Lincoln Chapel United Methodist Church Gallery

     Another year has gone by as Lincoln Chapel once again prepared for Donut Day. As the day approached, the church was a buzz with people talking about donuts and orders and help. It didn't take long for the community to know Lincoln Chapel donuts would be available again this year.
     As the "big day" arrived, helpers found the coffee on in a cozy, warm kitchen at the church. As I entered the church, the aroma of yeast greeted me at the top of the stairs and I knew there were people already working, mixing the dough. What a delight I saw when I found Margaret West at the mixing table, donned in her apron, mixing ingredients. As I talked to Marcia later, I hear of the eagerness Margaret shared in wanting to help make donuts. 4:30 a.m. found Margaret's alarm sounding and Margaret leaving the comforts of her warm bed. As she got ready to try her hand at donut making, Pastor Jon also rose to greet the day. I met Margaret upstairs around 7 a.m. to find her heading for home to prepare for school. I know donuts were greeting Margaret (and the rest of the West family) when they arrived home from school that day.
     Dozens and dozens of donuts were sold even before the day had begun...a whooping 325 dozen were already waiting to be delivered or picked up. Each year we wonder if there are enough signed up to help and yet the overwhelming response of help never ceases to amaze us. Just like previous years, Lincoln Chapel's congregation arrived to join in the fun of the day. Some come to pick up donuts and decide to stay for a while and help as in the case of Audrey VonNeida this year. Upon arriving for her donuts, she was told to stay a while and the next thing I knew, she was bagging donuts.
     Orders were being filled, deliveries were being made and donuts kept pouring out of the kitchen. As the day drew closer to afternoon, the orders had reached to 350. By 2:00 donut orders will filled and we found ourselves with extra...about 50 dozen. Within 45 minutes almost all of those were sold and we realized we had only 11 bags left. Soon even that count lowered to 7. And so, the total dozens sold were 401 dozen - a new record for the church. Last year's record of 390 was broken! And how much was raised for missions? A profit of $1,278.48 was made.
     The United Methodist Women would like to thank everyone who has helped to support another successful donut day. With your help, the group is able to support missions affecting the lives of women, children and youth in our local area and also nationally and globally.