Mark your calendars for April 17th 2010! This is the big day! We are kicking off the Share Our Strength fundraising season with the first annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale!!
Love to bake? Love to eat? Then, you might want to read on. Earlier this year, my friend Gaby Dalkin contacted me about helping plan the Chicago leg of the first annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale, part of the Great American Bake Sale.
Who: Some of Chicago’s finest food blogs and bakeries will be there, including Kudos Kookies & Foiled Cupcakes.
What: Remember your childhood bake sales? This one will be even better! Food bloggers and baking aficionados are teaming up to give readers the opportunity to sample some of their favorite baked goods and treats. Proceeds from the sale benefit Share Our Strength.
When: Saturday, April 17 from 12pm – 3pm (CST)
Where: Smash Cake Bakery, 2961 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago IL 60657 (at Wellington) Get a sneak peek at its BRAND NEW location!
Why: Food bloggers from across the country will unite to support the Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger in America by holding bake sales in their states. Proceeds from the sale will support the 17 million children (almost one in four) who face hunger in America. More information on SOS can be found at www.strength.org.
I’m leading up efforts here in Chicago and if you are interested in baking, volunteering your time on site at the event or helping to promote the event to your friends, readers, fans or followers, please send me an email at mariscallahan@gmail.com.
What is the rest of the country doing? Read on, after the jump.
Who:
Listed below are the states and cities that are participating.
Alaska – Laura from What’s for Dinner Mom
Arizona – Janet from La Due Crew
Scottsdale 5th and Wine (7051 E. 5th Avenue Scottsdale, AZ 85251) 11am – 3pm
California
Los Angeles
Gaby from Whats Gaby Cooking
Morel’s French Steakhouse and Bistro at The Grove (189 The Grove Dr) 10:30am – 1:30pm
San Francisco
Anita from Dessert First
Omnivore Books (3885a Cesar Chavez Street San Francisco, CA 94131 ) 12pm – 3pm
Sacramento Area
Noel from Noel’s Kitchen Tips
Colorado – Kate from Treat
Boulder Public Library (1001 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80302) 10 am until we run out!
DC – Colleen from Foodie Tots
Historic Eastern Market (7th and C Streets, NE, Washington DC) 9am – 12pm
Florida – Natasha from That’s So Yummy and Renee from Flamingo Musings
Orlando Central Winds Park (1000 E Sr-434, Winter Springs, FL 32708)
Miami Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156) 9:30 till we run out!
Georgia – Tami from Running with Tweezers
Cabbagetown Market (198 Carroll Street) 9am – 1pm
Illinois – Maris from In Good Taste
Smash Cake (2961 N Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60657) 12pm – 3pm
Kansas – Kristen from Dine and Dish
Kentucky – Melissa from My McDonald Meal
Georgetown Kite and Culture Festival (Georgetown, KY) 10am – 2pm
Massachusetts – Kathyann from Mother May Have
Michigan – Megan from What’s Megan Making
Kava House in Grand Rapids. (6333 Kalamazoo Avenue Southeast) 10:00am – 2:00pm
New Jersey – Carmen from Baking is my Zen
Shop Rite of North Brunswick (400 Renaissance Boulevard East North Brunswick, NJ) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New York – Jacquie from The JLH Life
Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene (176 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn) 10:00am – 5:00pm
North Carolina – Shari from Tickled Red
Penny from In Mimi’s Kitchen (Central NC)
Oklahoma – Ashley from Vanilla-Cinnamon
Canadian County Historical Museum (300 S. Grand El Reno, OK 73036) 10:00am – 1:00pm
Oregon – Gina from Change Becomes Change
Pennsylvania – Jen from My Kitchen Addiction
Central Pennsylvania – Outlets at Hershey, PA (46 Outlet Square, Hershey, PA 17036) 10am – 3pm
Philadelphia – A Full Plate on Liberties Walk (1009 N. Bodine St Philadelphia, PA 19123) 10am – 2pm
Rhode Island – Jennifer from Savor the Thyme
Westerly – The Pizza Place Restaurant (43 Broad Street, Westerly, RI 02891) 11 am – 3 pm
Texas – Kelly from Evil Shenanigans
Utah – Maria from Two Peas and their Pod
Salt Lake City -at Dan’s Market (1360 S Foothill Blvd) 10:00am – 2:00pm
Orem - at Shirley J’s (15 East 400 South) 10:00am – 2:00pm
Virginia – Susan from She is Becoming Doughmesstic
Washington – Keren from Frantic Foodie
Metropolitan Market (100 Mercer Street. Seattle, WA 98109) 10am – 12pm
What:
Saturday April 17th, 2010
Where:
It’s taking place all across the country!
Why:
Food is obviously something that is very important to all of us Food Bloggers so we want to do something about it! We will all be baking our favorite goodies from our blogs and selling them for everyone to try! All of the proceeds from this event will go to Share Our Strength and will be allocated to help hungry children all over America.
How to get involved:
Its easy! If you’re in Chicago and want to bake for the day of the event, send me an email at mariscallahan [at] gmail [dot] com. I will give you all of the information that you need and would be thrilled to have you.
Not in Chicago? If you’d like to head up your state or you want to bake for the day of the event just send Gaby Dalkin an email at whatsgabycooking {at} gmail {dot} com – she will give you all the information if you are in charge or connect you with the blogger in charge of your state.
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What a wonderful wonderful event. Hope its a huge success!
Thanks for the heads up, Maris! The NY location is a block away from my apartment, I think I can manage to make it there…
Good luck with the event. Wish we could be there with you – keep us posted on your adventures!
How cool is this? I kept seeing mutterings about this on Twitter but hadn’t figured out what it was or how to get involved. So excited that you’re repping things here. How can I get involved? I’d love to contribute.
wish i could have made it to this- will definitely keep my ear to the ground for future chicago baking events!