For the second consecutive holiday season, MR MIKES® SteakhouseCasual is paying it forward through their “Deeds Well Done” community program. From November 17 to December 31, guests are encouraged to nominate fellow community members’ good deeds. A nominated “good deed doer” will be randomly selected in each community and will receive $500 from MR MIKES® to donate to a local registered charity of their choice. In total, MR MIKES® will donate $12,000 to charities in 24 communities across British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan this season.
“It’s easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of the holiday season and forget what the holidays are really about,” says Mike Cordoba, CEO, RAMMP Hospitality Brands Inc., the company behind MR MIKES®.
“We launched our ‘Deeds Well Done’ program to encourage the spirit of giving. No deed is too big or too small, and we look forward to challenging communities across Western Canada to share the stories of their unsung heroes.”
This year, to spread the spirit of “Deeds Well Done,” many MR MIKES restaurants will be supporting their own local communities with good deeds ranging from a warm-clothing drive to fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer and collecting food for the local food banks.
Nominations have started pouring in, and MR MIKES® couldn’t be happier to see the community spirit in Yorkton. One nomination in particular has stood out so far: “Maureen heads up Guardian Angel Animal Rescue in Yorkton (GARR). GAAR is a no-kill rescue that finds homes for stray and unwanted animals in and around Yorkton. Our family has benefitted personally from her work, as not only was our pet adopted from GAAR, but Maureen was our pets’ foster until we adopted him. Not only does her work save the lives of so many animals, but it blesses the lives of all of the families who find their new family members through her organization. She has dedicated so much passion and energy and time to this cause and to our community. “
With all 24 MR MIKES® SteakhouseCasual restaurants participating, some amazing deeds will be celebrated in 2014. Please share your “Deeds Well Done” stories with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @MrMikesOnline, using the hashtag #deedswelldone. To nominate a “Good Deed Doer” please visit mrmikes.ca
Established in 1960, with its first restaurant on Granville Street in Vancouver, the MR MIKES® brand is well known and loved for its 54-year heritage, quality and affordable menu, and unique style. MR MIKES® has operations in 24 locations across Western Canada, and plans to open another 24 locations over the next seven years with recent restaurant openings in Regina and Prince Albert, and another set for Saskatoon beginning of 2015. Dauphin, Winnipeg, Cochrane, Whitehorse, Hinton and Peace River are locations slated for 2015.
