MOD Pizza will have a soft launch Thursday in Riverdale Park.
Located in Riverdale Park Station near the Whole Foods, the fast-casual pizza chain will raise money for two causes on its first days in operation.
On Thursday, 50 percent of proceeds will go towards the “MOD bridge fund,” an employee assistance fund which can be tapped by MOD employees facing an emergency such as the death of a family member or a domestic violence situation.
Then during the grand opening on Friday, all pizza sales will go to Generosity Feeds, a nonprofit which tackles child hunger.
Doors open on Friday at noon, with a free pizza or salad for the first 52 customers, among other giveaways.
Like the similar Blaze Pizza and Lotsa Pizza in College Park, MOD is a build-your-own artisanal pizza place, currently undergoing something of a boom.
