Would You Like to Buy a Box of Krispy Kreme??

Hey guys! We had fun today (for the most part) fund raising downtown.

Chris & I woke up super early & met Ally & Alisa at Krispy Kreme, where we loaded up the back of our car with 50 dozen donuts (for $3 per dozen). Then, we stopped by Starbucks, where we got two small containers of free coffee (and cream & stuff), and headed downtown to a busy intersection near the BART stop.

We set up a table, complete with an amazing banner Ally & Alisa made, and tons of signs, a table cloth & all the Krispy Kreme goods (I'm kicking myself now for not taking a picture!). As people came out of the BART exit, or walked by on their way to work, we asked if they wanted to buy a box of Krispy Kreme-- $10 for a dozen.

Some people ignored us completely, or (my favorite) made a wide circle around us so that they could avoid eye contact completely (soo sneaky & subtle) ;) But, for the most part, people were pretty friendly. Some just gave us money without buying donuts, and some hung around to hear about what we were doing in Uganda. A lot of people took our fliers and wished us luck. One even bought a box of donuts for us to give away to the homeless!

There were definitely a few times where Ally & I (who went down to a different part of the street) felt like we were completely inhuman-- when at least 100 people walked right by & ignored us completely as we were talking to them. That sucked, and I could feel it getting harder & harder to smile-- and even feeling worse about myself & my own humanity as time went on. (Yuck, I wonder if that's how homeless people feel all day). But once we moved to a different location, things got a lot better, and soon we had sold the very last box!

In total, we made $453 (after the cost of buying the donuts), but we did have one major loss: Ally got her purse stolen. =( That was a super crappy way of ending the morning together-- especially since she had a new cell phone and $100 cash in there (she just got paid).

Besides that, I think it was a pretty good way to spend a Friday morning. Andrew & Jeff, let us know if you want to try it down south, too! =)