Charitable Donations – Every penny counts

My Kids’ Cookies promised 10% of cookie sales during October 2009 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  While the amount of the check we wrote today wasn’t huge, it was something for the worthy cause of finding a cure to this terrible disease.  Every penny helps when you’re donating to a cause that speaks to [...]

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Edible Book – Have You Eaten A Good Book Lately?

This weekend, My Kids’ Cookies is participating in Bainbridge Island Public Library’s first annual Edible Book Festival.
We’re baking up our version of “If You Give A Mouse A My Kids’ Cookie“.  We had loads of fun trying out this cake and a friend’s 3 little boys were my taste testers.  Who got the ear, who [...]

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Keeping your dog safe

If you have a dog in your life, then this list is important to you and your canine companion.  Thanks to Real Simple magazine for compiling the info.
Things you should NOT give to your dog:
chocolate – it stimulates the heart and nervous system
grapes or raisins – damages the kidneys
garlic or onions – damages red blood [...]

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It’s time for a cookie – and the cure for breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  It’s a sad fact that we all seem to know someone affected by breast cancer, whether the person diagnosed, their families or friends.  When that phone call comes and we hear the news, we probably all think of what we can do to help.
During the month of October, My [...]

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Project Warm Coat on Bainbridge Island

You can feel the crispness in the air. You’ve probably already taken out a fall jacket to keep you warm. Help others stay warm too by donating a coat.
My Kids’ Cookies is collecting coats and jackets to be given to Helpline House on Bainbridge Island so those in need won’t be cold this [...]

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School Supplies and Cookies

If you have kids you know that buying school supplies can add up.  X # of notebooks, Y # of pencils, Z # of markers.  Add in graph paper, binders, notebook paper, scissors, rulers, crayons, calculators, the list goes on and on and on.  And, suddenly, your wallet is a bit thinner.
To help those in [...]

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When is it to late to start something new?

Never.  With the new movie Julie & Julia coming to theaters next month, and being a big fan of Meryl Streep, I wanted to learn more about Julia Child.  What I discovered was that she started cooking school at age 37, having had several interesting jobs before embarking on a new adventure.  And look how [...]

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Cookies and Ya-Ya’s

Next Tuesday, the well known author Rebecca Wells (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) is entertaining her Bainbridge Island fans by doing a reading of her new novel, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder, in our local Bainbridge Performing Arts center. My Kids’ Cookies is very excited to be providing cookies for this sure [...]

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Fourth of July – Never take it for granted

This Saturday, America once again celebrates the birth of our nation, usually with fireworks, parades, picnics and gathering together with family and friends.  But let us always remember the reason for the celebration.
“…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable [...]

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Bainbridge Island SAVE OUR TEACHERS Rally

My Kids’ Cookies is happy to support the Bainbridge Schools Foundation at their “Save OUR Teachers Rally” to help the Bainbridge Island school district fund salaries of the 17 teachers that have had their positions eliminated due to state budget cuts.
My Kids’ Cookies is donating 25% of all proceeds from the event to the Foundation.
When: [...]

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