Coalition’s Annual Bake Sale

Coalition is hosting their annual bake sale on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Prairie Elementary and Village United Presbyterian Church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Each year, the members of Coalition pick a charity to donate the proceeds to, usually providing food for those in need.

“[The members] were examining several different organizations that help families who are food insecure in some way to bridge the gap,” Coalition sponsor Samantha Feinberg said.

This year Coalition choose The MUFFIN Fund, a parent-run organization similar to Harvester’s bagged snack program, in Olathe whose goal is to provide kids with anything they need, especially food, when they’re at home.

According to senior Kara Auvray, a board member on Coalition, the reason they chose the MUFFIN Fund was because they wanted to keep their donations local and focus on helping families who are food insecure. The  MUFFIN Fund also matches any donations they receive, which was another motivating factor to Coalition members.

“I’m 100 percent sure that any of the money that we raise will have a huge impact on the students who need it,” Auvray said. “Because of the fact that the MUFFIN Fund matches donations as well, they’ll have a big impact because they’ll allow other people to match however much money that we raised.”

According to Feinberg, although this is her first year as a sponsor for Coalition, she is aware of how successful the bake sale is in the past. Last year, the bake sale raised about $650, according to former Coalition sponsor David Muhammad.

The club receives their donations of baked goods from students and members in the East community, as well as coalition members.

According to Auvray, Coalition’s main goal is to raise as much money as they can. To do that, they have decided to set up two booths, one at Prairie Elementary and another across the street at Village United Presbyterian Church. Feinberg believes this will help maximize the sale’s profit.

“As people are coming and going from Village Church to the various services, they either see the group or walk by for parking at the elementary school,” Feinberg said. “And so it’s kind of a captive crowd. It’s my understanding that the bake sale always sells out.”