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BAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH NO KID HUNGRY! WRITTEN BY BETHANEY WALLACE / PHOTOS BY JAMI BOWMAN
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n Sat., Oct. 30, the Kansas City Chapter of No Kid Hungry will host what has become a semi-annual event. The Kansas City Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry is a community event featuring talented bakers offering a wide variety of baked goods with the goal of raising funds for and awareness of childhood hunger. No Kid Hungry is a dedicated national campaign run by nonprofit Share Our Strength, launched in 2010. Since 2014, this Kansas City Bake Sale has combined culinary professionals with hobby bakers and “Next Generation” bakers— talented kids with big hearts—sharing their strengths with a common goal: providing access to healthy meals for kids facing food insecurity. The chapter has been recognized by No Kid Hungry for four of the past five years as the number one independent bake sale fundraising team in the country. Gina Reardon, a former catering business owner and founder/director of the Kansas City Chapter of No Kid Hungry, said it’s important to help provide for kids in our community and struggling communities across the country, and understand their needs. “Kids need consistent, healthy meals to thrive, but not every child has access,” she explains, adding that on average teachers spend more
Pictured from Top to Bottom: Gina Reardon, Founder, Kan-
sas City Chapter, No Kid Hungry; Alison Patterson, Community Baker; Jessica Armstrong, Co-Owner & Pastry Chef, Novel; JC Gregg, Community Baker & Culinary Philanthropist
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