(February’s Burger of the Month “Two of a Kind”, created in collaboration with local guest chef’s Helen and Alvin Peck.  $2 from every burger sold went directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District, with a total of $1,160 turned over on March 11)

By rdnewsNOW staff

BURGER OF THE MONTH

Burger of the Month raises over $1,100 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District

Mar 12, 2020 | 6:14 AM

LACOMBE- Does it get much better than not one but two guest chef’s and two burgers?

It was a first for our Burger of the Month Program and it was a hit.

Local guest chef’s Alvin and Helen Peck provided the creative inspiration behind “Two of a Kind”, which included two sliders. Slider one was topped with a bacon infused beef patty, jack cheese, caramelized onion, basil aioli, greens, tomato and a pickle, while slider two included jerk chicken with cumin aioli, sesame slaw, lettuce and sweet potato chips on naan bread! $2 from every burger sold in February went directly to the Peck’s charity of choice Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District (BBBSLD).

The Peck’s were keen to support youth in our community and they couldn’t think of an organization that does better work with local young people than BBBS. Alvin Peck points to the impact the programs offered make on kids “The young people are our future and if they have early exposure to community and caring hopefully, they will share that with others as they go through life”.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District is currently working with 162 youth through their various mentoring programs like In School Mentoring, Community Based Mentoring, Tutoring Tuesday, Kids and Kops, Go Girls and Game On. These programs push youth to reach their full potential and help them avoid many risk-taking behaviours; with kids matched with a volunteer staying in school longer, seeing better grades, being more productive, as a result, they are less likely to offend.

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The Peck’s were thrilled to turn over a cheque for $1,160 that BBBSLD will use directly for mentoring programs.

The Burger of the Month program has given back over $60,000 to local charities over the past 37 months.

The March Burger of the Month is the “Date Night”. It includes grilled chicken, date and apple jam, melted brie, apple slices, cucumber slices, spinach and garlic parmesan aioli on a brioche bun! It was created in collaboration with local Guest Chef Brenda Sargeant with $2 from every burger sold going directly to her charity of choice Turning Point Society’s Women’s Program.