Mellow Mushroom Donates 20k Pizzas to Charities and Frontline Workers

Mellow Mushroom
Published: November 30th, 2020

November 30, 2020 // Franchising.com // Atlanta, Ga. - Mellow Mushroom restaurants in 125 cities across the U.S. donated more than 20k pizzas during its A Pie for A Pie™ community giving program held earlier this year. The pies helped to feed the more than 85 charities and frontline workers serving those affected by COVID-19.

During the A Pie for A Pie event, for every pizza purchased by a guest at their local restaurant, Mellow Mushroom donated a pizza to an area charity or organization.

“We are so thankful for every person who came to a Mellow Mushroom and purchased a pie to support a local charity and the frontline workers,” said Anne Mejia, Mellow Mushroom Vice President Brand Development. “We are grateful that Mellow Mushroom store owners are part of the fabric of the communities where Mellow Mushrooms are located and we’re happy to give back to the people and organizations in those communities.”

The Mushroom Council and HGI partnered with Mellow Mushroom to make the program possible.

List of cities and charities or 2020

Store Name - Organization/Charity
Group 1

• Orlando - Bags of Hope
• I-Drive - Bags of Hope
• Winter Park -Bags of Hope
• Sanford - Central Florida Regional Hospital
• Mt Dora - Police & Fire Departments
• Pt Orange - Police & Fire Departments
• Lincoln - Bryan Health
• St Louis - Schnucks Supermarkets
• Cottleville - STAT - St. Charles All Together

Group 2

• Paducah - Paducah-McCracken Co United Way
• Wilmington - First Fruit Ministries
• Wrightsville Beach - First Fruit Ministries

Group 3

• Carytown - Feed More
• Midlothian - Chesterfield Food Bank
• Newport News - Hampton Roads food Bank
• Williamsburg - Hampton Roads food Bank
• Hilton Head, Bluffton - Local Musicians out of work, fire depts, local banks, police stations, pharmacies

Group 4

• Beaumont - Baptist Hospital and Boys Haven
• Farragut - Kroger Marketplace
• Knoxville - the Knoxville Police Department
• Gatlinburg - Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains
• Pigeon Forge Island - Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains
• Pigeon Forge - Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains
• Estero FL - San Carlos Fire Station
• Fort Myers - Brookdale Senior Living
• Sarasota - Feed the Front & Feed the Front: 1st Responders Division
• Avondale FL - Ronald McDonald House
• Fleming Island - Ronald McDonald House
• Jacksonville - Ronald McDonald House
• Jacksonville River City - Ronald McDonald House
• Jacksonville Beach - Ronald McDonald House
• St. Augustine - Relief Musician fund -feeding the local musicians’ families
• Brandon - Post 911 Veterans Association
• Clearwater - Post 911 Veterans Association
• Wesley Chapel - Post 911 Veterans Association
• Myrtle Beach - Local High School Seniors
• N. Myrtle Beach - Local High School Seniors
• Florence - Local High School Seniors
• Murrels Inlet - Local High School Seniors
• Burlington - CityGate Dream Center

Group 5

• Memphis - Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
• Germantown - Germantown PD/Fire over on Forrest Hill Irene and Sprouts Grocery store
• Coralville - No Foot Too Small and The Bird House
• San Antonio - Sprouts Grocery and Comprehensive Primary Care (Bulverde and Evans)

Group 6 & 7

• Huntsville - Huntsville Hospital's Women and Children’s Center staff
• Huntsville Providence - Huntsville Hospital's Women and Children’s Center staff
• Decatur AL - The Casa - Works to help neglected and abused children
• Auburn - Lifesouth which is our local blood donation organization
• Lake Charles - The Foundation of Lake Charles memorial
• Lexington SC - Epworth Children’s Home
• Greenville SC - Project Host
• Columbia SC - Epworth Children’s Home
• Clemson - local healthcare workers at Oconee memorial hospital
• Rock Hill - Project Host
• Oxford/Anniston - YMCA summer day care Program
• Hoover - Grandview Hospital
• Charleston West Ashley - 180 Place
• N. Charleston - 180 Place
• Summerville - Tricounty Family Ministries
• Lima - Lima Memorial Health System and Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical center

Group 8

• Denver - Denver Children's Home
• Cary - Food insecure children/families in conjunction Wake County Human Services and NC Cooperative Extension
• Fayetteville - Operation in As Much
• Greenville - Joy Soup Kitchen
• Brier Creek - The food Bank of central and eastern North Carolina
• Raleigh - Food insecure children/families in conjunction Wake County Human Services and NC Cooperative Extension
• Wake Forest - Food insecure children/families in conjunction Wake County Human Services and NC Cooperative Extension
• Durham - Food insecure children/families in conjunction Wake County Human Services and NC Cooperative Extension
• Hickory - Frye Regional Medical Center and Catawba Valley Medical Center

Group GA

• Augusta - Family YMCA Summer Feeding Program
• Pooler - Ronald McDonald house in Savannah
• Athens - YMCA in Athens
• Peachtree City - Midwest Food Bank
• Dunwoody - Make A Wish
• Buckhead - Make A Wish
• Brookhaven - Make A Wish
• Valdosta - Boys and Girls Club in Valdosta
• Macon - the Boys and Girls Club of Middle Georgia
• Aiken SC - Family YMCA Summer Feeding Program
• Evans - Family YMCA Summer Feeding Program
• College Park - The City of College Park Fire Department
• Downtown ATL - Children's Health Care of Atlanta
• Vinings - Children Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite
• Tucker - Children's Health Care of Atlanta
• Sandy Springs - Children's Health Care of Atlanta
• Marietta Johnson Ferry - Atlanta Mission
• West Cobb - MUST Ministries
• Woodstock - Atlanta Mission
• Haynes Bridge - Children's Health care of Atlanta
• Alpharetta/Milton - YMCA in Alpharetta
• Acworth - Peachtree Immediate Care Acworth and WellStar Acworth
• Stockbridge - Children's Health Care of Atlanta
• Johns Creek - Children's Health Care of Atlanta
• Powers Ferry - Children's Health Care of Atlanta
• Kennesaw - The Extension and LiveSafe Resources
• Lake Oconee - St Mary’s hospital and Putnam general hospital
• Albany - Dougherty EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
• Suwanee - Happy Feet
• Conyers - Boys and Girls Club
• Decatur - Decatur Housing Authority
• Cumming - Georgia Cares 2020
• Shallowford - Atlanta Mission
• Snellville - Southeast Gwinnett co-op

Blacksburg

• Blacksburg - LewisGail Hospital

Group 9

• Chantilly - Western Fairfax Ministries
• Herndon - First Baptist Church - Program: Herndon Cares
• Branson - Boys and Girls Club
• Ballantyne - The US Veterans Hall of Fame
• Uptown - The US Veterans Hall of Fame
• Myers Park - The US Veterans Hall of Fame
• Mobile - Dearborn YMCA and the Core Project and YMCA Hearin-Chandler Family YMCA
• Mobile, West - Dearborn YMCA and the Core Project and YMCA Hearin-Chandler Family YMCA

Group 10

• Fayetteville - Washington Regional Hospital
• McKinney - The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Of Collin County
• Denton - Denton Fire Department
• Bristol - Boys and Girls Club
• Johnson City - Boys and Girls Club
• Tuscaloosa - West Alabama Food Bank and The Tuscaloosa VA to feed homeless and food insecure Vets
• Columbus - Piedmont First Responders

SOURCE Mellow Mushroom