Bake sale details

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Dear Friends,

Only three weeks remain until the Wilson Family Charity Great American Bake Sale! We’re thankful for the responses we’ve received so far, but we need more help.

We are looking for volunteers to work the sale, plus more and more baked goods, and of course...customers!! In addition, if you have a business or know of a business that would like to donate an item for raffle, please let me know. I would be happy to set up a raffle table, along with a silent auction for cakes or higher-end sets of cupcakes.

Donated baked goods can be homemade or store-bought. Our basic price list is as follows:

· Cookies (small) : sets of 2 for $1
· Cookies (large): $1
· Cookies (dozen small): $5
· Brownies (large individual): $2
· Brownies (8 x 8): $6
· Standard cupcakes: $2
· Premium cupcakes: $3
· Muffins: $2
· Bread (small loaf): $4
· Bread (large loaf): $8
· Cake (slice): $4
· Cake (whole): $15 or by silent auction
· Pie (slice): $4
· Pie (whole): $20
· Lemonade: $1 per glass

Please consider packaging for both shelf appeal and ease of sale. If you have made a cake that you would like to sell by the slice, please slice and wrap or box individual slices before donating. Please prepackage cookies, bars, etc so they are ready to sell.

Inexpensive fold-over sandwich bags can be most useful. Simply cut the flap loose, and use for brownies, cookies, or cupcakes using ribbon to tie the top. Hobby Lobby and similar stores carry bags and boxes for baked goods as well.

If you are bringing store bought items, consider adding a ribbon or bow or stickers to the top. If you have items that you know are peanut or gluten or dairy free, please let me know so I can label them as such. Or feel free to label them yourself.

Our list above is not all-inclusive. One of our friends wondered about donating organic homemade granola in 1 quart mason jars. That sounds awesome! If you have healthier or more unique goods to donate we’ll take those too.

I plan to add in some chocolate covered long pretzels and homemade caramels, and maybe homemade chocolate covered peanut butter balls. We will find a price for whatever you bring. I’m sure you all have your own great recipes, but if you’re looking for a new one, consider: http://gabs.strength.org/site/PageServer?pagename=GABS_getinvolved_recipes.

Remember this will be Mother’s Day weekend, so consider creating goods that would pair nicely with a Walgreens greetings card for all of those last minute shoppers.

If you cannot participate but would still be willing to donate, please visit our team page at http://join.strength.org/site/TR/CEM/General?team_id=106258&pg=team&fr_id=1120

If there are any youth groups, scout troops, etc looking for a service activity, we would love to have them bake for us or even help run the sale.

And please pass the word along through facebook, email, word of mouth, twitter, or however you communicate. I also have flyers if you have a place to hang one.

Thanks in advance for all of your help!

Dave and Kristin Wilson and Family