Burger Wars returns to Greater Sudbury in July
Sudbury Burger Wars 2025 begins, with $3/burger supporting L'Arche Sudbury programs and organizers aiming to top last year's $26,000.
Sudbury Burger Wars is shifting from August to July this year, with 30 local hospitality businesses set to feature specialty burgers from July 1 to 31. A portion of the proceeds will support L'Arche Sudbury, an organization that provides housing and community programs for people with and without intellectual disabilities.
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Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre takes a bite of the first burger of the 2025 Sudbury Burger Wars at a kick-off event on May 28, 2025 - National Burger Day. (Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News Northern Ontario)
The annual fundraiser, launched in 2019 by the late Mitch Spiegel, originally supported NEO Kids. Last year, it redirected funds to L'Arche Sudbury, raising $26,000. Organizers aim to generate at least $35,000 in 2024, with $3 from each burger sold going to the cause.
Gerry Lougheed, a Burger Wars spokesperson, announced a matching donation initiative by the Lougheed Foundation.
'Geoffrey said, 'Well, you and your grandson (Kiran) have such a great time. We should kind of support that,'' Lougheed said at the launch event on Wednesday, May 28 – National Burger Day.
'So today, he and I decided the first $25,000 will match... We're hoping to generate in excess of $50,000.'
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Gerry Lougheed, a spokesperson for Sudbury Burger Wars and head of the Lougheed Foundation, announces that the first $25,000 raised by the 2025 burger wars will be matched at a kick-off event on May 28, 2025 - National Burger Day. (Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Hope to build another site
L'Arche Sudbury currently operates three homes and a community participation program. The organization is fundraising for a fourth location – a 28-unit accessible residence on Bancroft Drive, estimated to cost $30 million.
Jennifer Cawley Caruso, board chair of L'Arche Sudbury, said the capital campaign has secured about $2 million so far.
'We need commitment from the provincial government and from the federal government to help us in this endeavour,' she said.
'That's a work in progress... There's more than one way to do things and so we're exploring two or three different ways at the moment.'
Burger Wars 2025 Sudbury
A kick-off event for the 2025 Sudbury Burger Wars was held at L'Arche Sudbury on May 28, 2025. (Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News Northern Ontario)
For more details, visit SudburyBurgerWars.com.
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