Order pizza, salad, breadsticks and more from any i Fratelli Pizza location on Monday, April 2, mention DFW Humane Society, and we’ll donate 15% of your purchase total to help save abandoned dogs and cats. DFW Humane Society is a no-kill shelter dedicated to giving homeless and unwanted pets a second chance in life through adoption.
Smooch Your Pooch is here! Every Wednesday in April, stop in any i Fratelli Pizza with your dog to pick up a free LARGE cheese pizza!
No dog? Bring your significant other pet. To prove that said dog or significant other pet is truly yours, you may be required to kiss that animal on the lips!
One pizza per dog and master pair, one visit per Wednesday. Promotion offered to first 50 dogs arriving between 11 am and 10 pm (walk-up customers only) at any i Fratelli Pizza location, each Wednesday of April 2012. i Fratelli Pizza Flower Mound opens at 4 pm. Sorry, offer not valid at i Fratelli Ristorante & Wine Bar.
Place an order on Monday, March 26 from your neighborhood i Fratelli Pizza and mention the organization of the week to help that organization receive 15% of your purchase total!
Valley Ranch, Las Colinas & Coppell
Water is Basic-Irving Bible Church
Water is Basic exists to put clean, safe water within access of every person in the Republic of South Sudan. Our organization is an outreach of Irving Bible Church.
Most of the 10 million people living in South Sudan have no access to clean water, resulting in millions of individuals contracting parasites and painful diseases which can result in death. Every $150 raised will give safe, clean water to 100 people for 20 years!
100% of the funds raised will be donated to the Berry Family Children’s Trust in Houston, TX. On July 3rd, 2011, while returning from an annual family road trip in Colorado back to their home in Houston, Texas, the Berry Family found themselves victims of a horrific and tragic fatal car accident. Their minivan, carrying parents Joshua and Robin Berry and their children Peter age 9, Aaron age 8, and Willa age 6, was hit head on by another vehicle that had crossed into their lane of traffic. The parents, Joshua and Robin Berry, were tragically killed leaving their 3 children behind. While the children did survive the crash, both boys sustained serious spinal cord injuries and they are both paralyzed below the waist.
There is a significant need to raise funds to aid the children’s ongoing needs, including medical rehabilitation, physical therapy, psychological support and education.
The Berry Family 5K is being hosted in Plano on March 24.
Community Partners of Dallas is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring safety and restoring dignity and hope to abused and neglected children by providing resources and support to the caseworkers of Dallas County Child Protective Services.
Community Partners of Dallas served more than 16,000 children last year through six unique programs:
Rainbow Room, an emergency resource center providing critically-needed items for children in the care of CPS
Kids in Crisis, provides funds for children’s clothing, transportation, therapy, enrichment activities, housing and medical expenses
Adopt-A-Caseworker, connects individuals and businesses with CPS caseworkers to help them meet the needs of clients
The Heart Program, an internationally-recognized program that provides therapeutic group treatment to victims of sexual-abuse and their non-offending family members
Caseworker Appreciation, events that are held to show appreciation and gratitude to caseworkers
StoryLine, (214) 446-2222, a phone line that children can call 24 hours a day to hear a story
Pizza DoughNation sponsored organizations for Monday, March 19:
Individuals who place an order on Monday, March 19 from their neighborhood i Fratelli Pizza and mention the organization of the week will help that organization receive 15% of the purchase total.
Valley Ranch and Las Colinas
StoneGate Christian Academy
Support StoneGate with funds to help pay for our gym rental fees.
Plano West
Frisco Cares
The Frisco Cares Children’s Clinic was established in 2005 in order to address the growing healthcare needs of uninsured children in Frisco and surrounding communities. The children’s clinic has since expanded to serve adults. Today, Frisco Cares has 20 volunteer medical professionals, over 40 volunteer nurses, and over 75 non-medical volunteers who are dedicated to helping those in need. Each year volunteers provide thousands of hours of service. It is our mission to provide the highest-quality, most cost-efficient health and wellness care to the underserved in our community.
Support our students as they learn how to be productive members of their community. Funds help sponsor leadership camps and drill competitions.
Grapevine
Trinity High School GAP Club
Our club sponsors the Euless Animal Shelter, and funds raised will be used for vaccinations and our spay/neuter project for shelter pets. Since our girls’ club has been working with the shelter, the euthanasia rate has been cut 80%. We hold two pet fairs a year at Trinity High School including low-cost vaccinations and microchipping. We visit the shelter once a week to give vaccinations, walk the dogs, and take pictures to update information on petfinder and other adoption websites.
See how the GAP Club makes a difference for THS girls and their community:
Pizza patrons who place an order on Monday, March 12 from their neighborhood i Fratelli and mention the organization of the week will help that organization receive 15% of the purchase total.
Valley Ranch and Las Colinas
Boy Scout Troop 175 of Irving
Troop 175, Irving’s oldest Boy Scout troop, is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year. We are raising funds to buy a new trailer and camping supplies so our scouts can continue to enjoy the outdoor adventures that make scouting great!
Flower Mound
Marcus Color Guard
Marcus Color Guard is part of the State Champion Marcus Marching Band. We are raising funds for our April trip to Winter Guard International to compete there for the first time in five years.
Coppell
Coppell Lacrosse Association
DoughNation funds will support recruitment and training of new players, payment of tournament fees, referee fees, and field usage fees.
Uptown and Park Cities
Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake
Friends flock to order i Fratelli Pizza for the Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake
The Friends are raising funds for renovations and improvements to the Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake, a landmark Art Deco building. The BHCC is a neighborhood cultural center which celebrates the diversity of local theater companies and artists. The Bath House serves children, seniors, and the community at large. Built in 1930, the BHCC is in need of upgrades and renovation. Help us preserve this valuable historic asset to White Rock Lake and the City of Dallas.
On March 5, your i Fratelli pizza is more than delicious…its purchase will support local organizations. Congratulations to our recent top earners: Brother Bill’s Helping Hand with a $109.17 doughnation and Colleyville Heritage High School Marching Band with a $75.41 doughnation. Nominate your organization today by clicking the tab to the right of this post.
Pizza DoughNation sponsored organizations for Monday, March 5:
Pizza patrons who order Monday, March 5 from their neighborhood i Fratelli Pizza and mention the organization of the week will be contributing to a sales total of which 15% will be donated back to the organization!
Valley Ranch and Las Colinas
MacArthur High School Fire Truck Crew
Mac Fire Truck Crew
Coppell
Lakeside Elementary and PTO
Your pizza purchase will help us make school improvements and invest in new technology.
Grapevine and Southlake
Colleyville Heritage High School Baseball
Help us succeed with funds which will be put to good use in the purchase of equipment and financial support for athletes.
Uptown and Park Cities
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority seeks doughnations for the funding and development of our volunteer support organization. Money will be used to recruit and train new volunteers and to operate and repair the vintage trolleys in Uptown. Our volunteers donate their time and talents to make Uptown a unique and fun destination!
DoughNations have been pouring in from local lovers of i Fratelli pizza. Congratulations Colleyville Heritage High School Marching Band and Brother Bill’s Helping Hand, our top earners so far in February.
Keep reading for our sponsored organizations for this coming Monday. Pizza for a Cause tastes even better! But don’t just take our word for it…
Individuals who place an order on Monday, February 27 from their neighborhood i Fratelli Pizza and mention the organization of the week will help that organization receive 15% of the purchase total.
Valley Ranch and Las Colinas
Woodhaven Presbyterian Youth Group
DoughNations will be used solely for the youth of Woodhaven Presbyterian Church for the purpose of benefitting kids of all ages who participate in summer camps and conferences.
Coppell
Taylor’s Gift Foundation
The mission of Taylor’s Gift Foundation is to increase organ donation to regift life, renew health, and restore families.
Project graduation is an all-night, alcohol-and-drug-free celebration exclusively for graduating seniors of GHS. It is held at Main Event and is supported by parent volunteers and the community.
Uptown and Park Cities
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Funds will be used to pay for programs which support research, care of patients with CF, and education.
Pizza DoughNation sponsored organizations for Monday, February 20
Individuals who place an order on Monday, February 20 from their neighborhood i Fratelli Pizza and mention the organization of the week will help that organization receive 15% of the purchase total.
Valley Ranch and Las Colinas
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Sarah Francis is embarking on a one-day, 100-mile cycle ride around Lake Tahoe to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to fund blood cancer research.
Team in Training is a program that combines training for different endurance events with fundraising and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With Team in Training you don’t just learn to ride a bike or run a marathon, you find inspiration and motivation from the people who have lived or are living with blood cancers. LLS is an amazing support for families who are having to deal with this terrible disease and they are also making great strides to hopefully soon find a cure for blood cancers.
The money raised by the North Texas chapter of LLS partially goes to families and patients in the DFW metroplex who might need financial assistance for their treatment and the other part to help fund different researchers throughout the world.
Sarah at the San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon last June.
Coppell
Coppell Family YMCA
Funds will support the annual Partners Campaign which provides scholarships for lower-income youth, teens, adults and seniors to participate in YMCA programs and activities. Last year, the Y gave over $235,000 to Coppell families who wouldn’t have been able to afford after-school child care, swimming lessons, team sports fees, summer camp, and many other opportunities.
Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange (GRACE) is a Grapevine, Texas based non-profit relief agency which provides food, clothing, financial assistance, and other vital necessities to people who are struggling with a limited income or recent emergency. The philosophy of GRACE is that encouraging self-sufficiency will, in turn, encourage community cohesiveness. Compassion and assistance are offered as a response to God’s grace by local churches in partnership with municipalities, businesses, civic organizations, and individuals.
Brother Bill’s Helping Hand brings not just a legacy of 70 years of service to West Dallas, but hope for a better life to the more than 25,000 people living in the 75212 zip code. As a faith-based nonprofit that hope comes in the form of Education, Health, and Essentials of Life programs. Partnering caring volunteers with neighbors in need brings nourishment of the mind, body, and soul to all involved.
http://www.bbhh.org/
Plano West
Dalmatian Rescue of North Texas
Dalmatian Rescue of North Texas is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization whose mission is to rescue abandoned and stray Dalmatians from shelters and pounds. We find good homes for these animals after they have received any necessary health care. It costs between $250 to $550 to rescue a Dalmatian. Be a pal, help us save a Dal!
The Sauce was captivated with Greater Dallas Restaurant Association President (and i Fratelli Brother) David Cole as he delivered his “2012 State of the Association” address. Dallas Mayor Rawlings followed with his vision of making Dallas “The Best Customer Service City in the Nation.”
The Sauce celebrated to-the-max at Samar by Stephan Pyles. Wow! Casual, urban, with small plates for sharing. Start with the spicy, kicky Chaitini. The menu is inspired by Spain, India, and the Eastern Mediterranean, but TS fell in love with peasant food… Potatoes and Chorizo with fried egg… it was the addition of foie gras that made it fit for a king. Try the Short Ribs in Ginger-Garam Masala with Saffron Rice matched with spinach-goat cheese naan.
TS and i Fratelli are family, so enjoying a meze of tapas “family style” is how we roll.
“The Prisoner” was paroled and “released” into the custody of guests enjoying the Thursday Weekly wine tasting event last week at i Fratelli Ristorante & Wine Bar. It was an adoring crowd. Orin Swift Cellars scored with this blend of Zin, Cab, Syrah, Petit Syrah, and Charbono (you say Charbono…I say Bonarda). Soooo good with the grilled lamb chop. MacArthur HS class of ‘79 and ’81 grads gathered and swapped stories. We invite all Old School pals to do the same.
While searching for new i Fratelli Pizza locations, TS has developed an in-car-addiction to the SweetJack song. TS and i Fratelli are known to love the canine and would love to host this clever puppy on any Wednesday in April when we start our Spring version of Smooch Your Pooch.
We want to thank all of our amazing i Fratelli friends and fans for their entries in the first Post Your Pooch Pic Contest on Facebook. Selecting the finalists from the nearly 50 entries was extremely difficult—almost impossible, in fact. The Cole brothers had their work cut out for them. “I am constantly amazed by the ingenuity and wit of our patrons. How lucky we are,” said George Cole. There were so many creative, whimsical, and heartwarming photographs. We were delighted to accept entries from all over the Metroplex—from Coppell to Uptown. In case you did not see them, we will be posting the seven finalists right here on our blog.
And, be sure to make plans for the Smooch Your Pooch promotion next Dogtober, and watch our Facebook page and Twitter feed for exclusive offers and events!
Congratulations to our winner—Beverly Widner and Peppy of Coppell.
Happy Thanksgiving to you are your family this week! What was your favorite Post Your Pooch Pic Photo?
We asked our 77-year-old Dad to describe a typical Cole Family of Irving Thanksgiving meal. He rattled off 13 items within 60 seconds.
Two birds:
One for now and another for turkey sandwiches for the “big game” later.
Five starches:
Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing, rolls, peas (not enough vitamins to be a real veggie)?
One gravy:
A big ladle with bowls on every table.
Two vegetable-starch casseroles:
Broccoli-rice-cheese and, yes, that ever-popular green-bean-mushroom-soup concoction with fried onion strings on top.
Two fruits:
“If you don’t include the Brothers,” he said wryly, “Waldorf salad and cranberry sauce (available with and without skins).”
One dessert:
Pie including pecan, chocolate, pumpkin, and often apple.
He has difficulty remembering some things — like taking his meds, coming up with the words to complete his daily crossword puzzles, or quoting who said what to whom. But the Thanksgiving dinner is still a no-brainer for Dad — mostly because it was a favorite of our Mom’s, whom we miss dearly.
What’s your typical Thanksgiving meal?
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
In gratitude,
The Cole Brothers: George, David, Mike, and Darrell
