YP's Pie Fundraiser!

Last Sat. saw our yp's group - plus a few moms - HARD at work in the ICS kitchen. The goal: to make 103 apple pies. Why: to raise money for Samaritan's Purse Christmas boxes, which they plan to shop for and assemble together.

They even let Yvetta get in on the action :) She spent about 2 hours straight happily making her own "flour pie". A pie pan filled with bits of leftover dough and a whole lot of flour. Which she was calling "dust" by the end of the day.

This marvelous idea had been hatched months earlier as the yp's tried to think up a "service" activity - a way they could invest their time in helping others.

They decided on a fundraiser and pies became the commodity of choice.

But an idea like this doesn't just "happen". Much planning, work and......shopping!!! went into this success. And Laurie (mom in the green sweatshirt) helped out her daughter Jaiann as these 2 women rolled up their sleeves and got 'er done. (with a lot of other help, I'm sure - but as I'm not privy to all the details, I'll just tell what I know :)

Since the ICS kitchen, though well stocked in many ways, was sadly lacking in rolling pins, we had to improvise. Flavoured water bottles were just about the right size and actually worked admirably - I came to prefer them over a real rolling pin......

The worked was portioned out amongst the crowed - some peeled and chopped apples, some filled the pie shells, some put on the top crusts, some made the crusts.........

........and Brenden laboured in his little corner making most of the dough. Helped out by yours truly, though I didn't know how to work the mixing machine and had to do my batches by hand.

And here is Deanna proudly holding out a finished crust. One of many. 1 of 103, to be exact.

Now about Sheila........what can I say? She's an expert, with her very own.......ummm.....style. Yah. Style. :) She did a terrific job ;)

And these 2....wow. If ever there was a competition for the longest, thinnest apple peels, they'd surely give you a run for your money.

It was a fun day - but very, very tiring! At least for this mom. And I wasn't even there the whole time! But, despite sore feet, it was really neat to see the yp's pull together and work hard on a project that was not for them. It was for others - others who needed what they can give. To be a servant is a big part of our calling as Christians, but it doesn't come easily to most of us. I'm proud of our youth and this effort they made to serve the Lord - even in the act of making pies!