Pasadena DFA holds a successful Bake Sale / Yard Sale

Written by: Maddie Gavel-Briggs on May 8, 2008 1:27 AM EDT

Pasadena DFA held it's first yard sale (yes we call 'em yard sales in the land of year-round sun) this past Saturday - http://democracyforamerica.com/events/29232 .  It went fantastically well!

We brought in just over $300 for the bake sale.  Pasadena DFA will donate all of it to a local foodbank.  We were so surprised at how much we were able to raise!  We got the help of two local vendors.  Shouts out go to:

Euro Pane - they donated 30 lbs of various baked goods!  I have to encourage all of our local readers of this blog post to click the link and make a point to visit them soon.  They are a business deserving of our support!  Delicious bakery!

The Coffee Gallery - they donated gallons of their best coffee.  It stayed hot from 7 a.m. until we shut down the sale at 3:30!  Again, I encourage local readers to click the link and pay them a visit. 

Patrick and I firmly believe in supporting local businesses, especially ones that contribute to the community the way these two businesses have.  Patrick calls it a "covenantal relationship"; that's his seminary school experience coming out!

A lot of preparation went into making the baked goods presentable.  There was much baking, wrapping, and labeling taking place the night before!

We have to thank some super bakers in our midst too.  A pineapple upside down cake.  A from-scratch chocolate cake.  Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.  Peanut butter chews.  Oatmeal currant cookies.  They went well with the croissants, lemon bars, various types of muffins, and twists!  Servin' up a breakfast of justice and community!

The yard sale was a hit too (we kept separate tills by the way).  We brought in just about $500 in donations.  Horray, Pasadena DFA can afford to buy itself an EZ-Up canopy and a few rolls of stamps for our next letter writing action!  We can stop borrowing canopies and have a more enjoyable experience tabling those farmers markets this summer!

It was an amazing day that took a community and some great leaders to make happen!  None of this could have happened without the help of fellow DFA'ers, local business, and our neighbors.  It was a shot in the arm for us all to see community work and have fun amidst all the hard work!

Shouts out to some amazing people!!

**Ron McGill & Jocelyn & their dog Oatmeal
**Michele McClure & Patrick Burns & Dottie (Mr. Burns' mom) & their friend Lauren
**Charlotte & Steven Gibson
**Bev Huntsberger
**Laura Graham
**Ann Bailey
**Judy Hochenauer
**Patrick Briggs & Maddie Gavel & sister Sue Gavel
**Mickey Weinberg & Beverly Jones

Politics, economics, and justice combined in one crazy-fun day of raised spirits and dollars.  Keep up the good work everybody at Pasadena DFA!  This is what we are about!

More photos can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39995061@N00/sets/72157604893135201/

Come join us at our next chapter meeting or email Patrick Briggs - Chapter Coordinator - pbriggs@greeneggsandham.org.  Get involved.  We have the power to have fun and make a difference!

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Location: Pasadena, CA 91104