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Bake sale raises over $500 for MARS Wildife Rescue Centre

A school bake sale raised over $500 for MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre.

Earlier this month, students from Miss Stuckey’s Grade one class at Cumberland Community School ran a bake sale to raise money for the Wildlife Centre.

Administrative Assistant for Island Health and parent of one of the students Megan Bleay says the idea of the sale came as the class was getting ready for a field trip to MARS.

“The class had done a lot of research leading up to this trip, and then one of the moms suggested doing a bake sale and see if we can raise money to donate to MARS when they go on their field trip,” said Bleay.

“Enough of us agreed that we were able to do it.”

Bleay says a spreadsheet was created where people put down what they were baking and how many pieces would be involved, with the parents of the students deciding to price the baked goods at $1.

The kids put up posters across the school advertising the bake sale while the parents took time to bake the goods needed.

She says the sale took place on June 11 at both school recesses, where they raised $505.15 in one hour.

“It was complete chaos, word got out about this throughout the school from Kindergarten to Grade 9 and everyone came with money,” said Bleay.

“We actually sold out before the end of the second recess.”

She says reaching that amount in an hour is mind-blowing, adding that the kids should be proud of themselves for this accomplishment. She also says without the parents, this accomplishment wouldn’t of been made.

The donation was presented to MARS on June 13 during the school trip.

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