Showing posts with label Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. Show all posts

Monday, April 18, 2011

Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale - Tampa 2011

I'm not one for "tooting my own horn" or "patting myself on the back", but I've learned that sometimes it's good for the soul when you let yourself admit that you've done a good job, and that is definitely the case with my first Vegan Bake Sale of the year, benefiting TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) for feral and stray cats. Of course I couldn't have done it without the help and support of some very hard working friends, volunteers from Florida Voices for Animals, and Mojo Books & Music. Thank you for helping me turn my vision into a reality, I couldn't have done it without you...THANK YOU!!! And thanks to all who came out to support this worthy cause by making donations and eating yummy baked goods.

We raised over $600 to benefit Spay/Neuter surgeries for feral cats as part of the TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) Program. This will provide spay/neuter surgeries for up to 60 cats with the use of programs such as the monthly Spay Day at the Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT) and Feral Cat Mondays at the Humane Society of Tampa BayWe also raised awareness for ALL animals, and proved that vegan baked goods are even better tasting than the traditional dairy and egg filled ones.

I also want to give a BIG shout out and thank you to Danny and his crew over at Mojo Books & Music for allowing us to have a Vegan Bake Sale at their store for their Annual Record Store Day Celebration. Without Danny and all the awesome people at Mojo Books & Music, this bake sale wouldn't have been nearly as successful. They allowed us to setup inside, which is a big plus for Florida bake sales, they helped advertise it on their Facebook event page, as well as shouting cupcake inspired reminders throughout the day as the bands played. They even put the left over baked goods up at their new coffee bar, and continued to collect donations for us well into the night long after we were gone.

So the next time you are in the Tampa area, don't forget to stop in at Mojo Books & Music, located at 2558 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33612. You can find everything from new and used CD's, records, books, DVD's, posters, t-shirts, and more. And coming soon, their new location, just a few doors down, which is bigger, better (if that's even possible), and has a coffee bar that will be stocked with vegan friendly selections. Mojo Books & Music has something for everyone, so stop in today and tell them that I sent you. :)

Now get ready to drool... here are the pictures! =D



































Thanks for stopping by!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Online Vegan Bake Sale

I love vegan bake sales. In fact on April 16th, me and my friend over at Hungry Vegan Traveler are hosting one in Tampa on behalf of Florida Voices for Animals as part of Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. It's going to be at Mojo books & Music, and it will be to benefit spay/neuter for feral cats as part of the TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) Program. But have you ever heard of a online bake sale? I hadn't until just a few days ago, when I stumbled upon a post on Chocolate Covered Katie's blog talking about just that... an online Vegan Bake Sale!

On Tuesday, April 5th, Chocolate Covered Katie will be hosting an online blogger bake sale to benefit the Red Cross and the work being done to help restore Japan. For this bake sale bloggers and/or readers will donate baked goods just like a regular bake sale, but people will bid on these items online. The highest bidder will make a donation to Red Cross and the baker will ship the food to the winner. More information on this bake sale can be found on Katie's blog. Sounds fun right?

After much thought, I decided to donate a four pack of chocolate orange cupcakes with orange Butter cream frosting. And since pretty cupcakes don't ship well, I thought I'd make it fun by offering the cupcakes as a kit of sorts. I like to call it the "Fun & Easy Vegan Cupcake Kit". The winner of my cupcakes will receive four fresh baked and wrapped "naked" chocolate orange cupcakes, a piping bag full of orange butter cream frosting, and some orange slice candies. That way the winner can have fun decorating their cupcakes however they see fit. Is your mouth watering yet?

If so, you better pop on over to Chocolate Covered Katie's blog on April 5th (next Tuesday), and get to bidding! :)



Fun & Easy
Vegan Cupcake Kit!






Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
with Orange Butter Cream Frosting