Planning Ahead
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- Put volunteers on shifts so you have help setting up, working at the sale, and cleaning up. (Call the day before to remind them.)
- Let your bakers know when and where you’d like them to drop off their treats. “I have people bring food to the site the day of so I don’t have to do much transporting,” says author Pam Abrams.
- Create protective containers by lining boxes or cookie sheets with foil, or invest in a cupcake carrier ($22, crateandbarrel.com). Abrams recommends sticking toothpicks into cakes and cupcakes before wrapping them in foil to prevent the icing from smearing.