A few weeks ago, we featured Amy Verhey as our Rep of the Week, and she told us a little about what she and the other UW-Madison reps were planning for future WWFF work efforts on their campus. The reps followed through and got creative by putting together a great bake sale that raised almost $200 for WWFF. We talked to Jamie Plzak, another Madison rep, to find out a little more about their bake sale, and here's what she told us:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for a bake sale?
A: Amy and I came up with the idea after a sorority meeting. A member of our house was having a bake sale for Haiti and we thought that it sounded like such a great idea for WWFF!
Q: Why did you decide to have a bake sale instead of a community service project?
A: We had the bake sale because we wanted to organize an effort quickly, and we figured we could pull this together faster than organizing a traditional service project. We wanted to take a more direct approach to raise money for WWFF. We knew it would be a great way to get the WILL WORK FOR FOOD name out there on campus because so may people came by the bake sale.
Q: How many people participated?
A: All the reps were there: Maryrose, Amy, and myself. There were also about 10 other people who came to help us sell throughout the day.
Q: What were everyone's attitudes like while working the bake sale?
A: Everyone's attitudes were really positive! We jokingly competed with each other about whose food looked the best, which made it really fun. It was really easy to get people to bake food for us or drop by and help sell, especially because everyone knew they were contributing to a great cause.
Q: How do you feel about the sale's success?
A: I think it was really successful! Next time we would like to have it outside during the day when the weather is nicer. I think we could definitely sell more food and get more people to sign up for WWFF at the same time.
Q: If you could describe WWFF in one word, what would it be?
A: Selfless. I can't believe how much of an impact WWFF has made in such a short time, considering how new of an organization it is. I'm honored to be a small part of that.
Thanks, Maryrose, Jamie, and Amy, for such a creative and successful work effort!
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