Chapter 38: Fundraising
The next morning Arthur and Rachel set out on “Project Donut”, what they were calling their fundraising efforts for the bakery. Arthur would use the databases available at the library to research potential wealthy and corporate investors for the bakery. Rachel would take more of a grass roots approach; she would put big jars in every business and public place in Clovelly asking for contributions, including at the bakery.
When the rush hours of service were over, she would borrow a bicycle with a basket for the jar and go strategically canvas the residential neighborhoods and local schools. Her mission was simple; she requested any contributions people could afford to save the bakery. At night, she and Arthur would go together to the appointments he had made with some of the parish’s richer residents who might be able to give much larger donations.