Mary Poldruhi founded Parma Pierogies in the 1990s, which gained national recognition but closed in 2000 after trust issues with key people. Poldruhi is now relaunching the business with a focus on philanthropy, donating two-thirds of profits to help abused and homeless children. She has started a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to reboot the frozen food manufacturing division and generate ongoing donations for children's charities like Providence House. Supporters can contribute through the Indiegogo campaign and once operational, purchase pierogies again that will help children in need with each sale.

1. Parma Pierogies Comes Back to Give Back
Remember when President Clinton came to Cleveland and visited Parma Pierogies twice?
They were the talk of the town, and founder, Mary Poldruhi, was selected as one of his 53
FACES OF HOPE—he felt she represented entrepreneurship and even mentions the Faces
of Hope in his book. That attention along with other local and national media attention,
took a simple product and grew it into a nationally recognized business. From TIME
Magazine to NBC Nightly News to attending President Clinton’s inauguration, and more,
Parma Pierogies were on the map. They were carried in nearly every major grocery store in
Northeast Ohio and beyond, competing against and outselling their $50 million dollar
competitor. Unfortunately, after nearly a decade in business, several key people broke our
trust and the business died in 2000.
Well now they are coming back and with a mission. Mary’s motivation in starting the business
in the first place was to build it and then become philanthropic with her passion for helping
children who are abused, battered, and homeless. After getting offers from investors
recently, when winning a semi-finalist spot with COSE’s (Council of Smaller Enterprise)
Cleveland’s own version of the ABC hit show, Shark Tank, Mary decided that instead of
giving 2/3’s of her company to angel investor, “Why not be angels to children and give them
the 2/3’s”. Mary says: “We can do with PIEROGIES what Paul Newman has done for
charities with his Newman’s Own Brands of food products.” To that end they are re-
launching their frozen food manufacturing division and donating 2/3 of their net profits
after taxes toward the betterment of children. Their primary beneficiary is Providence
House (www.provhouse.org), the nation’s oldest Crisis Nursery, committed also to child
abuse prevention and family preservation.
Harnessing the power of social media, Mary and her business partner Bonnie Law, created a
crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo. You can now be a part of this great story by going to
Indiegogo.com and searching under “Parma pierogies”, watch the story in a short video, pick
a perk level, and be a part of this comeback story by making this one-time contribution that
will re-launch this sustainable, charitable business that keep on generating $ and helping
kids for generations to come…
Once Parma Pierogies is back in action, you’ll be able to once again, get their old-fashioned
pierogies in your grocer’s freezer. Not only will you help preserve the time-honored
tradition of old world pierogies, but each time you enjoy them, you will be part of helping
children in need and making a difference.
For additional information, please contact Dave Clements at Vision 21, (216) 712-4244
dave@visiontwentyone.org. Or the founder, Mary Poldruhi at (440)785-7094 mtp@glwb.net
HERE IS THE INDIEGOGO.COM link:
http://www.indiegogo.com/parmapierogiesohio?a=1148648