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"What does Team Smiley do?"

When asked what Team Smiley interns do for the summer, I can come up with an answer pretty quickly; they act as Eat’n Park’s brand ambassadors in the community. I know this, because for the 2009 summer, that was me. When asked what my time on Team Smiley taught me, I have a much harder time summing it up.

See, Team Smiley is about much more than smiling sugar cookies, community festivals, a sweet ride, sock tans, and paychecks (though those are all really nice). Plus, Team Smiley has a lot of fun, and it shows. But believe me, there’s more than meets the eye.

You learn to plan for events (as much as you can plan for an event!) and when that doesn’t work, you learn to go with the flow and be flexible. Nothing can stop us (including weather) from handing out those iconic cookies and getting to know our guests. All it takes is watching one kid decorate their own cookie (lots of icing, of course!) and take a big bite to understand why we love our jobs.

It’s probably pretty safe to say that any high school or college student has once been a part of a team. But it’s probably also safe to assume that the team wasn’t together for almost 40 hours a week. When you spend that much time together, you quickly learn each other’s strengths and weaknesses and, as a team, how to use them to your advantage. That’s not to say we always did the same thing – every day our role was different. We shared the work and we shared the responsibility. I know most internships don’t offer that.

Looking back, I remember walking into my Team Smiley interview a nervous, absurdly over-energetic college student looking for a paying job that didn’t require getting people to sign up for credit cards. But after my summer with Smiley’s Cookie Cruiser, I learned how to work with new people, plan for the unexpected, use my “inside voice” in a corporate setting, and positively engage in dialogue with guests. And boy, did that come in handy! Upon graduating from the University of Pittsburgh last May, I accepted the position of Community Marketing Assistant for Eat’n Park. I now have the honor of overseeing the program that taught me so much. My passion for Eat’n Park is as strong as ever and I’m still overly energetic, but now, I’m a professional in the making.

Think you have what it takes to be on Team Smiley? Apply here.

And maybe I'll see you this summer!

Sarah Heisey
Community Marketing Assistant

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You'll be plenty busy getting ready for the game, so let us help!

Pick up lunch or an early dinner to go (most of our locations are closing at 4:00 PM on game day), or grab a quart of homemade chili, chicken noodle soup, or our famous potato soup to enjoy during the game!

You'll save time and money with Eat'n Park takeout - especially with our special coupons, valid on Sunday, February 6 only. 

Click here to print yours now!






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Go Steelers! Click the link below to save our wallpaper as your desktop background, or to download and print our 8.5x11" poster!

Click here to get our desktop wallpaper!



Click here to download our poster!

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Here we go, Steelers, here we go! Steeler Nation is behind you - just take it from these fans!




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The Steelers are headed to the big game in Dallas, and Steeler Nation is behind them! Steeler fans are spread far and wide across the country, and that's why we're offering FREE Shipping on the Steelers Gift Packs in our online store at SmileyCookie.com. Send a taste of victory anywhere in the U.S., and we'll pick up the shipping cost!

We have three Steelers gift packs available. All are $25.99 and ship for free to any state in the U.S. Click here to place your order today at SmileyCookie.com! Order by Tuesday, February 1 for guaranteed delivery before the game.

And if you're here in Pittsburgh, remember to swing by your local Eat'n Park to pick up a dozen Steelers Smiley Cookies and a quart of soup or chili to go!

Go Steelers!




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Since we're based in Pittsburgh, many of our team members are loyal Steelers fans.  To give them the opportunity to cheer our hometown team to victory with friends and family, we will be closing most of our locations early on game day.

The following locations will be closing at 4:00 PM on Sunday, February 6, and re-opening at 6:00 AM on Monday morning:

• Altoona
• Austintown, OH
• Avalon
• Banksville
• Belle Vernon
• Boardman, OH
• Bridgeville
• Butler (Clearview Mall)
• Butler (New Castle Road)
• Canonsburg (Peters Twp.)
• Center Twp./Monaca
• Chippewa
• Clarion
• Clarksburg, WV
• Cranberry Twp.
• Dormont
• Dubois
• Edgewood
• Erie (Peach St.)
• Erie (West 12th Street)
• Etna
• Franklin
• Franklin Park
• Greensburg
• Grove City
• Hampton Twp.
• Hermitage
• Indiana
• Johnstown
• Latrobe
• Library Road/Bethel Park
• McKees Rocks
• McKeesport
• Monongahela
• Monroeville
• Moon Twp./Airport
• Morgantown, WV
• Murrysville
• N. Huntingdon
• Natrona Hts.
• New Castle
• New Kensington
• New Stanton
• North Hills (McKnight Rd. Northbound)
• North Hills (McKnight Rd. Southbound)
• North Versailles
• Penn Hills
• Pittsburgh Mills
• Robinson
• Sewickley
• Somerset
• South Hills Village
• Squirrel Hill
• St. Clairsville
• State College
• Steubenville
• Uniontown
• Warren, OH
• Washington (Oak Spring Road)
• Washington (West Chestnut)
• Waterfront/Homestead
• Waterworks/Fox Chapel
• Weirton, WV
• Westmont
• Wheeling, WV
• Whitehall

The following locations will remain open for regular business hours on Sunday, February 6:

• Chapel Hill, OH
• Elyria, OH
• Medina, OH
• Mentor, OH
• Parma, OH
• Streetsboro, OH
• Willoughby. OH

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Let us do the cooking on Sunday so you can focus on the big game! Use this coupon to take 20% off your Eat'n Park takeout order, Sunday only! Click here to print your coupon.

Go Steelers!



Coupon valid on Sunday, January 23, 2011 only.

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