So much had happened since I got back from thanksgiving break. I volunteered at CEO food pantry and held a smoothie fundraiser to raise money for buying ingredients for Joseph's House. I thought of selling smoothies to the Emma community because it's something that hadn't been done before and smoothies are healthy and nutritious which relate to the theme of my project. I asked Meredith the house parent to help me in this fundraiser because I know she knows a lot about smoothies. We met up and talked about what kinds of smoothies to make and the budget. We decided to make two different kinds of smoothies - a green smoothie (spinach, orange, banana, coconut water) and a fruit smoothie (strawberry, banana, vanilla yogurt). I then went shopping for the ingredients with Ms Mossop at Hannaford and it was a success as I got everything I needed for a pretty low cost. I then proceeded to ask permission for holding a fundraiser and even though I've got it in the end, I've learnt to plan and communicate with the Signature team earlier so that there won't be any miscommunication. I sent out a pre order link to students and teachers a day before the sale and the spots were filled in less than 3 hours! I was very surprised at the overwhelming support from the Emma community. I sold all the smoothies on Wednesday and made about $120. :)
I also went volunteering at the CEO food bank in downtown Troy. Ms Buinicky's brother manages the food bank and invited me to help pack foods. I packed foods from the food pantry according to the clients' orders and delivered it to them and honestly it was so much fun. I marked down what kinds of foods the food pantry provides and will try to design menus that uses those foods. I wish there were more orders and I could stay there for longer.
I will continue on working on my cookbook and can't wait for the next trip to Joseph's House!
smoothies from the sale
smoothies from the sale