February 2nd Post

Last week, I met with FOCUS to see if there is any service opportunities available for them. I thought it would be great if FOUS can bake the dessert for the upcoming Joseph's house trip since we need someone to take over the dessert anyway. I came up with the idea of making oatmeal chocolate chips cookies since we already have a lot of basic ingredients and a lot of oats in our storage box and wouldn't need to buy other ingredients. I gathered volunteers from FOCUS to bake on Friday afternoon. Everything went smoothly- everyone cooperated, got involved, helped each other out, and most importantly the cookies turned out delicious. The cookies were very healthy too. See pictures below.

I also met with Ms Mossop to discuss future Joseph's House trips. There is one in May in which there is no adult chaperone yet and Ms Mossop asks me to see if I can find a club that is willing to do it with their own club advisor. For this trip, I will also use my own recipe and gather all ingredients on my own. I will meet with her again next week to confirm and to show her my progress in the cookbook. During spring break, I will test out some more recipes from my cookbook! 

Pics from FOCUS baking:

February 1st Post

Last week, I worked with the Bridges to make dessert for Joseph's House. Big thanks to Liz Martin for sponsoring all the ingredients and supplies. We baked lemon and raspberry bars in her apartment and they turned out delicious. 3 of the Bridges members also went to Joseph's House on Saturday to cook and serve the homeless. This activity was meaningful and a great opportunity for the Bridges to bond.

I've been working on my cookbook, and have done about 10 recipes now.  Each recipe contains the ingredient list, directions as well as the nutritional value and its budget. I aim to complete 20-25 this year and publish about 40 cookbooks. I met with Ms Obryon from Communications to see if she knows anything about publication. Since she publicizes posters/booklets in mass amount, she doesn't really know what software would be best for my cookbook since I am not printing a lot. Therefore, I did some research and found out that there's a few companies that will print it for you if you submit your book in a PDF or word format. I estimate the cost of the cookbook will be around $15-20. I imagine giving away 10 cookbooks to local food shelters/banks in troy area, and selling the rest to Emma community. I may also do a fundraiser later on this year for the cost of the books if necessary. My family is also more than willing to support the funding and cost.

The club Focus also expressed interest in volunteering in Joseph's House and I will meet with Emily and Beverly soon to discuss opportunities.

Here is a sample page of my cookbook: