GAMBRILS, Md. – Grotto Pizza will celebrate National Pizza Month with a variety of promotions this October.

Throughout the month, every visit to the restaurant’s Gambrills and Columbia locations will earn a chance to win FREE Pizza for a Year.

Guests also can enter to win prizes, including a Free Pizza for a year, by sharing their favorite Grotto Pizza memory – from the 1960s through today – at www.grottopizza.com/Grotto-memories.

Plus, every Gambrills and Columba dine-in and takeout guest will win an instant prize from a discount off menu items all the way to a free large cheese pizza. To redeem any prize, guests must be registered in the Swirl Rewards Club. It is free and easy to join at http://www.grottopizza.com/swirlrewards.

Additionally, guests can win prizes by sharing their National Pizza Month experience at Grotto Pizza on Facebook and Twitterposting and tagging #GrottoNPM.

“Pizza is fun and we always aim to provide a great experience for our guests at Grotto Pizza,” said Vinnie DiNatale, director of marketing for Grotto Pizza, Inc. “We wanted to add even more excitement during National Pizza Month by providing opportunities for our guests to win prizes and earn discounts so they can build new memories with us.”

The Columbia and Gambrills locations also will offer the following Dine-In Deals throughout the month:

• Monday: ½ price pizza with military ID all day and ½ pound Angus burger and fries for $6.99 from 5 to 11 p.m.
• Tuesday: ½ price specialty pizzas from 5 to 11 p.m.
• Wednesday: ½ price spaghetti and meatballs from 5 to 11 p.m.
• Thursday: Buy one Grotto Boli, get a second boli free from 5 to 11 p.m.

The restaurant addresses and phone numbers are as follows:

Village at Waugh Chapel
2404 Brandermill Blvd., Gambrills, MD 21054
443-292-2900

7075 Minstrel Way
Columbia, MD 21046
443-583-8200

Hours for both locations are Sunday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, visit www.grottopizza.com.

About Grotto Pizza

Grotto Pizza, Inc. first opened in 1960 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware by owner Dominick Pulieri. Since then Grotto Pizza has grown to 23 locations throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Still a family owned business, Grotto Pizza is a family casual dining restaurant that specializes in award winning pizza and hospitality. The full menu includes pizza, pasta, sandwiches, subs, appetizers, salads, beer, wine, cocktails and Grotto Gelato. Dominick Pulieri is involved in day-to-day operations and preaching the company culture that it is, "All About the Guest!"