Recently - on the 8th March - my friends and I participated in a project to raise money for CAFOD (Catholic Association For Overseas Development). We all agreed on doing a cake sale. There were many things we had to plan including:

-A float

-How much we were going to charge for a cake

-Letters to the children's parents

-Posters to spread awareness

Cake Sale poster

We received help from the Parents’ Association as they often hold events such as cake sales. They helped us choose a date for the sale and directed us on selling techniques. This advice supported us especially when we were trying to face tough decisions...

Once we had agreed on the price, we hung up our posters to spread awareness. We drafted letters, printed them. We had to cut them up and put the letters in the registers. When doing this, it was the day before the cake sale, Monday 7th.

Putting up posters



On the day of the cake sale we had many donations. At 2:40 we all took tables from Year 2 and then we laid them out under the Year 2/1 shelter;  it was by the gate so we could catch everyone's attention. After that we put the cakes on display and put our gloves on.

Getting ready



The gates opened and a multitude of parents swarmed in, buying the cakes.



We sold the cakes for 20p each. Because we were selling the cakes for charity, people were giving generous donations.

One of our many customers

A satisfied customer

With lots of help and advice from teachers we managed to raise £140 for CAFOD!

All sold!

Juliet 6KA