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Mr. Mikes Good Deeds Program Be Wary of
Offers That Sound
As many of you know, MR. MIKES is one of Martensville’s hottest new places to
‘Too Good to Be True’
unwind and indulge with good food and good company. Not only is MR.MIKES providing
Ciara O’Reilly, Martensville Messenger
great service to the public at their new location, but are also going a few steps further
within our community. MR. MIKES is involved with supporting our local KidSport™
program and is donating 20% of all dessert sales into it. This will be going on for the entire
month of December. Make sure you come in to enjoy some dessert and support a great
cause.
Also taking place this holiday season is MR. MIKES’s ‘Deeds Well Done’
program. This program began on November 14th and will be running up until December
31st, so you have plenty of time to get some good deeds done and be rewarded for doing
so. Here’s how it works: Nominate someone who you feel has really gone out of their way
for the community; this person will be caring, thoughtful, and truly unselfish. Good deed
doers need to know that they are recognized and appreciated, so winners of this program
will be set to receive a $100 gift card to MR. MIKES restaurant and will also receive $500
for the charity of their choice. Not only will the good deed doers be rewarded, but those
who nominated them and appreciated the works of a Good Samaritan will receive a $10
MR. MIKE’s gift card upon nomination.
As one can already tell, MR. MIKES is a proud supporter of local community
initiatives. “We want to be a part of the community and do our share with sponsorships
and fundraising. In our other locations like Saskatoon, it is so big that sometimes you get
lost in the mix but here we would like to be more upfront and as part of the community as
we can,” says Jason Danroth, General Manager.
If you know someone who should be recognized, make sure to visit www.
deedswelldone.com to submit your entries and review contest rules. Thanks for your
support, MR. MIKES!
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ABOVE: MR. MIKES General Manager, Jason Danroth. (Ciara O’Reilly)
Shanine Sealey, Martensville Messenger
Although this time of year is
essentially about being kind to others and
giving back to those less fortunate, some
tend to take advantage of others’ generous
natures. There are many variations of holiday
“grinches”; however, one common theme
this year appears to be through social media
platforms.
One particular one that I have seen
numerous times lately while scrolling through
my Facebook news feed is the “Holiday
Wine Bottle Exchange”. While the offer
sounds extremely enticing, especially for us
wine fans, typically if it sounds too good to
be true….it is! In this offer, it states that the
exchange requires somewhere between six
and 36 wine lovers, and that “you only have
to buy one bottle of wine, worth about $15
or more, and send it to another wine lover.”
By doing this, it states that you
will “receive from six to 36 wine
bottles in return, depending on
how many drinkers join.”
This and others like it (gift
card exchange, book exchange,
etc.), are a new variation of a
pyramid scheme, and many that
participate in these offers, often
end up with nothing in return for
their participation. Another thing
to be cautious about is providing
your personal information, such
as your address to strangers.
This year, there have
already been warnings on various
Martensville community Facebook
pages, urging others to avoid
participating in a similar offer, the
“Secret Sister Gift Exchange”. In
this offer, participants are asked
to send a $10 gift and in return
will receive up to 36 gifts, once
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again depending on how many take part.
Not only are these offers
dangerous, but pyramid selling is also
illegal in Canada. According to the
Competition Bureau of Canada, “A
scheme of pyramid selling is illegal
under the Competition Act. It is a multilevel marketing plan that includes either
compensation for recruitment, required
purchases as a condition of participation,
inventory loading, or the lack of a buyback guarantee on reasonable commercial
terms.”
In the end, you may be better off
organizing a gift exchange with a group of
friends, or co-workers, where you know
who your personal information is going to,
and who you are dealing with. Be careful
this holiday season!
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May the true meaning
of the holiday season
fill your heart and home
with many blessings.
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