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Braintree Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub – Top 8 Restaurant to Raise Most Money for Pine Street Inn during the annual 'Have a Heart' Fundraiser!

The Annual Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub’s “Have a Heart” Fundraiser for the Pine Street Inn Raised Over $154,000

 

Over $3 million has been raised for the Pine Street Inn over the 34  year relationship

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The Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub announced today that over $154,000 was raised during their annual “Have a Heart” fundraiser benefiting New England’s largest provider of shelter and housing for the homeless, the Pine Street Inn. 50 Ninety Nine Restaurants in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island participated in the fundraiser held from February 24 – March 9, 2014. This marks the 34th year of the Ninety Nine’s relationship with the Pine Street Inn, resulting in a total of over $3,000,000 raised thanks to the remarkable generosity of guests of Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pubs.  Raffle tickets were purchased by guests, for either $2.00 each or three tickets for $5.00, and 100% of the funds raised are donated to the Pine Street Inn.  A winner was selected at each of the participating restaurants and will receive a pair of tickets to sit in the Green Monster at this year’s Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub Night at Fenway Park taking place on Tuesday, September 9th.

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 “This year’s annual ‘Have a Heart’ fundraiser has been yet another resounding success, and I’m extremely proud of the amount of support our guests and dedicated teams members have shown to help us raise over $154,000 for the Pine Street Inn,” said Charlie Noyes, President of Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub.

The Rockland, MA Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub raised the most money per guest during this year’s fundraiser. General Managing Partner, Kathy Toohey  demonstrated exceptional fundraising efforts along with her team members and generous guests, and will have the honor of throwing the first pitch before the start of the game and participating in a check dedication ceremony to the Pine Street Inn during Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub Night at Fenway Park.

Also during Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub Night at Fenway Park on September 9th, the following additional top eight participating restaurant locations that demonstrated exceptional fundraising efforts will be there for the check presentation to the Pine Street Inn: Haverhill, MA, Quincy, MA, Braintree, MA, Attleboro, MA, Milford, MA, Hingham, MA, Franklin, MA and Concord, MA.

 

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