Bollo’s apple crumb pie was the winning entry in the first annual YMCA at Virginia Tech’s Try Y’s Pi contest that took place in March in partnership with Our Daily Bread, Next Door Bake Shop, Blacksburg Bagels and Bollo’s Cafe & Bakery.
Participants purchased tickets for a four-piece pie sampler. Each sampler contained a piece of pie from each of the four bakeries. Blacksburg Bagels provided a S’mores pie, Next Door Bake Shop provided a tomato pie, Our Daily Bread provided a strawberry rhubarb pie, and, of course. Bollo’s provided its apple crumb pie.
When the tasting was over, the voting began online through the event site hosted by Eventeny, and Bollo’s entry was judged the winner. Everyone who voted was entered into a drawing to win gift cards from the four bakeries.
Proceeds from this event will support the YMCA at VT Meals on Main program feeding children in the New River Valley.
The YMCA at Virginia Tech is currently hosting another new annual event: the Y Spring Expo, which continues through April 25. This virtual event showcases the many and varied programs provided to the community by the YMCA at Virginia Tech and features the child-friendly programs from Virginia Tech, local businesses, and the community.
Our inaugural spring event features themed weeks:
The Y Spring Expo features themed weeks. April 2 through April 9 is Healthy Lifestyles Week. Healthy Kids Week is April 10 through April 17, and Environmental Stewardship Week wraps up the expo from April 18 through April 25.
Shopping with juried artisans in the expo’s craft market runs throughout the event.