Behind the Scenes, Our Community Brownie Donation
Trusted Partners, Quick Production, and a Show of Support
While our recent brownie donation was no small feat, it’s just a small token of our appreciation for the local nurses, doctors, and staff who are working tirelessly to provide medical care for those in need. As we look back at that day, we wanted to give you an inside look at the partners, production process, and how together we can accomplish great things.
Part of our talented team of bakers sending the delivery crew and brownies on their way!
A Partnership built on Eggs, Batter, and Baking
When in need, where else would you turn than the community you call home? Donating more than 6,000 pans of brownies required teamwork, coordination, and focus. And while we had the equipment to pack and deliver the brownies, the dry and wet mix ingredients necessary to complete the bake were needed. Local vendor and partner Pennant Ingredients generously donated custom mixed, clean label brownie mix to the effort. And local partner Frontier Food Brokers provided eggs, and oil to complete the bake.
Clean label chocolate brownies baked and made possible by donations from
Pennant Ingredients Inc., Frontier Food Brokerage, and yours truly.
The Power of Working Together
After hearing about our generosity and initiative, another partner wanted to join us in giving back to the community and thanking those working hard everyday to keep us safe. Chabaso Bakery, located in New Haven, Connecticut, generously donated 7,000 loaves of Whole Wheat Ciabatta Bread to our community in partnership with Champlain Valley Milling. Chabaso Bakery is a family-owned bakery located in New Haven, Connecticut, specializing in ciabattas and other better-for-you artisan breads.
Staff from Rochester General Hospital unloading loaves of Whole Wheat Ciabatta bread
generously donated by Chabaso Bakery.
Managing Logistics, The Boxes, The Drop-Off
“Together with Pennant, Frontier, and Chabaso we were able to show just a small token of our appreciation, and we hope these first responders can feel the support of those around them.”
On the morning of Thursday, May 14, all four companies teamed up outside of the bakery on Mt. Read Boulevard to pack up the box trucks and our van with endless pallets of brownies and boxes of loaves of bread. Together we delivered over 13,000 baked goods to doctors, nurses, lab techs, aids, and frontline workers at three area hospitals
Staff members from Rochester General Hospital, Pennant Ingredients Inc., Frontier Food Brokerage,
and Special Touch Bakery coming together to deliver and receive donations
made to thank and support the frontline workers.
We want to extend our gratitude to all of our partners in this venture, as well as the community members that came together and helped make this donation possible. To learn more about our wholesale bakery and mission, click here!
