On 19th December we have organized a bake sale in BISM 3. We decided that it would be a very efficient way to raise money in order to help Guzal' - a young girl with vascular malformation, who is in need of an urgent and very expensive surgery. To begin with, the day before the bake sale took place, Polina came to my house, so that we would spend the whole evening baking cupcakes, cookies, cakes and other sweet treats for the following day. The though that we had everything planned, but our time management became an issue and we ended up spending not only the evening, but also almost the whole night baking. However, in the end it was all worth the time and effort.
Overall, the bake sale itself was a great success and in the end we've raised more than 8000Rub. Personally, I was really motivated by the feedback we got from the happy customers and it made me smile for the whole day even despite how sleepy all of us were. Natalia Ivanova (http://nataliaivanovacasmoscow.blogspot.ru/2013/01/charity-donation.html) then transferred the money to the charity organization "Alen'kiy Tsvetochek", who then gave the money to Guzal' parents.
At the end of the day we've decided that having a bake sale was probably the best fund raising activity we could have held. If we are going to do it again (and we are definitely going to), we should plan our time better to avoid pulling all nighter.
By getting directly involved in this activity, I have:
- Planned and initiated an activity
- Worked collaboratively with others
- Engaged with issues of global importance
- Considered ethical implications of my actions
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