On Saturday, we held a fundraiser for the food bank. We've done it before. We hold a bake sale in the community hall, where people can come in and enjoy yummy treats while listening to live music. We usually play a few songs, but we make it an open mic so anyone in town can come on stage and display their talents.
This time, the regular organizer had to pull out because of a family medical issue, so Christine and I ended up taking over so that the event could still happen. I was worried for a while because I'm not as experienced in bringing the community together and rounding up volunteers, but luckily it went well. We had volunteers come in to help set things up and sell the baked goods, and people came in to bring their donations of baked goods. It felt like the whole turn showed up to the event. We sold out of our baked goods completely. People also brought in non-perishable goods to donate directly to the food bank. Some people came by just to donate cash for the food bank, without even buying anything. We were able to raise quite a bit of money for the food bank.
Vicki's fancy coffee
We also sold hot dogs and chili (in a KFC container)
playing with our guest musician Talia Magsagak
The little girls loved our cover of a song from Frozen
A performance by local musician Ashley Otokiak, who is blind
It was really touching to see the generosity of folks in Cambridge Bay, especially after incidents that happened last week involving vandalism of local businesses. I feel really proud to be part of this kind and caring community.
