Team Pie It Forward is a group of volunteers who support the annual “Pie In The Sky” Thanksgiving Bake Sale to benefit Community Servings.
Team PIE IT FORWARD
Team PIE IT FORWARD is a group of volunteers who sell Thanksgiving pies and raise funds for the annual “Pie In The Sky” Thanksgiving Bake Sale to benefit Community Servings. As the team founder in 2009, and team captain, I have immense pride for the team fundraising accomplishment because it far surpasses my original goal.
As a result of incredible dedication, our team fundraising total to date is over $1.1M and includes the sale of over 36,500 pies. We are grateful beyond words for the generous support from family, friends, clients, and colleagues. Not only do we have FUN in our volunteer fundraising; we also roll up our sleeves to help Community Servings any way we can.
Also, Team PIE IT FORWARD members share a strong passion to help the communities in which we live, work, and play. Members include Tamela Roche, Mike Bavuso, Barbara Conen, Jim Conen, Joe Aceto, Karen Coleman, Brian Jurgens, Kathy Wentworth, Ryan Wittig, and Stella Marquez-Murray.
Visit our team fundraising page: Team PIE IT FORWARD Fundraising Page
About Community Servings
Community Servings is a medically tailored meals and nutrition program and they are based in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1990, they serve Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents who are battling critical and chronic illnesses as well as food and nutrition insecurity.
With a strong belief in the astonishing power of food, they create delicious, scratch-made meals with the highest quality of ingredients. In order to maintain high quality the food source is to be good for the economy and the environment.
Registered Dietician Nutritionists develop a diet plan to nurture and manage the specific medical conditions of each Client. In addition, the nutritionists provide guidance to help Clients manage the side effects of medication as well as weight loss or weight gain.
Hundreds of volunteers donate time preparing meals in the kitchen, to deliver holiday meals, and at several fundraising events held each year. Team PIE IT FORWARD is one of many individual or team volunteers who are passionate about helping Community Servings.
Community Servings – Food Is Medicine
Community Servings is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization. They consistently receive a high rating from GuideStar and Charity Navigator which are highly respected for rating the fiscal health of a non-profit organization.
Also, they are an accredited member of the Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC). The Food is Medicine Coalition sets new standards for the intervention of medically tailored meals that improve health outcomes. Community Servings leads the FIMC by sharing knowledge and expertise with similar non-profit organizations across the country.
Community Servings Mission
The mission of Community Servings is to engage the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, and scratch-made meals to individuals and families with chronic and critical illness.
In all programs and business practices Community Servings prioritizes racial and economic justice as well as health equity. Community Servings values include community, connection, inclusion, and nourishment.
Community Servings envisions a world in which it is a fundamental right for everyone to have nutritious food needed for health and well-being. Through active engagement with healthcare and policy leaders they advocate for medically tailored meals to be integrated into public and private healthcare systems.
Since the founding in 1990, Community Servings provides over 15 million medically tailored meals to Clients across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Their Clients are living with critical and chronic illnesses such as HIV, cancer, diabetes, and kidney disease.
Learn more: Community Servings
Pie In The Sky
The “Pie In The Sky” fundraiser was created in 1992 by David B. Waters who is the CEO of Community Servings. It is one of the most successful bake sales in the country. As a result of strong leadership and fiscal management, more than $.90 of every dollar raised is directly applied to the preparation and delivery of medically tailored meals. Very few organizations in the country ever achieve this impressive level of fiscal efficiency.
Thanksgiving pie is baked locally by more than 30 bakers who donate their time, talent, and the ingredients. Pie flavors include apple, pecan, and pumpkin. Hundreds of volunteers help to sell pies and raise donations for “Pie In The Sky” including Team PIE IT FORWARD.
Over 50 businesses and store owners also volunteer just before Thanksgiving to serve as a pie pick-up site. On average Community Servings sells over 25,000 pies each year. In 2025 the “Pie In The Sky” fundraiser raised over $1 million for Community Servings!
Every $35 donation or Thanksgiving pie purchase provides a full week of nourishing meals delivered to Community Servings Clients. Clients are individuals and families across Massachusetts and Rhode Island living with critical or chronic illnesses.
Learn more: Community Servings Pie In The Sky
Meet Team PIE IT FORWARD
Watch the video below on YouTube to meet members of Team PIE IT FORWARD and to learn more about Community Servings as well as “Pie In The Sky”,
Photo: Team PIE IT FORWARD 2025 members in 2025 with David B. Waters, Community Servings CEO, and Tim Leahy, Community Servings Chief Development Officer.
