1977

1977 was a 'common' year according to wiki. In 1977 Nickelodeon (originally named the Pinwheel Channel) was first launched, Uranus' rings were found, Orlando Bloom and Shakira were born and the late Elvis Presley performed his last ever concert in Indiana's Market Square Arena. Thank you, Wiki.

1977 is also the amount that Sweets By Sweets is getting from MUSRA, our student representative council at Macquarie University! We are seriously such lucky ducks!

(Click on the email to read it more closely!)


So happy to announce that the basic costs for running our bake sales are fully covered. If you would like to have a look at our planned expenses for the year and have some input send an email to sweetsbysweets@hotmail.com.au. More than happy to listen to you!

"Got the joy joy joy joy down in OUR hearts..."(:


Sincerely,

Stephy.

fun under the sun for coast shelter

Hello Sweets,

This morning, Emily and I put up posters for the bake sale while my little brother looked after our belongings (love you little bro). At 10am we set up our table and realised we had more baked goodies than we had anticipated! But it was definitely a GOOD THING.

(Our table overflowing with yumminess)


We baked with a beachy theme in mind for 'Coast Shelter'. Check these babies out...

(Sarah's oysters)

(Stephy's ice cream cupcakes)

(Sarah's thongs)


We even had new sweets participate, thank you Lucy and Rebecca!

(Lucy's brownies that blew everyone's minds)

(Rebecca's adorable banana cupcakes that she baked with her son)


Eight customers signed up to be our newest SWEETS!

Our raffle prize was, of course, beach-themed with Guylian chocolate sea shells, chocolate truffles, brownies and a big blue and white beach towel donated by my mum. When I called the winner of our raffle he couldn't believe it and shouted, "YOU'RE KIDDING!?"

(John, the lucky winner of our raffle! Congratulations, mate!)


Today marked a milestone for Sweets By Sweets because we also had a customer ask for "one of everything, please!"

(Champion)


How much did we raise? $396.55! Coast Shelter, we hope this helps with the refurbishment of your new community centre.


Now for my favourite part, the thank you and you and yous (deep breath) -

Thank you Khris from MUSRA for printing our posters and hundreds of pamphlets, hope you LOVED what you bought from us today. Thank you, SWEETS, for baking your hearts out, you guys are beyond amazing. Thank you to the people who signed up to be a part of our club, looking forward to our baking adventures. Thank you to everyone who donated even though they didn't buy anything and to those who let us "keep the change."


Sincerely,

Stephy.

sweets by sweets 4 coast shelter

Hello sweet(heart)s,

It's that time of the month again!... BAKE SALE TIME!(:

This month we're spreading the love to Coast Shelter, a non-for-profit charity that provides accommodation to homeless families, men, women and young people. In 2009/10 they provided 34,505 overnight beds and accommodated for 425 homeless people. Sadly, they had to turn away 58% of those who sought accommodation because they had no vacancies. Thank you to Suziee for choosing such a special cause.

FYI last month we had some customers asking us where the crackles and brownies were! Maybe we can go back to the basics this month. Let's see some smartie cookies, gooey brownies and crackles made out of rice bubbles! Om nom nom. Try to also incorporate the beach into what you bake, for example if you're baking vanilla cupcakes add a drop of blue food colouring to the mixture and when they're done top them off with some yellow buttercream icing.

STAY WARM, SWEETS. Keep calm and drink tea(:


Sincerely,

Stephy.

meet the sweets: suziee

What's your name?
Suziee Xoshnow

If you were a crayola crayon what colour would you be?
I would be a yellow crayon because it's the colour of sunshine and reminds me of beautiful sunny summer days. It's bright, always stands out and is the most noticeable in a box full of other crayolas.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
A primary school teacher

Who/what inspires you?
Everyday people trying to make a difference one small step at a time.

What's your most favourite thing to bake?
Cupcakes

What's so sweet about being one of the Sweets!?
It's very rewarding knowing that you're contributing to a good cause one cupcake at a time!

Most importantly, what charity are you donating our proceeds to for May and why?
The Charity that I have chosen for May is a local charity called Coast Shelter. The reason why I have chosen this particular charity is because it is a local charity that helps the local community and it's always rewarding when you see the results within the community. Click here to find out more about Coast Shelter.