Village Bakery helps build dreams, gives big lift to Panhandle Autism Society
Baker-in-training Lizzie Adams, 17, of Rathdrum grabs marshmallows to fill chocolate cocoa bombs on Thursday with the assistance of Village Bakery owner and chef Dana Bellefeuille. Bellefeuille and her team of volunteers raised $10,000 for the Panhandle Autism Society through the sales of the cocoa bombs, which are insanely popular and delicious.
DEVIN WEEKS/Press
Andrew Shiley, 32, of Coeur d'Alene, carefully fills a chocolate cocoa bomb with miniature marshmallows Thursday evening in Village Bakery owner chef Dana Bellefeuille's Coeur d'Alene kitchen, which doubles as her business. She is in the process of finding a brick-and-mortar location for the bakery, which runs on volunteers to provide experience and opportunities for people with special needs and disabilities.
LoriAnn Macklin, 18, of Post Falls, drizzles chocolate on cocoa bombs during a visit to Village Bakery owner Dana Bellefeuille's house on Thursday. "I like to help make them," Macklin said.
The Village Bakery donated $10,000 to the Panhandle Autism Society on Thursday after a successful fundraiser selling wildly popular chocolate cocoa bomb treats. From left: Chef and owner Dana Bellefeuille; baking assistants Andrew Shiley and Lizzie Adams; and PAS Board President Jamie Jonz.
Happiness is a warm cup of velvety cocoa and marshmallows.
It's also a joyful kitchen that doubles as a bakery and triples as a loving space where people of all abilities are invited to make their dreams come true...
Become a Subscriber!
You have read all of your free articles this month. Select a plan below to start your subscription today.
Already a subscriber? Login
