January 2, 2022
Written by Elizabeth Tian and Edited by Stephanie Sun and Estelle Shen
At the end of 2021, our nonprofit organization, Building Bridges, held a bake sale to raise money for Firewood Collecting Volunteer Team, volunteers who help children by teaching, buying school supplies and essential living supplies, such as clothes and food in Da Liang Shan, China, which is an economically underdeveloped area.
Children in Da Liang Shan, China receive items from Firewood Collecting Volunteer team
On December 27, 2021, Building Bridges came together to start baking macarons and cookies. The process was hard work, but worthwhile in the end. The experience showed how amazing it was to see so many people coming together to help raise money for children. Throughout the process, everything was made sure to be sanitary and followed COVID guidelines.
We made and sold berry and chocolate macarons, sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and butter cookies.
Overall, the bake sale was successful and demonstrated our team’s cooperation and teamwork. As a result, we made about $300 in profits to donate for the children and sold 118 cookies and macarons to family, friends, and neighbors. We accumulated $600 in donations, leaving us with $700 to donate to the Firewood Collecting Volunteer team and $200 for Building Bridges to keep for website and management costs. We thank those who donated money for this fundraiser to help us accomplish our plan. You are the sunlight in the cold winter, warming up those surrounding us, especially the children in Da Liang Shan, China.
After weeks of planning, baking, and selling, the result proved that the process was efficient and rewarding. This fundraiser was a large undertaking, but demonstrated how thankful we should be for our living conditions and what we take for granted. We should always spread kindness to others, and we will continue to display teamwork and dedication in our future activities as a team and organization.
The Building Bridges fundraiser team
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