Sugar and Spice and International Development
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Since she was a little girl, Trecia Lascor has had love in her heart for the world’s disadvantaged children, particularly those living in Africa. Trecia also has a passion for baking. She owns Sweet Things, a pastry and baking company in Denver. Her compassion and tender heart led her to participate in The 1010 Project’s Shop for a Cause Holiday Market in November.
Trecia not only donated all the ingredients and her time to prepare these amazing baked goods at Shop for a Cause, but she also donated all of Sweet Things’ proceeds back to The 1010 Project. Trecia believes she can use her gift (baking) as a way to help fund long-term solutions that strengthen and sustain our partner schools in Kenya. Trecia’s delicious carrot cakes, pumpkin cheesecakes, caramels, and fudges raised almost $350 for The 1010 Project. This was in addition to the many other ways she supported this event: planning, marketing, volunteer recruitment, and finding other resources to not only ensure the market happened, but that it was a success!
Trecia’s enthusiastic dedication to fighting poverty has inspired others. At the 2011 Shop for a Cause Holiday Market, an 11 year old girl met Trecia and has asked to participate in the same way at next year’s Market, making Italian Soda. Trecia explains her own inspiration, “Since I was a fairly young girl I have believed that God has given us the body of believers to support, encourage and come alongside one another. I think this has continued to be true all my life whether those other individuals were next door, in my own church, or across the world in a village in Africa. We all truly do need each other and need to do whatever each of us can, whether a big or small thing, to help each other and to share the love of Jesus. It all makes a difference!”
