Cookie Central is Headed For Washington!

October 17th & 18th, 2010

Cookie Central will close our doors and join

Share Our Strength at The Conference of Leaders in Washington D.C.

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Share Our Strength has introduced a new social forum this year called The Bake Sale Neighborhood. This forum has been a platform for Great American Bake Sale participants to meet with others, share their knowledge and experiences with GABS and seek advise on every aspect of hosting a bake sale. The Bake Sale Neighborhood has been a huge success!

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It is because of our involvment with The Bake Sale Neighborhood, Great American Bake Sale and the fight to end child hunger that Cookie Central (me :D) has been invited to join the panel of speakers representing The Bake Sale Neighborhood at this year's Conference of Leaders!

It is an honor that I have graciously accepted .

THANKS TO:

THE METHUEN FIREFIGHTERS UNION LOCAL 1691

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The city of Methuen that has been facing mass layoff of civil service workers. In fact, just two months ago 33 firefighters in Methuen held pink slips in their hands, unsure of what the outcome of the city budget would be....still they donated!

The generosity of the union during such a hard time shows their dedication to their community and the importance of our cause.

I would like to send a special thank you out to my husband Fred, a Methuen firefighter. With the $200.00 donation made by his Local 1691 Share Our Strength will be able to fill the backpacks of 50 children full of healthy food to feed them and their families for over a weekend!

Thank You To Everyone Who Attended Our 2010 Great American Bake Sale

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It was in the 90s, but still you came!

We had an amazing turnout, selling just about everything on our table! The days totals were almost $400.00 bringing our season total to over $2000.00, all of which will help feed hungry kids in America! We are looking forward to selling off the last of our product today and will update everyone with our final totals once we have them.

Success at the MFA!

As I had mentioned in an earlier post...

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The instructors and recruit class 187 of the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stow, MA have joined our fight to end child hunger in America. This was only possible because of the involvement of the fabulous people at Jake's, the food service providers at the academy!

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Jake's very generously offered to display our baked goods and signs in their shop, selling and collecting money brought in by the employees and recruits.

Over the course of a week we raised $115.00!

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As if their (Jake's) assistance wasn't enough, they offered to donate the money from their desserts sold the final week of the session!
I am proud to announce they raised an additional $126.00 this final week!!

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It is wonderful to have such great people stand behind such a great cause!

With their help our total raised is now just under $1700.00

Join Us!

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Cookie Central's 2010

Great American Bake Sale

Sunday, July 4th

10-4

The North Andover Common

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100% of Money Raised Will Help Feed Kids

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Find samples from our menu, a raffle to win your very own cookie basket and leave knowing YOU helped to end child hunger! This bake table will be the final event of our four month long campaign to help raise money for after school and summer food programs.

Help us to help feed the nearly 17 million children at risk of hunger!

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Cookie Central's 2010 Great American Bake Sale is a partof Share Our Strength's national campaign to end child hunger in America by 2015