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Its time for the boys (and girls) of summer to take to the field – it’s Little League baseball season again!  We’re looking forward to cheering from the bleachers this year as sponsors of the local league once again.  In 2016, we were honoured to sponsor Hastings Community Little League and the Canadian Little League Championships that saw the Hastings team head to nationals and ultimately on to the Little League World Series.  What a great season!

Hoping that this weather clears up soon so the grass can dry and our little sluggers can play ball!

Opening day at Hastings Little League is Saturday, April 8th at Richard Saunders Field at Hastings Park.

Milkshakes have been one of our most popular menu items since we opened in March 2013.  They’re also an item that people are quite passionate about.  Everyone has an opinion – thick or thin, chocolate or vanilla, whipped cream or not.

What makes our milkshakes different than others?  We pride ourselves on using the best quality ingredients.  For us that means Birchwood Dairy ice cream which is a premium variety with a high butterfat content.
For milk, we use Avalon Homogenized, ice cold poured from glass bottles.  We add flavours like our house-made butterscotch or chocolate sauce, fresh strawberries or coffee syrup.  We focus on flavours and keeping it real.  You’ll taste the difference, we’re sure.

We always serve our milkshakes with the metal mixing cup too.  If you take your milkshake to go, you’ll get everything in one cup – that’s probably easier anyway.

While there’s snow in the forecast for this weekend, we’re thinking spring and starting to hire up for the coming high season.  If you’re interested in seasonal or year-round work as a soda jerk or cashier/dish washer we’re having a hiring fair this weekend!

Soda Jerk applicants should have customer service experience – preferably in food but not necessarily. Soda Jerks make ice cream treats, serve sodas, operate the cash register and clean up – everyone cleans.  Soda Jerks ensure that Glenburn customers are enjoying their experience and that their treats are made just right.  You’re creative, fun and hard-working and willing to commit to us for a minimum of 6 months (in some capacity). Full time and part time positions are available for the summer and part time year round is also an option. Opportunity to attend special events and catering is also available to soda jerks.  Compensation: competitive wages, tips, free ice cream, staff discount and extended medical and dental benefits (waiting period and minimum number of hours).

Cashier/Dishwasher applicants should be willing to work in back of house or up front – friendly and flexible to do what is needed to make the shoppe run smoothly. This could be your first job or you might be old hat at this type of thing but above all else, customers come first and you’re always willing to help.
Compensation: competitive wage, tips, free ice cream, staff discount and extended medical and dental benefits (waiting period and minimum number of hours).

Interested in Joining the Glenburn Team?
If you’d like to attend our hiring fair on Sunday, February 26, please send your resume to ron@glenburnsoda.com by Saturday, Feb 25, 5pm.  We will respond with the time on Sunday. We won’t be able to offer interviews to applicants without first receiving your resume so please don’t skip that step!

Not able to make it this week? Please email in your resume and we can work out a time to meet.

Treat your sweetheart to a trip to the soda fountain this Valentine’s Day and try our special “We Love Lucy” menu.  Only available Feb 11 – 14.

We were back at the Global TV studio this weekend this time for the Saturday Sips segment and in support of Hot Chocolate Festival.  We had a great time demoing our current and upcoming week’s flavours – “All That & a Bag” of Chips  and “Float Your Boat”.  Joined by our littlest soda jerk, Scarlett, we offered sweet treats for hosts Lynn Colliar and Jay Janower.

Watch the segment here: http://globalnews.ca/video/embed/3197364/

Response from the segment has been great and we were overwhelmed with folks coming to try the treats for themselves on Saturday. Today, we’re running short of supplies so our Hot Chocolate feature will likely sell out by mid-afternoon. We’ll replenish for Tuesday night so don’t despair – there will be time to try this week’s special.  The next flavour starts Thursday.

With all the excitement of Hot Chocolate Fest and our weekly sundae specials, don’t forget that we still have some fun reasons to head to Glenburn in January.

1. 17% Discount Coupon. Show this post or one of our Twitter or Facebook posts featuring our special discount coupon and receive 17% off.  This coupon doesn’t apply to Hot Chocolate Fest items or gift certificates but just about anything else is a-ok!  You can use it multiple times throughout the month of January only.

2. Happy Hours. We launched Happy Hours back in the fall and they continue until the end of January.  From 3-6pm three days a week, each day has a different special. Here’s what you can save on for the rest of this month:

• Wednesdays – Banana or Banoffee Splits – $2 off
• Thursdays – Two for one cones – any size
• Fridays – Hand-mixed sodas for just $1 each

We hope you can take advantage of these special savings before they’re gone for another year!

For the week of January 3 – 8, our Sundae Special features Nutella hot fudge (which is also our sundae sauce of the month) and marshmallow Fluff on vanilla ice cream with a waffle cone crunch, toasted hazelnuts and whipped cream.  The folks at Nutella say that its a great way to start the day – we believe its also a great way to finish the day – see if you agree!

The annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival starts soon and we’re excited to be involved for the 3rd year.  If you’re not familiar with HC Fest, its just about the best festival you could imagine – dozens of hot chocolate interpretations served up by best chocolatiers, cafes, bakers and dessert spots.  Each hot chocolate is accompanied by a snack on the side – could it get better?!

The festival runs for 4 weeks so there’s plenty of time to try several offerings and decide which is your favourite. There’s a social media contest and a sweet reward for your efforts.

We’ll be offering 4 different hot chocolates this time around – one per week.  The festival starts January 19 and wraps up on Valentine’s Day.  Mark your calendar and check out www.hotchocolatefest.com for the big reveal of all the participants and their menus.

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