ON COMPANY HEART: The business has to say what we are passionate about. We give back. It shows our employees the unexpected, that they work for a company that does cool stuff. It doesn’t get any better than that. Our staff, they’re my family. I love them, and they love me.
ON THE BAKER NAME: People think my name, Baker, is a chosen name related to Mt. Baker or a play on the word baker. It’s my name, and how lucky am I that I love to bake! It’s a really cool thing to see my name on our packages, always thrilling, and always a reminder of how far we’ve come.
COOKIES FOR KIDS Erin Baker’s Wholesome Baked Goods sends cases filled with baked goods every month to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County, and doubles the amount during the summer months. The Whatcom clubs have about 5,800 members county-wide in its five clubs (Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Lummi Island, and Lynden). Christine Destry, the director of organizational advancement the county Boys & Girls Clubs administration, revealed that Erin Baker will be assisting the Whatcom clubs’ revamped nutrition program, including cooking programs using the clubs’ garden. Erin also will be the keynote speaker Nov. 8 for the Whatcom clubs’ annual fund-raising breakfast. Her company’s triathlon team featuring athletes from all across the country also raises funds for Boys & Girls Clubs nationally. Further, through its Healthy Start Foundation, EBWBG supplies breakfast to about 2,500 kids in a local Mt. Baker “Fuel the Ride” program each week during ski season. TOP SHELF SNACK: Whatcom Boys & Girls Clubs enjoy daily snacks like this donated by the company.
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