Baking for Good: Help Oil Spill Cleanup
One thing on our minds lately is the awful oil spill that has been spewing tens of thousands of barrels of oil per day since mid/late April. The situation might be deemed the greatest environmental catastrophe in history. The oil spill pictures are heartbreaking — the effect on sea life (SAVE THE TURTLES!!) and marine land could last for a generation. Here’s one way we can help clean up the oil, and yes, it does involve eating cookies!
Baking for Good is an online bakery that gives part of its profits to good causes that you choose. Among the variety of nonprofits and community fundraisers is The Gulf Coast Fund. They helped out after Hurricane Katrina and they’re back again to help with this oil spill. From the website directly:
The Gulf Coast Fund is working to identify and galvanize resources and support for coastal communities affected by the BP Oil Drilling Disaster. Its goal is to raise $100,000 in the next 30 days for support of community-led first response initiatives, and to establish a fund of up to $1,000,000 to address the long-term effects of this disaster. It has already distributed a portion of its own emergency grant reserves. The goals of the first round of emergency grants are: (1) to coordinate and enhance the work on the ground being led by coastal communities; (2) to reduce the duplication of efforts; and (3) to encourage joint collaboration across the region.
If you choose to support this cause, 15% of your total (minus taxes and shipping) goes to the Gulf Coast Fund. They have lots of baked goods, but their cookies are diverse, including gluten-free and vegan kinds. If you want to help this oil cleanup process while eating yummies at the same time, this would definitely be a great way to do it.
