Pizza Do-Gooders Category
‘Pizza makes people happy’: LISTEN to Adam Elzer on feeding NYC’s COVID first-responders
Posted on April 1, 2020 1 Comment
by Will Pollock • contact Will (ATLANTA/NEW YORK, 1 April 2020) Even though Frank McGurrin wrote “Now is the time for good men to come to the aid of their country” as filler text in 1918 he was actually foreshadowing of Adam Elzer and Perry Rahbar. Elzer and Rahbar founded Everyday Hospitality […]
October is National Pizza Month. Let’s Celebrate!
Posted on October 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
Every October, we in these United States celebrate America’s fave dish. Like we need an excuse to eat pizza, right? National Pizza Month means we focus on the nitty gritty of pie-making. So, in the spirit of encouraging you to buy the book, make your pizza fresh and help a worthy cause, here’s what you […]
Living Up to Philly’s Nickname ‘City of Brotherly Love’
Posted on July 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
(pictured above: Rosa’s Pizza owner Mason Wartman standing in front of gifted $1 post-it pizza coupons. photo credit: Mason Wartman via People.com) Philadelphia has a very special joint called Rosa’s Pizza & Grill where patrons can purchase slices of pizza for homeless people for $1. To date, the restaurant has given away more than 10,000 slices of […]
[VIDEO] Amazing Showing in Bethel for SCOTTY Fund & ‘Pizza for Good’
Posted on June 5, 2015 1 Comment
So many folks to thank for helping pull together this video. In no particular order: Rachel, Chris, Ethan & Spencer Brown Kyle Bowman Linda Anderson & SCOTTY Fund Perry Anastasakis & Famous Pizza (#Doughnators) Arno Hunter Myers Our army of event volunteers in Bethel Thanks for sharing this video with your network! I want to show […]
On #EarthDay, #NoFoodWasted
Posted on April 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
Tom Colicchio is one of my Foodie Heroes, and today is a good example of that. It’s Earth Day and we’re talking about how to waste less food. Join me at 1pm to chat & send qs with #NoFoodWasted pic.twitter.com/Z1r8c0vMlG — Tom Colicchio (@tomcolicchio) April 22, 2015 Food waste is a huge problem in this […]
Next Saturday: ‘Pizza for Good’ in Bethel, Conn. for SCOTTY Fund
Posted on April 12, 2015 Leave a Comment
More about SCOTTY Fund on their website: The goal of the SCOTTY Fund is two-fold. First, to help erase the financial burden associated with a critical illness. Grant money is given to children for medical expenses, transportation and other ancillary costs associated with the illness. Secondly, to provide family support including nightly meals, child care, […]
#QuotableMondays: Patricia Arquette Steals the Oscar Evening
Posted on February 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
You might call it an “Actor’s Barn-burner.” At last night’s Oscar ceremony, Patricia Arquette won for Best Supporting Actress in a film called “Boyhood.” The film is basically unprecedented in that it was shot over a period of 12 years with the same cast members. (read more) But it was her speech that charged up […]
‘Pizza with a Purpose’: CPK Giving Back in California
Posted on October 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
(big h/t to Eric Torrey)
‘Slice Out Hunger’ TONIGHT in New York City’s Soho District
Posted on October 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Do Good, Eat Pizza TONIGHT at 6 PM $1 slices help the hungry. All proceeds to @foodbank4nyc! http://t.co/2VfqjUVQk3 @SliceOutHunger #pizza — Brunetti Pizza (@BrunettiPizza) October 8, 2014 As I’ve come to find out, Scott Wiener is a man after my own heart. Scott—an accomplished author and world-record holder for largest pizza-box collection—leads an event called […]
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