospitalization. A pediatric Day Hospital is also part of the Centre, providing therapy and support for young people to transition from a hospital admission back to home and community life, allowing for intensive therapy during the day, and kids to sleep in the comfort of their own beds at night. It will reduce the length of hospital stays, and help ensure a smooth transition back to home, school, and community.

Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Ashley helped us hand over $1613 to Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation today (Monday, November 1st). Included in that total is $385 Ashley collected in cash donations! Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guest’s month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $90,000 to local charities over the past 57 months! THANK-YOU!

The November Burger of the Month in Red Deer is the “Berkburger” created in collaboration with local Guest Chef “Berkley” from the Blackfalds Bulldogs! It includes an Alberta beef smash patty, blueberry BBQ sauce, torn chicken, grilled pineapple slice, shredded white cheddar, pickled red onions, and roasted garlic aioli on a garlic butter brushed brioche bun with ketchup seasoning. $2 from every “Berkburger” sold goes directly to the Bulldogs Community Foundation!

For more information contact:

Melanie Sortland

Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

403.955.8857

msortland@achf.com

Ashley Jackson

Ashley Jackson Studios

403.

Kim Kay

Cilantro and Chive

403.597.2127

Ashley Jackson co-created “Stacked Up”! It included roasted brussel sprout and walnut pesto, gorgonzola cheese, beef and pork blended smash patties, prosciutto, fresh apple slices, shredded white cheddar cheese and lays salt n vinegar chips on salt n’ vinegar dusted and toasted potato roll. $2 from every “Stacked Up” burger sold is going directly to Ashley’s charity of choice -the new Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health through the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Supporting the Central Alberta Youth Unlimited with our Lacombe Burger of the Month!

October 31, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Lacombe, Lacombe Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

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our Lacombe NOVEMBER Burger of the Month – Created in collaboration with local guest chef Jerel Peters!

“𝑻𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑺 𝑻𝑾𝑶 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑶”

Alberta beef smash patty, spiced pork patty, queso fresco, monterey jack quesadilla strips, mango salsa, iceberg lettuce, beefsteak tomato, and shaved onion on a garlic butter toasted brioche bun with a dried mango

$2 from every Lacombe BOTM sold goes directly to the Central Alberta Youth Unlimited/YFC

Here’s some words from Jerel on Central Alberta Youth Unlimited :

“I have served with Youth Unlimited since 2003, and whether I am connecting with youth or leading staff to do the same, there’s not much I would rather do. In 2018 I became the Executive Director for Youth Unlimited and the support from the community in Lacombe has been incredible. The vision of Central Alberta Youth Unlimited is hope and wholeness for all youth.

Youth and Young Families are facing so much uncertainty, fear, and anxiety, but at Youth Unlimited we offer a message of hope into every young person’s story. As a non-profit organization we thrive through the donations of individuals, businesses, and groups.

All of the funds donated through the Burger of the Month in November will go directly towards the cost of Youth Unlimited counselling sessions for youth and young mom’s. The counselling program at Central Alberta Youth Unlimited provides counselling sessions for youth with trained therapists, offering emotional, mental, psychological and relational support to our youth at a time when they so desperately need it.”

Available for the month of November, only in our Lacombe location!

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#HECKYEAH

Barkley and the Blackfalds Bulldogs assist with our Red Deer Burger of the Month!

October 31, 2021/0 Comments/in Blog, Red Deer, Red Deer Burger of the Month/by Cilantro and Chive

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our Red Deer NOVEMBER Burger of the Month!

Created in collaboration with local guest chef “Barkley” the brand new mascot from the Blackfalds Bulldogs!

the “𝑩𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑩𝑼𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑹”

Alberta beef smash patty, blueberry BBQ sauce torn chicken, grilled pineapple slice, shredded white cheddar, pickled red onions and roasted garlic aioli on a garlic butter brushed brioche bun with ketchup seasoning.

$2 from every Barkburger sold goes directly to the Blackfalds Bulldogs Foundation!

A few words from Dustin Moore, the Bulldogs Foundation Director :

“Building an AJHL franchise from scratch is no small feat and the Blackfalds Bulldogs have added an element that very few junior hockey teams across Canada have.

In April 2021, the Bulldogs Foundation was born. With the vision of owners Doug Quinn and Jodie Schreiner, the Bulldogs Foundation’s mission is to have a positive impact on the Blackfalds and Central Alberta communities.

The Bulldogs Foundation is looking forward to supporting various community partners – from health and wellness, education, grassroots youth sport, animals, and finally supporting our own Bulldogs Scholarship Fund.

With the Bulldogs Scholarship Fund, we want to give back to the players who are invested in our community. The goals outlined above will be achieved through our great donor partners, fundraising events, and team volunteer hours, among many other community events throughout the season.

We are currently building the Foundation from ground zero and creating our strategic direction. We look forward to supporting our community, being a teammate, and creating a Bulldogs legacy in the Central Alberta Community.”

Starts Monday November 1st, only in our RED DEER

location!

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