Kindersley’s Ron and Brandi Cales receive Good Deeds Award

By Joan Janzen
joanjanzen@yahoo.com

It’s always great to hear about someone in the community who has received special recognition. This was certainly true when Ron and Brandi Cales of Panago Pizza in Kindersley were the Maple Leaf Foods Good Deeds Award recipients. Maple Leaf Food Service recognizes good deeds in foodservice.

If you walk into Panago Pizza, you will be sure to receive a friendly greeting from either Ron, Brandi or a staff member. They are not only generous with their smiles, but they offer generosity towards local organizations who ask for help. Maple Leaf said, “Serving up smiles with slices is how Panago in Kindersley decided to #DishGoodDeeds in their community.”

They went on to say, “Ron and Brandi Cales have gone above and beyond to support their community.” The couple was nominated by their business development manager and notified of their award on July 27. They were one of six businesses across Canada to receive the monetary award.

“It was a very nice surprise,” Ron said, about the award which they shared with another Panago store. Ron and Brandi have operated Panago in Kindersley since October 2013, and have always helped out in their community wherever they could. “We feel you have to give back. Without volunteers, the world doesn’t go very far.”

Ron explained that Panago encourages giving to communities as much as possible. “When we first started doing it, it was a little here and there, and then we started to put our name out there more and more, giving more and more. It felt great. Giving to these small events helps them out as much as they help you out down the line,” Ron said.

Supporting the “shop local” campaign is important to Ron and Brandi, and they try to help out as best as they can, both in Kindersley and in the smaller surrounding communities. “All those little communities need the support just as much as the bigger places,” Ron said, adding that giving to those events enables that organization or sporting group to help out, creating a positive chain reaction throughout the community.

Ron and Brandi like to be involved in everything that’s going on in town and want to be involved with people outside of Kindersley who support their business. “We want to support everyone who supports us,” Ron concluded.