Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Giving a little back to the community

We at Gingerbread Folk have a strong belief in giving back to the community. One of the lovely things about owning your own business is that you can choose to support the charities that you believe in.

Inspired by the work of the amazing volunteers that dedicate so much of their time to providing a 'home-away-from-home' for families of children with serious illness, last year at Christmas we donated gingerbread house kits to Ronald McDonald House in Randwick.

One of Australia's most notable food writers and tv chefs
Janelle Bloom dedicates time each week as a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House in Randwick and in 2008 she was appointed ambassador for the house.

Janelle approached us about participating in last year's Christmas event at the house and we were over the moon to assist.

We donated gingerbread house kits for the children along with our egg-free ready icing and decorating boards and we received this wonderful message recently from Janelle about the event that we would like to share with you:

"xmas eve when the rest of us are getting ready to enjoy festive season with family & friends we should remember that there are many not so lucky. Ronald Mcdonald House is still full with families and kids whose treatment does not stop for the holidays. So xmas eve I gathered kids around tables for a few hours we had a ball making the gingerbread houses, eating too many lollies that were suppose to be on house. Some of the beautiful houses went up to nurses & doctors at the hospital while others couldn't bare to part with their creativity. Some wonderful members of the local community came in to cook xmas eve dinner and spread the cheer.

No one who stays there feels sorry for themselves, they just get on with the hand they are dealt."

The Ronald McDonald House has now been helping families in Australia for 30 years and Gingerbread Folk are looking forward to assisting again where we can to bring extra joy to the house.

If you would like more information about Ronald McDonald Houses around Australia and what you can do to help head over to
http://www.rmhc.org.au/.

If you would like more information about our delicious gingerbread houses please feel free to visit our
website.

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