Portland Pie Company believes in giving back to the local community whenever possible and throughout the year we work closely with local charities and nonprofits to raise money to benefit a variety of causes. In the past we have worked with the Dream Factory, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Maine Handicapped Skiing, Morrison Development Center, Community Partners, and the Red Cross among others.
This summer, Portland Pie has worked to raise money to benefit Portland Trails and the Maine Cancer Society through various fundraising events.
In May we raised over $1000 to help Portland Trails build a network of multi-use trails in the greater Portland area. Here is what Portland Trails had to say about us:
Portland Pie Company’s commitment to trails and open space in greater Portland has a long history – they began donating pies to the Portland Trails’ “Trail to Ale” 10K Race back in 2005. Portland Trails fans have always enjoyed Portland Pie’s pizza after the race (it is the best in Portland, after all), so we were thrilled when they approached us about partnering for a benefit night. Last Thursday, all three Portland Pie Company locations donated $1 from each pint of Shipyard Brewing Company’s Summer Ale and Export sold to our cause -building a network of multi-use trails in the greater Portland area. And, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to promote the 10K – Portland Pie Company bought a beer for anyone who registered for the race that evening! With proceeds from beer sales and raffle tickets, we’ll receive almost $1000 to support our trail building efforts this year. It’s obvious that pizza, beer and getting outside are a great combination…we’re already talking about doing it again next year!
In addition to partnering up with Portland Trails at the beginning of May, we also worked with Tiffany Crawford to help her raise money for the Maine Cancer Society. Crawford is participating in Tri for a Cure, an annual women only triathlon that raises money for cancer research. Our fundraising event was held on May 20th and through a 50/50 raffle, a regular raffle for various prizes including homemade hoola hoops, a handpainted mailbox, whale watching tickets, and Sea Dogs tickets, and money raised by patrons drinking Sebago Hefeweizen, we raised over $1000. You can still donate directly to Tiffany Crawford’s cause by going to her donation page, http://triforacure.kintera.org.
Check our website and facebook page to find out when our next fundraiser is. We will be holding an event Thursday, August 5 to benefit Maine Handicapped Skiing. The event kicks off a 5pm and will be held at all three Portland Pie Maine locations. There will be live music and $3.00 pints. Stay tuned for more info.