Student Spotlight
By Sanaya Attari
Making Pan out of the Pandemic How Maggie Boland turned her passion into a COVID-friendly job
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ago, she hopes to grow the business and soon open her own brick and mortar location. Boland’s dad, Dan Boland, says it didn’t surprise him when his daughter decided to start her own business. She’s always been independent and succeeds at whatever she chooses to do, he says. Not only did this seem to meet the need for a COVID-friendly job, it was also a good way for her to gain early experience to later pursue her dream job. “We were very impressed with her,” says Dan. “Her mom and I really kind of encouraged her to think through how she wanted to do this, but she came up with the idea herself and we were able to guide her through it. Her mother
Photos courtesy of Maggie Boland
acing adversity with determination, Grove City High School senior Maggie Boland started her own bread-baking business in the midst of a pandemic, finding a way to fulfill her passion and earn a little cash, too. Maggie’s Rise and Shine Baked Goods offers an array of delicious breads available for pick-up and delivery. “I had started baking more to prevent myself from getting bored during COVID, and then my mom gave one of my treats to a family friend who recommended I start selling it,” says Boland. “To me that sounded like a really great idea, so I decided to do it.” With the dream of joining the culinary field since age 3, Boland’s original plan was to start working part-time at a restaurant to learn more about the food industry. Maggie Boland
Pan is both the Spanish an d Now, having Japanese word for opened her own bread. business about a year
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