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<\/a>SNAP members (from left to right) Jan Popp, Tina Ebdrup, Suzanne Pawlek and Tina Follick sell kumquat baked goods at the Kumquat Growers Open House.<\/p><\/div>\n
The fundraiser was a team effort involving members of SNAP to actually bake the items that were sold. The Kumquat Growers assisted by providing bags of kumquat puree at no charge. Food service staff from various schools and Food and Nutrition Services employees at the District level all contributed baked kumquat items to the group\u2019s fundraising effort. The group also sold copies of their cookbooks that were leftover from last year. Pricing for the kumquat infused based goods included $1.00 for a 3 pack of cookies, $2.00 for a 4 count of cupcakes and $3.00 for a small bread loaf.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Kumquat macaroons with chocolate drizzle, kumquat pecan bread and plain kumquat macaroons all line the table of baked goods to be sold by SNAP members.<\/p><\/div>\n
Over the course of the two days, SNAP was able to sell over $700 worth of baked goods. The funds will go back into the organization to support their efforts to sponsor scholarships as well as to cover travel costs for SNAP members to attend conferences. In the past, SNAP members have attended the Legislative Action Conference when chocolate milk was up for consideration to be banned from school cafeterias. They offered unique perspective on the issue- stemming from the fact that they are on the serving lines in school cafeterias. It is from that perspective that they were able to voice that the availability of chocolate milk, for some students, is the only way that they would get the calcium from drinking milk. You can learn more about SNAP by visiting their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n