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(From L-R: Cilantro and Chive Assistant Manager Danika Foesier, Cilantro and Chive Owner Kim Kay, CACAC CEO Mark Jones, January BOTM Guest Chef Lacombe Police Constable Josh Smith, Cilantro and Chive Owner Rieley Kay)
CILANTRO & CHIVE

Burger of the Month raises over $1,200 for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

Feb 12, 2020 | 7:43 AM

RED DEER- The coffee and donut jokes come along with the uniform, but our January Guest Chef Lacombe Police Constable Josh Smith was all for cranking those jokes up for a great cause – the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC).

Constable Smith helped create “The Blue Line” burger, an Alberta beef patty, smoked cheddar, aged cheddar, 2 strips of bacon, Irving’s Farm Fresh back bacon, coffee BBQ sauce, leaf lettuce, onion ring, all on a glazed donut bun. $2 from every burger sold went directly to his charity of choice the CACAC.

Thanks to the incredible support of our Burger of the Month program, Constable Smith handed over a cheque for $1,271.

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre works to support, protect and advocate for children affected by abuse, whether that be emotional, sexual, or physical, neglect or endangerment.

In just over two years the not for profit organization has supported over 840 children from 74 central Alberta communities, 25 from Lacombe alone.

The Burger of the Month program has given back over $60,000 to local charities over the past 36 months.

February’s Burger of the Month is “Two of a Kind”, created in collaboration with local guest chef’s Helen and Alvin Peck. It includes two sliders, slider one is topped with a bacon infused beef patty, jack cheese, caramelized onion, basil aioli, greens, tomato and a pickle, while slider two includes jerk chicken with cumin aioli, sesame slaw, lettuce and sweet potato chips on naan bread.

$2 from every burger sold will go directly towards the Peck’s charity of choice, Lacombe and District Big Brothers Big Sisters.