Forest Park, IL – Silverland Bakery, a purveyor of brownies, bakery bars, natural food bars and cookies, has announced that they will be donating 100% of their October proceeds from their retail web store (SilverlandBakery.com) to the Athena Fund for Women and Girls, managed by their philanthropy partner, the Oak Park River Forest Community Fund a 501(c)(3) organization. The fund gives grants and donations to worthy woman-focused organizations such as Mercado Global (MercadoGobal.org) and Sara’s Inn (SarahsInn.org).
Originally announced at the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation’s Women Leaders in Philanthropy held at House Red Vinoteca in Forest Park, IL the donation applies to all orders of any flavor and quantity placed on the retail website (wholesale orders are excluded).
“The Athena Fund for Women and Girls and Silverland Bakery are extremely close to my heart; I’d love to share my craft with customers new and old by donating all of our online retail proceeds this October to the fund,” says Athena, “When people buy themselves a treat or a friend a gift, they will know that all of the proceeds will go to helping a woman, a family, and a community.” Athena, a structural engineer, Dove model, wellness enthusiast and of course, baking goddess, has been crafting handmade food products at the helm of Silverland Bakery for thirty one years.
Silverland Bakery’s entire selection gift packaged baked goods, are now available online at SilverlandBakery.com. In addition to online ordering, the website features nutritional information.
About Silverland Bakery
Silverland Bakery began over 30 years ago as one of the first commercial bakers of brownies. Since 1983, founder and former structural engineer Athena Uslander has been hand-crafting brownies, old fashioned bakery bars, cookies, crispy rice treats and natural food bars for the consumer as well as customized products for wholesale clients. Recipes developed by Athena are handmade with locally sourced, high quality all natural ingredients in small batches, preservative and trans-fat free. The family run business is a recognized brand known to consumers, foodservice and retailers for making all natural desserts, crafted by heart and hand. Follow Silverland Bakery on Facebook or Twitter for more news and updates.
What does it mean to “craft by heart and hand?”
Thirty years ago, Silverland Bakery founder Athena Uslander left her job as an engineer to follow her passion. With her nimble hands and love of baking, she set out to change the craft. Using all natural ingredients and recipes perfected through the years, Athena’s creations became a standout. Since 1983, Silverland’s master artisans have handmade brownies, bakery bars and cookies with the same love and care. The Silverland team is proud to share their love of baking with everyone from the patrons of their bake shop in Forest Park, IL to their wholesale and online bakery customers.
About the Athena Fund for Women and Girls
After being chosen as an international model and spokeswoman for Unilever’s Dove® Pro-Age™ campaign, Athena toured the globe talking about aging, self esteem, and being a female entrepreneur through press outlets like Oprah and The Today Show. Over the time blogging, touring, and being interviewed for the campaign, Athena found that women of all levels of success, age, looks, and nationality shared the common thread of not feeling beautiful (Dove’s The Truth About Real Beauty study uncovered the staggering statistic that only 4% of women think they are beautiful). Seeing this widespread lack of self esteem in women, Athena felt inspired to help women going though hardships get on their feet, help their families, and gain control of their lives. The fund gives grants annually to organizations both locally and internationally that help women and girls in need, especially though entrepreneurship programs. Find out more at www.silverlandbakery.com/bakery/athenas-fund-for-women-girls
Source: Silverland Bakery
