Decadent Desserts delight in Baldwin’s Mills
The Ladies Group of Baldwin's Mills held their annual Decadent Desserts Event this past Saturday afternoon at the Baldwin's Mills United Church. A broad assortment of decadent desserts were available to choose from, priced at two slices for $8.
While the event has frequently been accompanied by a used book sale in the past, this year’s formula took a different turn. Local photographer Holger Richter held an exhibit of his recent work inside the church instead, with ten per cent of photography sales going towards the charitable causes.
Group member Louise Baldwin said that the fundraiser has been going on for at least 10 years, having grown out of the more labour-intensive tradition of holding a fundraising garage sale.
In 2017 the Ladies’ Group donated $2,762 to charity from this and other events throughout the year, with the funds being distributed to groups like Oxfam Canada, Mental Health Estrie, Literacy in Action, Doctors without Borders, and the Baldwin’s Mills United Church, among many others.
Ladies Group of Baldwin's Mills has been a part of the Baldwin’s Mills community since the summer of 1962, but the members trace the history of women in the area working to try to make the wider world a better place back much further through a variety of now defunct organizations and groups. Although the group has no motto or mission statement, its members host events that help bring the community together both for fellowship and to support a variety of local and international causes.