Pie in the Sky November Newsletter

November 2019 Newsletter

Join us for an old fashioned Pie Contest on Saturday, November 9th from

8:30am to 12:30pm at the Front Porch during the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market! 1st Place Prize wins a Westside Studio Clayarts Pie Plate and a feature in Edible NE Florida Magazine. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and two honorable mentions. Pies must be dropped off by 9:30am. We'll take one piece out of each pie for the judges to taste. A live auction of the top five pies will begin at 10:30am. The remaining pies will be sold for $5 a slice at 10:30am. Contest Details: Free entry, 1 pie per participant, sweet or savory pies accepted, a pie registration form must be filled out to submit a pie. Registration forms can be found at the Farmers Market Info Booth or by emailing farmersmarketmissy@gmail.com. Recipes are encouraged to be shared, but not required. A panel of judges from the community will judge the entries. This is a blind judging, and all decisions of the judges are final.

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

About MJ Bouchard: MJ was born in Burlington, Vermont and moved to St. Johns County in 2003. What MJ enjoys most about volunteering with Pie in the Sky is meeting all of the volunteers. She also loves spending time with Malea and Phyllis who bring her joy, love, and support. When MJ is not volunteering, she is creating and developing surprise cards to add to senior citizen's donated bags of food. She enjoys seeing the smile on their face when they are reminded of their childhood. MJ is currently making cards for the Christmas bags. She makes cards monthly for each senior - 465 of them! "I have known MJ for almost 15 years and she has always been a giver and a creative one at that. I don't think there is anything she cannot do. She and her service dog Zed are such an integral part of Pie volunteer days. Other volunteers are learning sign language so they can communicate better with her, which just adds even more to the community spirit that is the essence of Pie. We are so fortunate to have MJ as a part of our Pie family," said Malea Guiriba.

MONTH OF OCTOBER

Volunteers: 64

Pounds of Produce: 7,321

Hours Bagging: 266.16

Hours Driving: 227.01

Miles Driven: 1338.75

Donated Items: 3,325

THE GREAT AMERICAN SCARECROW FESTIVAL RECAP

The tenth Great American Scarecrow Festival with Simple Gestures was a blast! We are so thankful for the many businesses who donated so generously to this event. It was a special day to spend with our decades long hosts', Steve and Sue Marrazzo at Simple Gestures, and of course the wonderful community who came out to support us. The day would not have been complete without music from the official Pie band, Lonesome Bert and The Skinny Lizards.

Click here for Event Video Recap

TAKE A SLICE OUT OF SENIOR HUNGER

You know it costs Pie in the Sky just $262.50 to bring fresh, healthy produce to low-income seniors in our community. We know that may seem like a lot, so we've broken it down to give you an idea on how you can help. Any way you wanna slice it, invite some friends, share with a church group, get your BFF on-board. It all adds up! No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

DONATE HERE