
Here is an adorable little munchkin that came to visit The Easter Bunny on Saturday, when I hosted my first bake sale to help raise money for The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect team, turn out, or weather. I like to think that all of the special children that Make-A-Wish has helped put all of their beautiful smiles together and sent us the amazing rays of sun for that day. Friends stopped by to donate, babies met The Easter Bunny for the first time, and some great businesses all came together to help this wonderful cause.
When I first decided to host the bake sale, I never thought of a goal. I just thought - "baking, planning, and pictures; that's my gig!" But, after my mom asked, I had to stop and think what I really wanted to try to reach to make an impact in a special child's life. The average wish to grant to a child by Make-A-Wish cost approximately $6000! So, a small bake sale, I hoped that $500 would be a nice goal to reach. After all of the raffles were submitted, the goodies sold, and the donations counted, we had hit $711!
What a wonderful end to a perfect day - I couldn't have asked for anything more...... except time for organization... but we will work on that next year when we set out to reach our new $1000 goal.
Thank you to The Playroom on Rt. 90 for making sure the Easter Bunny came to visit and all that was a part of our day on Saturday, you all helped raise money for an amazing cause!!
If anybody would like to learn more about The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine, or how you can help make a wish come true, please visit
http://www.mainewish.org/