Every year my Dad asks his kids to do some type of service project for his birthday. He doesn't want a gift, just for us to serve others. So, I wrote down a few ideas we could do as a family. I got one idea from Andy's cousin who did this a while ago. Cookies for Haiti. I explained to Annika what this meant. At first she was confused. She thought we were going to sell cookies for "Katie" (her friend across the street.) Then, I showed her pictures of the earthquake and we talked about the aftermath. I told her that they are so hungry that people are eating mud cookies! Of course this was the project Annika wanted to do. So, we took advantage of our community garage sale last weekend and sold the cookies. Annika and her friend helped make the signs. I baked a ton of cookies. Annika wore her princess dress and we were ready to raise some money. She did everything -- collect the money, pass out the cookies, and wave like a princess when cars passed. Annika raised $23 in a few hours. She did great! I know a lot of kids in Haiti will be grateful for her hard work and people's compassion.
