THE Bendigo Women\u2019s Shed are planning a bake sale this weekend to raise more money to kick start their community organisation.<\/p>\n
Chairperson Prue Clarke said the group are aiming to raise $1000, with an array of treats set to be provided including cakes, biscuits and slices.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got so many donations of goodies, the ladies are all dropping them off the day before to the Shed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it\u2019s something that we already know how to do, why not try to get some money together from that?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a couple of ladies that are going to donate ingredients or a Woolworths voucher for somebody to buy the ingredients so that they feel like they\u2019re contributing because they can\u2019t cook or for whatever reason they\u2019re unable to.\u201d<\/p>\n
If the team hit their fundraising mark at the bake sale and again at a Bunnings sausage sizzle scheduled for late October, Ms Clarke said the Women\u2019s Shed could start planning workshops.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to do one to begin with where everybody brings something no bigger than a chair that they\u2019d like to refurbish,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were going to do a crochet workshop as well,\u201d she said. \u201cI have found that there\u2019s a lot of women that want to learn these crafts that other ladies can do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Planning and membership subcommittees are also trying to organise a future open day to share the shed with more members of the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to decide on a date at the moment. I was hoping November but being in COVID again, we\u2019ve had to take a step back,\u201d Ms Clarke said.<\/p>\n
The bake sale will be held this Saturday, 2 October from 9am at the southern end of Bendigo Marketplace, near the Skechers shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Bendigo Women\u2019s Shed are planning a bake sale this weekend to raise more money to kick start their community organisation. Chairperson Prue Clarke said the group are aiming to raise $1000, with an array of treats set to be provided including cakes, biscuits and slices. \u201cWe\u2019ve got so many donations of goodies, the ladies […]<\/p>\n