hold your breath... make a wish.... count to three

Hello sweet friends.

So you might be wondering why we have been MIA for the past month. Well, we've been studying for finals and they're finally over! Congratulations to everyone for making it through yet another semester. Hi 5 for hibernation time. Time to sleep-in as much as we can and dream happily!(:

Just now I have completed our interim report with the help of our treasurer, Mikey, to let the big bosses know what's been cracking.

Our next bake sale will be on Macquarie University's open day which will be on September 10 from 10am-4pm. I think it's exciting stuff because we get our very first stall that we can decorate all pretty-like. Heh. Details about the charity that has been chosen will be released soonish and all registered sweets will be contacted by Emily. It's a piece of cake to join us, simply email your name and student number to sweetsbysweets@hotmail.com.au. Then follow us on facebook for regular updates.

Okay. So I know that Glee did their own rendition of 'Pure Imagination' a few weeks ago but honestly it has nothing on the original. Nothing. This song reflects what being a part of Sweets By Sweets has meant to me since its creation. Click here to watch the vid.

Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it



Sincerely,

Stephy.

P.S - I still wish Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory was real.

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.

"Toys are more than fun: they are essential" - Rosalyn Manipis (Tea 4 Toys)

Hello sweet folks,

Today I met with Rosalyn Manipis from TEA 4 TOYS, our first ever supporter!

Ros created her non-profit organisation in 2009 with the purpose of "empowering disadvantaged children to exercise their right to play by distributing toys donated by the community." How beautiful is that? They hold tea parties all throughout the year where anyone can drop by with new toys that they wish to donate and in exchange get some free baked goodies - that's where we come in! At one tea party they had a cupcake decorating stall which was apparently a big hit with both the adults and kiddies.

Ros distributes toys all around Australia, including to the Mutijulu community in the Northern Territory. Currently, she is working on getting helmets for children with Cystic Fibrosis because the National Australia Bank has actually donated a few scooters to her organisation. Click here to take a peep at their website.

So where to from here, huh? Ros will be speaking to her members and sponsors about helping out with our future bake sales. I will be discussing with my sweets how we can merge tea parties with our bake sale concept. Perhaps we can have 'sweet tea parties' at uni and if you bring in a new toy you get a baked good of your choice, free of charge. Also, we can sell donated tea with our baked goodies which would be just perfect for the Autumn/Winter season!

(Ros & Stephy: big kids)


Thank you, Ros, for all your support so far! I see amazing things happening for both Tea 4 Toys and Sweets By Sweets in 2011(:


Th-th-th-that's all folks!


Sincerely,

Stephy.

the original cuppycake video

You're my honeybunch, sugarplum
Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, you're my sweetie pie
You're my cuppycake, gumdrop
Snoogums-boogums, you're the apple of my eye
And I love you so and I want you to know
That I'll always be right here
And I love to sing sweet songs to you
Because you are so dear(: