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How to Host a PIE DAY

A fun, community-focused way to raise funds & awareness for Emergency Service PTSD and mental health!

Need to buy pies for your pie morning or afternoon tea? Reach out to Garlo's pies, big on meat, thin on pastry. 

What is a PIE DAY?

A PIE DAY is your chance to bring people together — at work, school, your club, or local café — to raise awareness and funds for PTSD in emergency service workers and volunteers. It can be as big or small as you like, and most importantly, it ends with someone (or many many people) taking a pie in the face!

Host a morning or afternoon tea full of pies of all kinds (apple pies, meat pies, custard pies, berry pies) and encourage participants to donate through your TEAM fundraising page to help hit your bounty and raise much needed funds for Emerge & See. This is a great opportunity to also SMASH your Pie in the face for PTSD. Remember to capture the connection, conversations, laughter and mess, and upload them to your fundraising page and social media accounts. Remember to tag @emergeandseenswandact and #PIE4PTSD #SmashTheStigma #neverjustanumber

How to Organise a PIE DAY

Pick a Date

Choose a date between 27 May and 27 June — or tie it in with PTSD Awareness Day on 27 June.

Lock in a Location

Anywhere works — lunchroom, park, office, classroom, gym, or café. Just make sure it’s:

  • Easy to clean
  • Safe for filming and fun
  • Big enough for a cheering crowd!

Nominate Your Pie Target(s)

Choose someone brave and popular — maybe the boss, coach, team captain, or local celeb.

Set up your fundraising page

Workplace/Business or personal

  • MAKE SURE TO SELECT that you want to host a PIE DAY
  • Promote on social media using your campaign tiles.
  • Ask guests to donate and bring a plate of pies (Sweet or savoury)
  • Or, feeling generous, and you could supply the pies
  • Offer a prize draw or raffle if you like.

Host Your PIE DAY!

Have fun, take photos, eat some pie, and most importantly — SMASH that pie in a face and share the mayhem to SMASH THE STIGMA!

Order your PIE4PTSD

Consider ordering your pies through our generous provider, Garlo's pies Kingsgrove by emailing them on sales@garlospies.com.au or calling (02) 9519 5504

PIE DAY HOSTING KIT CHECKLIST

Here’s what you will need for PIE Day success:

Pie Smash Supplies:

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  • Your PIE DAY HOSTING KIT and PARTICIPANT KIT
  • Cans of whipped cream or shaving cream
  • Towels & wipes
  • Plastic sheet/drop cloth for easy cleanup
  • Spare shirts or ponchos for pie targets

Promotion & Sharing:

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  • Phone or camera for filming
  • Social media tiles & printed posters (from your registration)

Food & Fun:

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  • Sweet and savoury pies for guests (Meat pies, custard pies, lemon meringue pies, chicken & leek pies, banoffee pies, spanakopita pies, potato pies, vegetable pies, apple pies!)
  • Tea/coffee table or the Connect With Coffee Van if available
  • Donation jar or posters with your donation page QR code
  • Raffle prizes or giveaways
  • Playlist and speaker (optional, but fun!)

Safety Reminders

Avoid pies with allergens or hard ingredients

Ensure space is non-slip and easy to clean

Only pie willing participants (consent is key!)

After the Pie

  • Share photos/videos with #PIE4PTSD #neverjustanumber
  • Tag @emergeandseenswandact
  • Say thanks to your supporters and update them on funds raised

Hosting a PIE DAY is about laughter, connection, and showing our frontline workers that we SEE them and support them.

Ready to host your own PIE DAY? Let’s make it a celebration worth remembering (and cleaning up)!