O’NATURALS IS FRANCHISING! First ever Organic Fast Food Chain!

[helderheid]

Dear Friends,


O’NATURALS IS FRANCHISING!

Now that we've served more than an incredible 1.4 million meals, developed hundreds of pages of procedures and a great reputation both locally and nationally, we've decided it's time to franchise! We have been contacting the over 600 people who have written us since we first opened Falmouth in 2001, to let them know about this exciting news. If you would like more information about franchising please visit the homepage of our website www.onaturals.com or e-mail [e-mail]


RENT US FOR YOUR NEXT SPECIAL EVENT!

Hold your next special event, party, work meeting, etc. in our Portland, ME restaurant in the heart of the Old Port. We are located in the historic Portland Savings Bank - complete with exposed brick, mosaic marble floors, and the old bank vault. We have a very large dining room with several picture windows that look out on the beautiful park and a large private boardroom downstairs. While we are known for serving quick and delicious food, we can work with you to create the perfect menu for your event, which can include more elegant entrees and appetizers if you so choose. We also serve beer and wine. The rates for the facility vary based on the size of the party and the food that will be served - once a certain volume threshold is reached there's no charge for the facility other than the food and beverages. For more information, contact [e-mail].



MARCH SPECIALS

Welcome back spring with some delicious all-natural food! This month we have four great specials for you. We have the Chicken Parmesan panini made with Fire-Roasted Tomato Sauce. We also have a yummy Bacon, Spinach, Cheddar & Tomato panini. Our two great vegetarian paninis are: the new Veggie Parmesan panini with rosemary onions, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, mozzarella, and parmesan cheeses, and the Three-Cheese with Tomato panini made with cheddar, swiss, and mozzarella cheeses. All of our sandwiches are made to order on our organic flatbread.



You can also warm up during the remaining days of winter with one of our two delicious soup specials: Chicken Corn Tortilla and Shrimp Gumbo.



OUR BREAKFAST MENU IS EXPANDING!

Mornings just got a lot better! All of our restaurants have expanded their breakfast menus to include a large variety of breakfast sandwiches, hot oatmeal, and yogurt & granola parfaits!



DONATE BLOOD IN PORTLAND!

We will be hosting a blood drive with Maine Medical Center on March 10th from 11:00 – 4:00 at our Portland restaurant…not IN our restaurant though! The drive will be happening in the blood donor bus that will be parked outside of the restaurant. If you would like to make an appointment to donate blood that day, please contact [e-mail]. We will also be taking walk-ins.



LOCAL ART AND MUSIC

We are in the midst of an “Acoustic Music Night” series in our Portland restaurant. The performances are every Thursday night from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in February and March and feature a different local musician each week.
03/02 Sorcha Cribben-Merrill
03/09 Elizabeth Ross Trio
03/16 Andy Happel
03/23 Sara Cox
For more details and a complete schedule, or if you are interested in performing, please contact Nick Bloom at [e-mail]. We will also be starting a local music series in Somerville in the near future.



As part of the monthly First Friday Art Walk in downtown Portland, we will soon begin showing local artwork in our Portland restaurant. We are currently reviewing portfolios of both 2-D and 3-D work by new and emerging artists in the Portland area. If you’re interested in possibly having an art show or for more information, please contact [e-mail].


GREAT EVENTS FOR KIDS

Somerville, MA
Bread-Making Activity for Kids on Tuesday, March 14th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Acton, MA
“Magic by Jason” on Wednesday, March 15th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm


If you have any questions about any of these events, please contact [e-mail].



O’NATURALS CELEBRATES SCHOOLS

Every month we celebrate a different local school at each location by donating to them 10% of our total dinner sales for an entire week to help them raise money for a specific project. If you would like to us to help your favorite school raise money, please contact Lora Winslow at [e-mail]



Portland, ME
03/06 – 03/11 The Cathedral School “The Art Outreach Program”


Acton, MA
03/27 – 04/02 Acton-Boxborough High School “Speech & Debate National Championship”


COMMUNITY NIGHTS

Each of our locations hosts Community Nights every week. On these nights, O’Naturals donates 10% of our total sales from 4 – 8 pm to a local nonprofit.



Portland
Mon. 3/13 – HaveHeart

Mon. 3/21 – Portland High School Class of 2008

Mon. 3/27 – Odyssey Sport Soccer Club


Falmouth, ME

Tues. 3/7 – USM Student Nurses’ Organization

Tues. 3/14 – Maine Metro Football Club
Tues. 3/21 – Portland High School Girls’ Ice Hockey

Tues. 3/28 – Freeport Community Services



Acton, MA
Tues. 3/7 – Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Tues. 3/17 – Acton Children’s School

Mon. 3/20 – Westford Chorus

Tues. 3/21 – Bedford Family Connection

Tues. 3/28 – Acton-Boxborough H.S. Track Boosters




Somerville, MA
Tues. 3/7 – MassBike

Tues. 3/14 – Bread and Jams
Tues. 3/21 – Sudan-Reach Women’s Foundation

Tues. 3/28 – Dana Farber’s Marathon Challenge Team




If you would like to have a Community Night, please contact:

Lora Winslow [e-mail]







Best,

Mac McCabe

Chief Executive O’Naturalist





Phone Numbers:

Falmouth: 207-781-8889 Portland: 207-321-2050

Acton: 978-266-0222 Somerville: 617-666-2233

[renate]

1. that's great news!

I can't wait!

[helderheid]

2. me too me too!

[mainegreen]

3. Every meal I've had there was overpriced and tasted of cardboard...

unless it was flavorfull, but under-cooked. Don't get me wrong, I like organic, am very fond of my veggies, soya etc, I just think their food is about as memorable as any fast food joint. Not very. I'll stick to bringing my lunch to work.

Still, I guess it's a step in the right direction for America.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. "Vegetarian" = sandwich toppings without meat...

...just about everywhere but Indian restaurants.