Since May was CF awareness month, we thought it would be a good idea to double up on challenges by accompanying the Electric Run with a bake sale of EPIC proportions. It is well-known fact that fitness and cake make the perfect combination.
We figured Keele would be the best place to sell our baked goods, taking advantage of the hungry, hungry students. We only had a couple of days to choose from to catch the students on campus, sandwiched between their month long break in April and their 3 month summer starting in June. Instead of spreading out the challenges this month like a sane person might do, we thought the best idea would be to hold the bake sale 2 DAYS after our soaked 5k. #crazybakesunday
After spending a solid 12 hours re-painting the kitchen with flour, chocolate and icing we had successfully baked 7 different cakes/cupcakes/pretzel rolls. In addition to our own, several of Maria’s lovely colleagues contributed with their masterpieces - the sweet tooths of Keele had no idea what was going to hit them!
The bake marathon was really productive and between our cakes and the ones so kindly brought in by our bake volunteers, we managed to put on a rather impressive spread:
After spending a solid 12 hours re-painting the kitchen with flour, chocolate and icing we had successfully baked 7 different cakes/cupcakes/pretzel rolls. In addition to our own, several of Maria’s lovely colleagues contributed with their masterpieces - the sweet tooths of Keele had no idea what was going to hit them!
The bake marathon was really productive and between our cakes and the ones so kindly brought in by our bake volunteers, we managed to put on a rather impressive spread:
Berry Cheesecake, Upside-down Pinapple Cake, Cinnamon Rolls, Chocolate-soaked Tavalite, Devil's Food Cake, S'more Cupcakes, White Chocolate and Raspberry Cake, Pizza Pretzels, Lemon Drizzle Cake, Coffee Cake, Chocolate Orange Cake, Flapjacks and Brownies !!!
Overall the sale was a triumph - our epic bake sale raised a staggering £321.20 - which has helped us raise 64% of our £1000 total.
Special thanks go to:
- Kaneatron who commissioned a special Kaneatron branded cake and sold pieces to friends and family, donating twice. They even mentioned us on their blog!!http://kaneatron.com/blog/challenging-cystic-fibrosis-with-kaneatron-cake/
- The Keele marketing team, who were on their away day, for tweeting us and asking us to bring a tray of cake over.
- Our friend Fred, one of the marketing managers at bet365 who offered to buy all of the leftover cakes at the end of the sale, donating an amazing £50.
Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming June challenge all the way from Romania (sans Georgie, she’ll jump out of a plane to make up for missing this one) - it’s gonna be a huge family event and we're really excited for Silvan to join in. Prepare for some monkey behaviour since we're going to be completing a treetop trail!
Please continue to support us, we need your help to smash the target!
Much love,
Georgie, Maria and Noni
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