Will Bake for Food

Will Bake for Food was a fundraising bake sale and food drive to fight hunger in our community. It was founded by myself and Jenny Miller, and we recruited local food bloggers to donate baked goods for the sales that ran in 2010 and 2011.

Role

As co-founder, I ran all event logistics and volunteer baker management, and worked with both Northwest Harvest and the Emergency Feeding Program as beneficiaries of the event. Additionally, I collaborated with Jenny Miller for all marketing, PR and social visibility.

Success Metrics

2010

  • Sold out all 1600 items in 90 minutes

  • Collected 1900lbs of food and $866 for Northwest Harvest

  • According to Northwest Harvest, this was 10x their typical donation for bake sales

  • 300 people through the door in 90 minutes

2011

  • Collected 828lbs of food and $2571 for the Emergency Feeding Program

  • 1862 items for sale, including

    • 26 cups of cider, 14 cups of press pot coffee, and 15 pour-over coffees

    • 604 cookies

    • 57 cupcakes

    • 4 different kinds of marshmallows

    • 53 high-ticket items (costing over 10 tickets each)

  • Donated ~500 items to the Rainier Valley Food Bank

  • 260 people through the door in 2 hours