UPDATE: Benefit bake sale – and lemonade! – for Hurricane Harvey survivors

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11:47 AM: ‘Epic!’ is how proud mom Alex describes the fresh-baked-treats-and-lemonade sale that her daughter Ysabel and friends have going right now at the northeast corner of California and Portland in Gatewood [map], raising money to help Hurricane Harvey storm survivors in Texas. The treats, baked with big help from Ysabel’s dad, include Texas-shaped cookies:

Running things when we stopped by were Ysabel, below right, with Quincy at left and Sam in front:

As mentioned in our preview, Ysabel has had benefit bake sales before; her mom’s matching proceeds and family employers will be matching too. The sale is scheduled to go until 2 pm but that of course is “while supplies last,” so stop by soon if you haven’t already!

3:37 PM: This comment has an update, and thanks, from Ysabel’s dad – including the grand total, pre-matches, of $1,249.08!

Bonnie Wells September 3, 2017 (1:05 pm)

Great group of kiddos! Great cookies too!

sc September 3, 2017 (2:15 pm)

And a money contribution is what is needed most to help.

Yzzy's Da September 3, 2017 (3:06 pm)

The cookie stand is over, and we were almost out of cookies by 2pm. We cannot thank everyone enough for their generosity – West Seattle is truly the best. And a huge thank you to everyone who helped out during they day: Maud and Michael for the chairs, flag, and unending supply of lemonade; the Kochs for supplies, water, and equipment; the West Seattle Blog for spotlighting us; and all the neighborhood kids who helped out and brought energy and fun.

Final total: $1249.08

This will be matched by Ysabel’s mother, and each of her parents will be submitting for matching funds from their employers, so we may get this up over $3k. Thanks everybody! We have done a lot of good today.

WSB September 3, 2017 (3:29 pm)

Thank you for the update! (And the baking.)
- Yzzy's Da September 3, 2017 (5:39 pm)
  
  And a reminder – if you missed the ‘cookie stand’, please consider donating directly to the Red Cross. Houston got 50″ of rain – that’s over four feet. We are only now beginning to see what a huge effort this is going to need. And as a previous commenter pointed out, money is better than goods – it is far more efficient for the Red Cross to purchase supplies from neighboring areas than to haul stuff from Seattle. Thanks again to everyone who helped out today and especially to everyone who donated!
  
  Red Cross donations directly for Harvey Relief: https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey

Steph September 3, 2017 (3:53 pm)

Awesome job!!

michelle sullivan September 3, 2017 (4:38 pm)

All I can say is you ROCK this story so warmed my heart!!!

Andros September 3, 2017 (4:43 pm)

That kid Quincy rocks. My daughter went to school with her at Westside and they are great

Alki Resident September 3, 2017 (4:58 pm)

I passed the bake sale around noon today. There were tons of people and a giant American flag. I immediately broke into tears because of the heartbreaking situation in Texas and because kids have such huge hearts. I couldn’t be more proud of our community today.

Yma September 3, 2017 (5:56 pm)

Woof- thank you West Seattle.

this was quite a bit more than I expected- but, I promised. We all make a difference.

Mikekey September 3, 2017 (9:04 pm)

Great job, kids! Those Texas cookies were great, too.

Christine in Gatewood September 3, 2017 (9:29 pm)

Congratulations on a highly successful fundraiser! I loved stopping by and seeing the kids (supported by their parents) so excited and enjoying doing something special for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The cookies, homemade bread and lemonade were all delicious.

Atomicoven September 3, 2017 (10:56 pm)

You see , we don’t need progressive or conservative gov’t to take care of us. We are just fine as humans

Albert Reynolds September 5, 2017 (6:06 am)

As a Texan, although not involved in the actual flooding like a few of my relatives, I can only say “On behalf of the flood victims who will benefit from your generosity, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” I only wish more young people had as much love for their fellow man.

May GOD bless and keep all of you safely in HIS arms of love. ♥♥♥

Albert Reynolds

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