Cookies, cocoa and holiday cheer sprinkled the Grange Hall Sunday afternoon at the Great Vineyard Cookie Sale, a fundraiser organized to help Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.
Cookies, cocoa and holiday cheer sprinkled the Grange Hall Sunday afternoon at the Great Vineyard Cookie Sale, a fundraiser organized to help Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.
About 30 bakers made at least two dozen cookies each for the public and their fellow bakers, with a suggested donation of $25 for eight cookies. The event was put on by Cook the Vineyard, a cooking publication from the Vineyard Gazette Media Group. Proceeds went towards Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, a nonprofit that offers youth, veteran, mental health and recovery services to Islanders.
Cook the Vineyard editor Susie Middleton said she wanted to start this event to bring people together in a low-stress environment.
MVCS CEO Dean Teague.
MVCS CEO Dean Teague.
“I really wanted to get the Cook the Vineyard readers together in the off season in a fun, relaxed, casual event that didn’t cost a whole lot,” she said. “We just thought it would be a real lift for people this time of year to get out and also to give our readers a chance to make something and share it with each other.”
The event was held in tandem with the second annual Great Martha’s Vineyard Bake Off, hosted by Island chef Julia Blanter. Attendees selected between s’mores cookies, ginger cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies and other varieties.
Courtney Bennett, a school counselor at the Oak Bluffs School, took advantage of Island bakers’ talents.
“I hate to cook. I hate to bake. We’re having family here for the Christmas holiday, so I made a large donation to Community Services and packed my bag full of cookies,” she said, gesturing at her 16 bags of cookies. “I’m going to put them in the freezer and have a beautiful cookie plate for desserts for Christmas Eve and Christmas.”
She added that supporting Community Services was a welcome benefit.
About 30 bakers participated.
About 30 bakers participated.
“[They] do so much for us,” she said. “Our school relies on them for so much care outside of the school day for our students so it feels good.”
Community Services CEO Dean Teague thanked the crowd for the support.
“Community Services is always looking for help, and I’ve found in this community, how easy it is to get that help and how generous people can be,” he said. “Thank you for your generosity. I hope you enjoy the baked goods today.”
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