Our annual Urban Retreats Garden Tour fundraiser is approaching - Saturday June 22. You may know that this is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and in recent years has raised over $30,000/year for the work of our West End Drop-in (now 1JustCity at the Pimicikamak Wellness Centre).

 

We've had great success in adding a bake sale to this event in recent years, and we are putting out the invitation to your congregations to contribute baked goods to help us raise funds. We're certain there are lots of excellent bakers in your congregations!

 

Baked goods could be delivered to Charleswood United Church Wednesday or Thursday June 19 or 20, or Friday June 21 before noon. 

 

Please see notes below from Diane Nichol (cc'd on this email), who is coordinating the bake sale portion of the event. (Thanks Diane!)

 

Please feel free to be in touch with Diane or I if you have further questions. Thank-you in advance for your support!

 

Cookies always sell well.  We prefer them without nuts but we won’t refuse them.  We would like the package to hold one dozen.  When we have odd numbers left we make a mixed  package.

 

Sweet loaves are also a good seller.

 

Muffins with 6 per package.

 

Many people asked for pies last year.  I think we had about 8 to sell.

Tarts are also a good seller.  Six per package.

Cupcakes tend to be better than cakes.  Six per package seems to be the best.

 

Squares like brownies, matrimonial cake, and Rice Krispie cake also sold well.

 

The first year we had some bread and buns that were a hit.

Last year we had some requests for gluten free baking.

 

Honestly, anything someone would like to make is good.

All items must have the ingredients printed on the label. It’s a fairly new provincial rule.

Items can come to us unpackaged.  If unpackaged we would request at least one ingredient label for us to use. There will be bags and trays for Jane and I to package any items that come our way.  Ask that donors not use their good Tupperware and Rubbermaid containers when delivering baking.  It saves us from having to try to get the containers back to their owners.  Do not price things as Jane and I have got that pretty well figured out.  

The baking can be done ahead of time and frozen. 

We would like the baking to be delivered to Charleswood United Church by noon on Friday, June 21st so we can do the pricing and get a bit of set up done. Baking could be delivered Wednesday or Thursday and stored in fridges and freezers if they are available at the church.