I'm a frequent watcher of the Food Channel and notice that they are often advertising "The Great American Bake Sale." The idea in one way is good, since it's aimed at raising money for charities that provide food for poor kids who don't get enough to eat.
There's just one tiny little problem---this project is sponsored by two major makers of sugar.
That means this huge "bake sale" won't be giving a cent to charities that are trying to raise money for diabetic children (and adults.)
As a member of the board of the Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation in Florida, I am concerned that the widely-advertised "All-American Bake Sale" doesn't address the needs of diabetic children by including sugar-free "bake sales" in this effort.
We are a small charity, and everyone who works with us is a volunteer. So every dollar donated to us goes to the diabetics who need our help getting insulin, medical care, healthy food and even summer camp for kids with diabetes.
A "Great American Bake Sale" that does not take account of the HUGE increase in the disease of diabetes (both childhood and adult) is ignoring a very serious problem---as well as also not helping control and prevent this disease.
Perhaps the two sugar sponsors also make sugar-free products that could be used for bake sales for charities such as the Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation,
It would be great if the "Great American Bake Sale" included a special sugar-free category so that charities that help people with diabetes could be eligible for donations that would help needy children.
I would like to add that I myself am not a diabetic and love to bake with lots of sugar and butter. As do many of us.
But a program like the "Great American Bake Sale" could do so much for children who are not only poor and hungry, but also suffer from diabetes.