Bake Sale has 'Humble Pie' Beginnings
Proceeds from pies purchased at the Royal Oak Salvation Army Community Center is annual fundraiser for Girl Guard troop.
Pies are available this week through Wednesday at the Royal Oak Salvation Army Community Center located at 3015 N. Main St. just 3 blocks south of 13 Mile Road. The pie sale came from humble pie beginnings: 22 years ago, apples were left over from another event at the Salvation Army and Girl Guard troop leader Jill Johnson turned these into a few pies and offered them for sale. Word spread quickly, and what started as a way to utilize leftovers has grown into an annual fundraiser for the Girl Guard troop. “My first experience with the Salvation Army, besides shopping and donating at the Thrift Stores and dropping change in the Red Kettles at the exit of local stores, came in the form of a Girl Guard pie,” said Danielle Workman. “My late …
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Lori T. Williams
5:48 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Looking forward to eating the pumpkin pie tomorrow that we purchased today from the Girl Guards. It's become part of our holiday tradition to cook the whole Thanksgiving meal, and buy the homemade pie from the Girl Guards. They taste great and don't cost anymore than the store bought kind. more ›