Culinary Club collaborated with the Cancer Awareness Club on a cookie-decorating event in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 6.
The event kicked off with a brief presentation about breast cancer, which included statistics and general information. After the informative part of the meeting, the attendees were allowed to decorate plain cookies with pink frosting — a tribute to the month.
Culinary Club Treasurer Emily Zhu said the benefits of collaborating with the Cancer Awareness Club were incredible.
“Using food and creativity to spread cancer awareness was always a great experience,” Zhu said. “Decorating cookies is a lot more fun than just writing on notecards, making it more memorable for students in general.”
The meeting also included the introduction of a volunteer opportunity — the Reconstruction of a Survivor Breast Cancer Organization Golf Tournament that took place this past Friday, Oct. 10, in Humble, Texas. This separate event was introduced by junior Gabriela Herrejon-Trevino, president of the Cancer Awareness Club.
“[I was] in charge of making sure that we are spreading awareness and [having] a volunteer event.” Herrejon-Trevino said. “Even some [participants] were interested in the volunteer opportunity that I had provided for both of the clubs.”
Zhu said the importance of interactivity with students creates an informative and entertaining environment that encourages students to continue pursuing their culinary exploration through a different topic.
“Letting students decorate multiple [cookies] really enhances the experience and lets them express their creativity plus spread awareness to its fullest extent,” Zhu said.
According to officers of both organizations, the turnout of the event was surprising. Neither expected for so many students to show up to participate, nor did they expect such success and enthusiasm from the participants.
“I was worried this event wouldn’t be as successful as the others,” Zhu said. “We didn’t really film promotional videos nor hang up any posters around the school, [so] I was surprised on the amount of people who showed up — [approximately 40].”
Herrejon-Trevino also expressed initial concern about the event’s turnout, especially because she was new to organizing a collaborative effort between clubs.
“At first, I was doubtful, because this was my first time ever collaborating with another club,” Herrejon-Trevino said. “[But] the meeting overall turned out great, and I was very surprised by how much people actually enjoyed it.”
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