A variety of sweets and treats were available at the Pembina Parish last Friday as part of an annual fundraiser.
The proceeds from the United Church’s Cookie Walk sale all go back into the community to support local non-profits.
“It’s a fundraiser for our outreach, so everything is donated, and the money goes to projects outside of us in the community … none of it stays in-house,” explained Edith Lovatt, a volunteer with the church’s outreach interest group. “We have people donate all kinds of cookies and baking, and you go around with your box and pick and choose however many different kinds of things you want to have.”
It’s proven a popular event for years now, Lovatt noted.
“It gets a huge response, and I don’t even really recognize many of the people here, so it’s obviously a greater community response,” she said. “You can’t help but feel warm and good and the Christmas spirit when you’re doing this.”
Fellow volunteer Sue Nelson echoed Lovatt’s thoughts about the event.
“It’s so much fun because people love to come and love to share their baking and then try everybody else’s baking,” she said. “And all of the money we raise goes to local charities. It all goes back into the community.
“It’s a great time. People come, and they stay for coffee and have some cookies too. We love doing it. It’s so much fun.”
