On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Devoe Division of Business students held bake sales to support the Grant County Rescue Mission.
Sophomore Eden Osborne said that all the proceeds will be going to the Grant County Rescue Mission, which provides necessities to those in need.
“The Grant County Rescue Mission is just a place that helps homeless people or people that have lost everything because of divorce or job loss, they provide shelter, water, food, just a place to sleep, and so they’re able to get their lives back on track,” Osborne said. “They are a Christian organization, and because of this, they don’t get government funding, so all this money that we’re making is going straight to them.”
Osborne said that her group chose to bake cookies and have been selling them in the mallway as well as the basketball and volleyball games.
“We chose to bake cookies, and we’re selling them each for a dollar,” Osborne said.
Another sophomore Molly Venan said that her group decided to sell brownies and cookies in the mallway after being assigned the bake sale in her management principles class.
“We were assigned the assignment in class, and we decided to come up with a bake sale to help raise money. And went and bought the stuff to make brownies and cookies,” Venant said.
Junior Tiana Keene said that aside from the bake sale in the mallway, her group decided to branch out and work with businesses in the community.
“We’re also partnering with Panda Express and doing a partnership there where proceeds will go back to the Rescue Mission,” Keene said. “I also spoke with Walmart, and there’s a potential possibility that they can also support us and give a little bit of funding as well.”
Keene said that her group’s experience with the bake sale has been positive and has allowed students on campus to get connected.
“So far, it has been a positive experience, and we seem to have good connections from it and profit,” Keene said. “It also has gotten students connected and chatting or talking with one another.”
Osborne said that bake sale has provided a great opportunity for students to see what is going on in the community.
“We don’t really know exactly what’s going on in our community around here, because of the ‘IWU bubble’, so it’s just a great opportunity to see what’s going on,” Osborne said. “It’s also a good way to get involved in the community since we’re here for anywhere from like two to four years or more.”
Keene said that there are other ways that students can support the Rescue Mission besides just the bake sale.
“The Rescue Mission came into our management principles class, and they shared with us some ways to give back to them is through volunteering at some of their shelters or thrift stores, both in Marion and Gas City,” Keene said.
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