Great Chappaqua Bake Sale Partners Plan Promotion in the Fall

Having raised more than $50,000 for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale is celebrating its 5th anniversary raising money to fight childhood hunger Sept. 27 at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival.

In honor of Year Five, The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale will kick off a week-long promotion, “Share Our Fight with Five” with local business partners that have supported The Great Chappaqua anniversary raising Bake Sale since it began in 2010.

When three Chappaqua moms learned that 16 million children in the United States– that’s 1 in 5 – go without the healthy meals they need each day to grow and thrive, they decided to host a bake sale to raise money for Share Our Strength and to teach their children the true meaning of charity.

Since then, The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale has proven that a small town can make a big difference in the fight against childhood hunger.

“We are proud to celebrate The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale’s fifth anniversary as one of our top grossing bake sale teams in the country, raising more than $50,000 for No Kid Hungry,” said Debbie Shore, cofounder of Share Our Strength. “The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale raises the bar each year to find creative ways to increase fundraising dollars and raise awareness about childhood hunger in America. The ‘Share Our Fight with 5” promotion is an innovative example of how individual bake sale teams can leverage support in their home towns to help make sure all kids get the healthy food they need every day.”

“Share Our Fight with 5” will spotlight several devoted business partners that will offer customers a special Great Chappaqua Bake Sale promotional item and donate 5% of the proceeds from the sale of that item to The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale. The promotion will begin Sept. 20 and participating businesses include: Auntie Penny, Chappaqua Framing, Chappaqua Paint & Hardware, The Eye Gallery, Marmalade, Mt. Kisco Seafood, New York Dolls, Red, Write and Blue, and Tazza.

“The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale and Raffle have been a huge success thanks to the generous support of the local business community, which donates baked goods, products and services year after year to support this cause,” say Holly Blum, Jessica Reinmann and Allison Spiegel, The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale co-chairs. “The ‘Share Our Fight with 5” promotion is a way for The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale to thank these businesses for their continued support.”

In addition to the promotion, The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale will continue to host its popular Great Chappaqua Bake Sale Raffle and tickets will be available for purchase online beginning in early September and at the event on September 27. This year’s raffle includes prize packages donated by 75 businesses and counting and is valued currently at more than $15,000.

Monies raised from The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale fund meals programs in New York State.

In New York, 22% of kids struggle with hunger. Since 2011, the No Kid Hungry network has helped bring more than 34 million additional meals to kids who need them – including 1.1 million additional meals in New York. The campaign is focused on expanding access to school breakfast and free summer meals and has also empowered more than 10,000 New York families with the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare healthy, affordable meals through the Cooking Matters program.

The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale is recognized each year by Share Our Strength as a “Bake Sale Rock Star” and was the top individual fundraising team last year. In 2013, The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale was nominated for a Bake Sale For No Kid Hungry Leadership Award by Share Our Strength.

Following are the results of each year’s efforts: $5,835 (2010), $11,869 (2011), $13, 203 (2012) and $20,265 (2013).