The Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub was on hand for Burgers to Beat MS Day at A&W in Prince Albert. (Facebook/Klassic Kruizers Kar Club)

By Rob Mahon

Burgers Beat MS

Prince Albert A&Ws raise over $4,000 on Burgers to Beat MS Day

Aug 19, 2022 | 4:00 PM

People stopping by either A&W location in Prince Albert for lunch on Thursday might have been waiting a little bit longer in line than usual. They shouldn’t worry though. Their extra wait was because so many people were coming out for a good cause.

Aug. 18 was A&W’s Burgers to Beat MS Day across Canada, and that included the Prince Albert locations. As part of the efforts to beat multiple sclerosis, $2 from every Teen Burger, double Teen Burger, and Beyond Teen Burger went to research and support for multiple sclerosis.

“Both locations combined was $1,798,” said Jeanette Vyslaar, who manages A&W restaurants in Prince Albert and Saskatoon. “Donations collected, it was $2251.79. All of those numbers combined, both locations raised $4049.79.”

This was the 14^th year A&W has held their Burgers to Beat MS Day across the country. Over the first 13 years, they’ve raised $17 million so far. Their goal this year was to raise another $1.5 million across the entire country.

Part of the festivities in Prince Albert this year included the Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub, who showed up at the A&W on Marquis Road to help promote and support the event. Their support was just a small part of what turned out to be a very busy and highly successful day for the restaurants in Prince Albert.

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“It’s really exciting,” Vyslaar said. “It’s great to see all the people come out for the car shows and to support a good charity cause. All the funds go to MS, and it’s just great that people come out and get to enjoy a Teen Burger while looking at the classic cars and supporting a community event.”

According to A&W’s website, Canada has one of the world’s highest rates of MS, with over 90,000 Canadians affected by the disease. Each person might experience a very different set of symptoms with MS, ranging from fatigue, dizziness, (muscle) weakness, impaired sensation, vision loss, mood changes, and cognitive impairment. The cause is unknown, and there is no cure yet, though A&W hopes their efforts will help change this.

“That would be a great thing, if we found a cure and we were able to help do that,” Vyslaar said.

According to the MS Society of Canada, most people are diagnosed with MS sometime between age 20 and age 49. After that, the disease will affect them the rest of their lives.

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