Muffin Day @ Queensland Treasury

Since I mentioned to a few friends about expanding my "market" into their offices in order to give my colleagues a break from the sugar high, muffins have come into the picture. Jess has managed to obtain pre-orders from her colleagues and we were both surprised by the responses she received from colleagues she doesn't even know very well! I think one of the great things about running this campaign is the new friendships formed :) I also think the Australian culture of people's generosity when it comes to fundraising for causes is something to admire. 

54+ muffins transported by luggage trolley!

Pulling this one off was much more tedious and physically straining than I had expected. To individually wrap and package them so the muffins doesn't dry out too much and be aesthetically pleasing as well, family members were dragged into the production of these! I'm quite thankful mum is visiting me, she pedantically ensured batters were equally dispersed for equal sized muffins! 


Jess printed out labels for me and stuck them on this morning and was muffin lady for a day. From the feedback Jess passed on from her colleagues, I think this first venture outside my realm was a success! (I was quite worried about a couple of flavours as I didn't get to test taste some batches since I tweaked the recipes a bit... at least it wasn't disasterous...)

team meeting with muffins

I'm going to keep this post short, as I'm really writing this half asleep!


Look at this happy serious looking bunch at QTC! (the guy in the dark suit top left corner seems to be the most camera-un-shy person!). Seriously, thank you so much for your support!  


Your donations should be uploaded directly onto my campaign page by Jess soon. To get notified when the well is built within 12-18 months from the end of my campaign, check back here or leave your contact details to be notified. I should get GPS coordinates to view on Google Earth. Hopefully also photos taken of the communities the water project will serve :)

Thank you Jess for doing the hardwork with promoting and lugging the muffins around... (your meeting looked like it needed some excitement though!). 


Oh, I will post up the total sum raised from these muffins once Jess checks her excel file (as expected with numbers people...)


P/S the muffins are better when heated up in the microwave, I'm sure store bought muffins have additives that keeps them softer for longer...