Mealshare, a national social enterprise on a mission to help end youth hunger, has announced its new ongoing national partnership with A&W Canada.
For every Mealshare item purchased at an A&W location, one simple healthy meal will be provided to a youth in need.
The partnership has a goal of sharing 1,250,000 meals per year. All of A&W’s 1,000 locations across Canada are participating in the campaign.
Meals are provided through Mealshare’s network of 450 local charity partners across Canada. Eighty per cent of Mealshare’s financial support stays in local communities where the Mealshare Item was purchased, and 20% goes internationally to Save the Children.
The program works for A&W customers in the following way:
• On ‘Mealshare Mondays’, customers can order a Cheddar Bacon Uncle Burger Combo and one meal will be provided to a youth in need through Mealshare.
• Any day of the week, customers can “Make it a Mealshare” by adding $1.00 to their order. When customers do this, one meal will be provided to a youth in need through Mealshare.
• Customers can participate in-restaurant, through drive-thru, or by using the mobile app.
“A&W is an amazing organization and a leader in the industry through its many environmental and social initiatives,” said Mealshare co-founder Jeremy Bryant. “The support of A&W restaurants will make a huge impact for Mealshare and all the youth we support across the entire country”.
“Our national partnership with Mealshare will help us make a bigger difference with our operators and their teams across the country,” said A&W Canada CEO Susan Senecal “ Local franchisees from coast to coast are excited to be a part of this program because they’ve seen first-hand the needs in their communities and how these programs can provide immediate benefit and support.No child should ever go hungry, especially in a country like Canada, so we’re thrilled that we can be a part of this initiative.”