Boerum Hill Tweens Hold “Eat For Obama” Bake Sale
The hand-drawn flyers were posted on lampposts along Smith Street, advertising a sidewalk bake sale. But this wasn’t a school project or an effort at earning pocket change. No, this was an impromptu fundraising effort called “Eat For Obama.”
Isabel, 13, Rebecca, 10, Kate, 13, and Lily, 12, teamed up for their Sunday afternoon event at the corner of Smith and Bergen Streets because “our country has a really bad economy, and since we can’t vote, this is our way of helping,” said Kate, a student at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School.
Their desire to play an active role in national politics and world relief efforts began a year-and-a-half ago when they were inspired by the plight of Sudanese refugees. That bake sale raised “a couple hundred dollars” for the Lost Boys of Sudan, and led to more bake sales for the Red Cross, UNICEF, Occupy Wall Street, and now the Barack Obama re-election campaign.