Be A Mench Party - Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

I wanted to let you know about our “Be a Mench” promotion that our eight Atlanta area Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt and two other Menchie’s will be hosting this Friday night. A mench is a good person, someone who looks out for others and is known for their kindness. This describes our guests and we would like to reward them for the good they do every day.

On May 11th from 6pm – close, when a guest brings in a canned food we will give them ½ off an 8oz cup of frozen yogurt to be purchased during this event. It is one 8oz cup of yogurt per can. We will be donating the cans to local food pantries in the communities in which the stores reside. Ten Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt shops in the Atlanta area are involved. Acworth Commons (Acworth), Centennial Village (Roswell), Cumming Market Place, Hamilton Mill (Dacula), Medlock Bridge (Johns Creek), Paces Ferry (Buckhead – Atlanta), Sandy Plains Centre (Marietta), Toco Hills (Decatur), Towne Lake (Woodstock),  Tuxedo Festival (Buckhead – Atlanta).  

This promotion is based on a premise we here in Atlanta try to incorporate into our every day. How we can assist those who live in our communities? At Menchie’s we work very hard to avoid any food waste, it is especially important in a world in which there is so much hunger. Starving children and adults are not very far away, they can be your neighbor or the child that sits next to yours at school. It is a quiet epidemic but without local food pantries, many children here in Georgia would go to bed hungry. Please help us fill those shelves, it is an easy way for everyone to be a Mench.

Every day someone asks me where the name Menchie’s comes from. As I mentioned earlier, a Mensch or Mench is good person, I explain the definition for a good reason, since not many people know what it means and even some who think they do are wrong. One such person is Adam, the male half of the first Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, and it is an integral part of a fairy tale love story. Legend goes that on their first date, which ironically enough was in a frozen yogurt shop, Prince Charming aka Adam started to call his future princess “His Little Menchie.” Danna our princess, was a bit confused but like many girls in love, waited awhile before asking him why he called her that. You see Danna knew that a Mench – was normally considered a good and kind man, she wondered why her Prince Charming who was so in love with her would give her such an odd pet name. Well as it turns out, Adam believed that a Mench was a “blessing,” and from the moment, he met Danna he felt his life was blessed. It is a captivating story. Today they have their own little Menchie.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We would be grateful for any help you can provide in helping us spread the word about this event. - Linda Rae