Hey Ladies!

I’m proud to announce that Arkansas Women Bloggers will be an official partner with the Arkansas Food Blogger Bake Sale this year! The event will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. adjacent to the Argenta Farmers’ Market in North Little Rock, 6th and Main.

Together, we’ll raise a bunch of money for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry program, which fights childhood hunger in the United States with several innovative programs. And the most exciting part — bloggers all over the country will be doing the exact same thing on the same day!

Here’s how to participate:

1. Write a blog post. Email me to let me know you’re participating, and I’ll send you some required details to include (basically the what & where, and a logo). We may coordinate a bit on publishing dates. Other than that, it’s all you!You can write about what goodies you’re sending to the sale, a baking memory, or about fighting childhood hunger. Just make sure it reminds people to come to the sale!This year, we also want to test-run some pre-sale auctions in the comments of your post. Give away something you have, something you made or something you got donated! Set an ending date and time, and have the last bidding commenter send their donation to our fundraising site. Email me for help.
2. Bake something for the sale. We’re looking for at least three dozen baked items per donor, packaged individually in something clear. Smaller items like cookies can be bundled together. Just ask me if you need more ideas. I’ll need the items on Friday, May 3 or brought to the event on Saturday by 8:30 a.m. You don’t have to be a food blogger!
3. Help at the event itself. We will need hands-on help at the event itself, helping people choose items and handling money as it comes in. This is a great opportunity to show our support for No Kid Hungry and promote our blogs to new audiences. Bring your smiling faces and some business cards!

There’s a bit of friendly competition in the national Food Blogger Bake Sale, as well. Last year, the Arkansas sale raised $1000, which was more than several larger markets. This year, we want to double that to $2000. We can do it!

Email me and let me know you’d like to help. Thanks so much!

-Christie Ison
Fancy Pants Foodie
@ARFoodie