This Friday we will be providing cookie and brownie bites to help an Indiana University Student (Forest Good) raise money for Haiti relief. The proceeds of the brownie and cookie sales will go to the Red Cross to benefit Haiti. I thought I would share a note Forest sent to us explaining what he had in mind…
After the tragic earthquake in Haiti struck, I wanted to contribute to the relief fund. I thought the viral Twitter and txt message efforts were really impressive, but I wanted to donate more than $10. Instead of using my student loans to participate, I was able to come up with a “sweet” fund raising initiative. While I was working on a case competition, I ran across Panna Dolce. The more I learned about this French inspired bakery, the more my team and I craved macarons. If only I had heard about this bakery sooner; it was already too late to participate in the MSISA (Master of Science in Information Systems Association) bake sale.
Determined to create my own bake sale, I decided to collaborate with Panna Dolce and my team to sell individual packs of cookie and brownie bites to my class on the Friday before Valentine’s Day. I’m planning to sell 60 treats for Haiti at $5 a pack to classmates and fellow students at the Kelley School of Business. This should yield between $150-200 for the Haiti relief fund. After it’s all said and done, my reward will be contributing a small donation to a large Haitian relief effort. However, it will be nice to try some delicious Panna Dolce treats in the meantime. Thank you, Panna Dolce!
Forest Good
Indiana University, Bloomington
MSIS 2010
Way to go, Forest! We support you 100%.