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A Different Cookie Cafe - by Mom Guest 1/21/10

This Cookie Café was a little different. The cookies are almost always sent by parents and relatives of Midshipmen. This week, the students didn't recognize any of the names on the cookie tent cards. Here's why: while on break at home a Plebe by the name of Daniel Galginaitis kept talking about how much he loved Cookie Café. His mother, touched and excited about the idea, went to her church and told the women all about it. They absolutely loved the what they heard and decided to bake for Cookie Cafe - and this was their week! Now, us Cafe Helpers had no idea that Dan was the Big Connection. We just knew that the wonderful cookies had been sent from the “Ladies at Life Church, Germantown, Wisconsin. ”

Here's the fun part - midway through the afternoon we all noticed ONE Plebe scrutinizing every name that had been written on the cookie tent cards. He kept saying, “I know that lady, that lady and that one.” The mystery was solved! We had found the fellow who inspired the ladies back in Germantown, and we are happy that he did that. The cookies were delicious and it was a wonderful afternoon. Thank you, Ladies from Life Church!!!

Another interesting thing happened. A professor told his math class that they were going to meet at Cookie Café for their class. As you might imagine, that was a big hit and he really made kudos with his class. After they quickly enjoyed the treats that they usually miss everyweek, they went upstairs in Land Hall to finish the class.

While visiting their Midshipman, Sharon Scott and her husband dropped by to see what Cookie Café was all about. I recognized the name instantly as Sharon has sent cookies before. The couple left Kansas very early to make it in time. Sharon has become SO inspired about baking, her husband bought her a commercial-sized KitchenAid mixer for Christmas! Sharon said she is ready any time we need her to bake.

Betsy Carbone, one of our regular Moms that helps every week was on jury duty, so we were short handed. Of course Ellen and Larry Rice were there, and they are wonderful at making the Café hum. By 2:30 pm all the helpers had left except my husband, Gene, and me. Just the two of us managing the Cafe brought back many memories of the way it used to be. We were very busy! I remember originally being a one-man show, transporting everything in the car, unloading, setting up tables, putting out the beverages, baking in the kitchen, keeping an eye on supplies and needs. Then the cleaning up, loading my van and driving 42 miles home at the end of a long day. But now, even though our numbers are much higher (350 this week), it actually is much easier for me. We are a “well-oiled machine.” We now have two cabinets to store everything, a freezer, and volunteer parents who roll up their sleeves and are a team with us. It’s finally at a place of being fun. It has the momentum of lasting a very long time as long as the parents want this to continue.

Cookie Cafe in Valley Cottage, NY - Another Side - by Mom Guest 1/14/10

The other day my postman left me a note that I had a package. I wasn't home so I had to go to the local Valley Cottage post office to retrieve it. When I handed in the slip the woman behind the counter said, "Carol Guest - I know what that box is! In fact this whole post office knows what your boxes are!"

Of course, they are cookies.

Each day, the UPS man gets the biggest kick out of trying to figure out what kind of cookies he is delivering. One day he told me that I must be getting molasses cookies, because the box was so heavy. Several days ago, when I opened the door, he stood there looking surprised. "Guess what, I think I have a box for you that doesn't have cookies, how can that be?" Gene has seen both FedEx and UPS back their trucks onto our driveway at the same time to deliver loads of boxes. Now they are asking if we are not home, can they open our garage door and put them inside so the cookies stay safe!

By the way, we had a wonderful Cookie Cafe with a lot more parents visiting from out of state. And this time one of the adminstration, Captain Larson, was walking through Land Hall and stopped to see what was going on. He didn't know about Cookie Cafe. After staying a long time to get his own cookies he asked me where did all the cookies come from. I was happy to explain to him what you parents are doing each week, and that the cookies come from all over United States. He remarked that was a lot of cookies to buy. I corrected him and said "Store-bought cookies are not what the parents send, they are all home baked." "FROM SCRATCH????" he asked, very shocked. "Yes, these are parents who love our midshipmen." He was duly impressed.

What is so much fun to see is the imagination and variety of cookies that arrive week after week. We don't tell you what to bake but there is such a fantastically different group of cookies every time. Last week, I don't know how many students told me how good the cookies tasted. They love them. Thanks, parents and friends, for your hard work, and your continued support in baking. It's wonderful!

Parents & Friends Sent Over a Quarter Million Cookies for 2008-2009 Academic Year!!!

Email muffi@kpcookiecafe.com to get on the 2009-2010 Parent Association Sponsor or Cookie Angel list! We need and deeply appreciate everyone's help. Who'd have believed that when Cookie Cafe started at Kings Point in September '07 with a gallon of milk and a few sheets of cookies, that it would have grown like this? Of course it would NOT have been possible without the generosity of the KP Parents Associations, Alumni, employees, and friends. This site is to celebrate the success of KP's favorite day, and to share up-to-date information and photographs. Come on in; we just put a pan of cookies in the oven...sit down and share some really great company.