Dysart’s To Offer Purple Berry Pie To Benefit Alzheimer’s Care, Support And Research [VIDEO]

Beginning this Monday, June  20th, Dysart's restaurants on both the Coldbrook Road in Hermon and on Broadway in Bangor will feature a new Purple Berry Pie, a "pie with a purpose!"

Proceeds from the sales of the new pie will go to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter. There are currently over 5 million Americans living with the disease.

The pie will first be offered on the first day of summer, the day that the Alzheimer’s Association marks as "The Longest Day."  Purple is the color that is associated with the disease, so the pie that will sell for $20 for 20 days, will come with a purple ribbon and a recipe in the box.

In a press release, Mary Dysart Hartt, co-owner of Dysart’s,  said, "Alzheimer’s Disease has so many words to describe it: awful, heartbreaking, debilitating, crushing, frustrating, unfair, horrible…the list goes on and on. The Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter is doing good work with awareness, support, care, and advocacy. The purpose of the Purple Berry Pie is not just to raise money for the important services and research done by the Alzheimer’s Association, but also to raise awareness and call attention to The Longest Day – an event held annually on the summer solstice to symbolize the challenging journey of those who are living with the disease.”

For more information about the Alzheimer Association's Longest Day campaign, go HERE!

“Alzheimer’s hits close to home with me personally because my husband was recently diagnosed and is battling the disease every way he knows how,” said Dysart-Hartt. “He’s a fighter and he is strong and he is doing everything he can. But our hope is that the services and research continue so that some day…some day hopefully soon, people will not have to fight this fight. It’s a difficult battle for the strongest of individuals.”