The May 22, 2016 Pie for the People-Santa Cruz event in support of the Diversity Center of Santa Cruz County was FABULOUS! We raised over $1,000 and ate lots of amazing pies, tarts, and galettes.
Darby & Leslie from the Diversity Center show how it is done!!!
When: Sunday, May 22, 2016, 1-3 pm
Where: Depot Park—Freight Building, 119 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
What: A community pie potluck
extravaganza to raise money for The Diversity Center Santa Cruz County… The Diversity Center Santa Cruz County is building an equitable community where LGBTQ people thrive. Donations from the event will help them to continue to provide free to low cost events and services for youth, elders, and the trans and Latino communities. Programs like our 60Plus Senior program, Trans Support Groups, Youth Program, and our Conexiones Latino community program benefit directly from contributions.
Please bring:
* Please make all pies vegetarian. Bring your pie in a disposable/recyclable tin if you can.
Thanks everyone for turning out in support of the Beach Flats Community Garden! LOTS of pie was eaten and $947 was raised for the 2016 growing season.
Beach Flats Community Garden organizer Irene O’Connell shares information with the crowd about what an important resource the garden is to Santa Cruz.
When: Saturday, February 27, 2016, 2—4 pm
Where: Nueva Vista Community Resources (formerly Beach Flats Community Center), 133 Leibrandt Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
What: A community pie potluck
extravaganza to raise money for Beach Flats Community Garden… an organic urban garden that nourishes the neighborhood with healthy food and cultivates and preserves culture.
What will the donations be used for? Money raised at the Pie for the People event will be used to directly support the 2016 growing season including new tools, irrigation hoses, seeds/plants, and construction materials as necessary to help gardeners maximize the space in the newly reduced garden. (The Seaside Company has reclaimed use of 40% of the land.)
Please bring:
* Please make all pies vegetarian. Bring your pie in a disposable/recyclable tin if you can.
PARKING NOTE: There is plenty of parking around the community center, but be sure to bring quarters for the meters! (Or better yet, ride your bike or walk.)
On October 3, 2015 the Pie for the People-Santa Cruz raised $1,000 for the Davenport Resource Center. What a committed group of staff who are doing important work for the community. Thanks to everyone who came out and made this such a successful day.
Stay tuned for the next Pie for the People-Santa Cruz all -you-can-eat-pie-hootenanny-for-a-good-cause sometime in February.