Hi! My name is Savannah and I thought I’d take a moment to introduce myself. I am the newest Acts of Sweetness Ambassador for Redpath Sugar. I am so excited to be a part of this sweet initiative! I’m joining forces with my co-ambassador, Janet, for some serious acts of sweetness. I will be sharing my experiences, stories and photographs with you as I continue on this exciting journey performing acts of sweetness.
One of my favourite sweets -- cotton candy!
So far it has been a whirlwind of events! From Beaverton to Ancaster and many places in between; Janet and I have had the pleasure of attending some excellent events in the past few weeks.
A certain highlight for me was Tim Hortons Camp Day. One of my fondest memories growing up is time spent at camp. I had the great fortune of spending almost every summer up north. Memories of overnight camping trips with my cabin, long portages and the food – especially the food (s’mores, need I say more?) will always warm my heart. Helping kids create similar memories excited us to no end and counts as a total act of sweetness in our opinion!
When we arrived we were greeted by friendly Tim Hortons staff. We set up the Acts of Sweetness truck right next to the one and only Dunk Tank – a primo location in my books! Janet immediately took to the dunk tank to help raise money for Camp Day and I had the honour of tossing the first throw — that dunked Janet immediately! We were happy to be contributing to a great cause.
Janet took a dunk to help raise money for Tim Hortons Camp Day
Another interesting event we participated in was DoorsOpen Toronto. The Redpath Sugar Factory opened it’s doors for tours of sugar production, the Redpath museum and the raw sugar shack. As a newbie to the Redpath family, I just had to take the tour myself and learn about Redpath’s history (did you know that in one Redpath sugar cube there are 725,000 sugar crystals?!). Janet and I were on hand to say hello to the tour groups and provide a post-tour cookie break!
View of the Redpath Sugar Factory from the Raw Sugar Shack
In my short time here I have already seen communities gather to celebrate heritage days, community picnics, local artisans and much more. It’s inspiring to be involved in these celebrations. If you know of an event in your area and would like the Redpath Truck to visit please, let us know!
And we always like hearing from you! If you want to share a recipe, photographs or just talk baking or acts of sweetness join us on Twitter, Facebook, or Flickr.
I look forward to hearing from you and will continue to share my adventures.