2/26/2023 - Coffee & Conchas
Avril Heals welcomed its LA community to make art & grab a hot coffee at an outdoor pop-up fundraiser.
The night before the first Coffee & Conchas fundraiser, Jae and I (Kat) baked vegan banana bread from scratch, painted signs, and made selfie props. Art supplies was being gathered to be provided for anyone who wanted to paint while sipping their coffee. We also had a lot of help getting coffee and conchas to serve… I’ve never had homemade conchas before, but there were some getting baked fresh for the event as well.
It was fun to make everything ourselves! And gave everything a unique, personal flare. Plus we wanted to make as much profit for the org as possible and making it not only more creative, but more cost effective. Who doesn’t love that!
The entire week had been rainy, so we were pleased when the weather predictions correctly stated Sunday would be a rainless exception! There were some grey clouds, but overall it was a gorgeous day to be outside. Check out the view too!!!
We also made brand new stickers for this event so shout out to everyone who got their hands on one. Lol! We had to try out the selfie props I made and I have to say I think I did pretty good.
Once we set everything up, we had people trickling in and out the duration of the event. Since it was our first time doing this type of popup fundraiser, we really didn’t know what to expect and we ended up being really pleasantly surprised!!!
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Avril Heals is a grassroots organization that creates spaces that intend to foster joy and support for individuals who have been impacted by race or gender based trauma.
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