...because life is simply too short not to give back to the community.

For years, Marnee Robinson, Cookie Executive Officer (CEO) of Marnee’s Cookies, has been very active in local communities…from her early Maine days, in helping to restore the St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center, the Portland Observatory as well as revitalize Portland’s Munjoy Hill neighborhood to her present involvement with Main Street Bath.

The Cookie Karma Affair

Marnee’s Cookies is following that same tradition of building community karma – one cookie at a time. In 2006, Marnee held the first annual charity event - The Cookie Karma Affair. The Cookie Karma Affair will be held each year to celebrate National Cookie Day on December 4 (which also happens to be Marnee's birthday!) This event kicks off the holiday season with a gourmet cookie tasting and charity event. It is a fun-filled event where guests vote for both their favorite cookie of the year and most importantly, their favorite charity. The charity with the most votes receives a portion of all holiday orders.

• 2006 Charity of the Year: Patten Free Library

• 2006 Cookie of the Year: Nirvana
  (albeit tough competition since NIRVANA won by just one vote)

Cookie Dough Nations

Local organizations/events

• Main Street Bath:
  o Elf Party
  o “Distinctive Destination” celebrations
  o Paul Revere Bell Ringing
  o Trolley Carol Sings
  o Heritage Days 2005/2006
  o Triathlon
  o Governor Baldacci Event
  o Jon Schallert and fundraising events
• Bath Skate Park Chili – Chowder Festival
• The Chocolate Church Arts Center
  o Arts Auction
  o Sing Its Christmas
• Bath Sunrise Rotary – Death by Chocolate
• Sexual Assault Response Services (SARSSM) – Portland Chocolate Lover's Fling
• Sagadahoc Democrats
• Patten Free Library
• Bath Soup Kitchen
• Bath Rotary – Golf Tournaments 2005/2006
• Bath YMCA – Festival of Trees
• Tri-County Literacy – The Candy Cane Train
• Maine Downtown Center – Annual Meeting
• Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) – Fundraising Auction
• Portland Flower Show Gala
• Portland Museum of Art – Spectrum of Light, 2007 Auction

National organizations/events

• Dun & Bradstreet – Katrina Benefit
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Breast Cancer Awareness Event
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – “Cooking for CURE” Fundraiser

To request a cookie donation for non-profit event, contact us.

Cookie Dough Jars

At Marnee’s Cookie Bistro in Bath, Maine, ‘Cookie Dough’ jars on the counters collect spare change for local charities from the customers. Each quarter, Marnee’s Cookies matches a portion of all donations before donating to the selected charity.

To request that your non-profit benefit from Cookie Dough Canister donations, contact us.   

Cookies that have Spirit!
Heritage Days, Main Street Bath and Marnee’s Cookies - 2005