DC Bake Sale For Black Lives Matter Mobilizes 1,000 Chefs Worldwide, Yum!: 'Bakers Against Racism'
'A D.C.-Based Bake Sale for Black Lives Matter Has Mobilized Over 1,000 Cooks Worldwide.' Bakers Against Racism asks professionals and home bakers to raise money for social justice organizations. By Sabrina Medora, EATER, Wash. DC, Jun 8, 2020, 3:42pm EDT.
Two of D.C.’s leading pastry chefs have started a fundraising initiative that will direct sales of confections from professionals and home bakers alike to organizations fighting systemic racism and injustice.
Bakers Against Racism comes from Paola Velez, a 2020 James Beard award finalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year for her work at Kith/Kin, and Willa Pelini, who works at Emilie’s in Capitol Hill.
The idea for the campaign started when Pelini asked if she could contribute a dessert to Doña Dona, Velez’s Dominican doughnut pop-up, and send proceeds to Black Lives Matter. Instead, the pair decided to create a model for a “worldwide virtual bake sale” that has drawn commitments from over 1,000 bakers in less than a week, including participants from England, Germany, India, and Australia.
At 2 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, June 15, participating bakers will begin accepting orders for whatever goods they’re making. Since people from all around the world are involved, each of them are responsible for coordinating their own socially-distanced pickups or deliveries, through Saturday, June 20th. The hashtag #bakersagainstracism will group them together. All profits are supposed to be donated to local Black Lives Matter chapters or to other organizations supporting the movement’s efforts...
More, https://dc.eater.com/2020/6/8/21284225/bakers-against-racism-bake-sale-fundraising-black-lives-matter-willa-pelini-paola-velez-dc
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