By BRIDGET SCOTT
SWEET tooths at Gippsland Food Company in Pakenham were enticed last Thursday when a staff member did her bit to raise cancer awareness.
For the past eight years, Glenda Stanford has organised a Biggest Morning Tea to raise money for the Cancer Council.
Over this time, the Gippsland Food Company has raised more than $2000, which Glenda said had equated to a lot of baking.The Gippsland Foods staff member said the idea originally started when a lady from another department made scones.
Eventually, she left on maternity leave, but Glenda didn’t let this much-loved tradition stop, and she continued to make the baked goods each year.
She said the popularity of the morning tea had grown each year, and last year more than $600 was sent to the Cancer Council.
Over the past few years, Glenda said it had become a collaborative effort between men, women and wives who had donated their time and resources to bake cakes and slices. Glenda has said thank you to those who have helped, with flowers.
Local businesses have also been part of the morning tea, and have donated staple ingredients needed to bake the goodies.
Glenda said she was forever grateful for the help she had received to make this morning tea happen, and added that it was a worthwhile cause.
“We all know someone, either by family or close friends who have been affected by this horrible disease,” she said.
“Even at this site over the years, we have lost very close colleagues who we miss terribly, and at the same time quite a few have successfully gone through their treatment and have good health today.”
“By doing this, we all get a sense of doing something to help, and at the same time we remember and honour our dear friends.”
