Former CFL player Michael Klassen offering $5,000 scholarship to restaurant customers
The former CFL player has launched an unconventional scholarship contest through his company, strEATS, a Calgary-based restaurant chain. The promotion, dubbed, “strEAT Cred,” is offering entrants a chance to win a $5,000 prize.
“That’s kind of the vibe and atmosphere we've created in the various strEATS locations. We wanted to do this to give back while at the same time doing something fun with it.” Klassen said the scholarship was something strEATS had worked on for over a year. Initially, the thought was to launch it last spring before the decision was made to do so when students were heading back to school.
Klassen, 32, began working with strEATS in 2017 and opened his own location in April 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic had hit Canada. To date, strEATS has establishments in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and Ontario that specialize in street-style food like tacos, rice bowls, fish and chips and poutine.
“Now, it’s busy all day, every day but it’s a different kind of grind. You’re not necessarily getting beat up on a daily basis, but I'd say there’s just as much stress, a bit more anxiety as well with projects coming up.
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