{"id":1484,"date":"2012-04-10T13:52:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T13:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1484"},"modified":"2012-04-10T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T13:52:08","slug":"bake-sale-raises-over-2k-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/bake-sale-raises-over-2k-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bake sale raises over \u00a32k for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Strathblane woman with sons in the armed forces has raised over &pound;2,000 for Help for Heroes through baking.<\/p>\n<p>The cake sale took place on Saturday (April 7th) and Louise Bennet said she was amazed how generous people were, the Milngavie Herald reports.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;From the word go, the stall was busy &ndash; and many people turned up with their home baking. I didn't get a chance to thank them all,&quot; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Bennet already posts homemade buns to frontline troops at a rate of 300 per week.<\/p>\n<p>BBC journalist Kirsty Wark &ndash; one of the presenters of current affairs programme Newsnight &ndash; and fellow broadcaster Sally McNair offered a helping hand and Wark's banana bread proved to be extremely popular.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the baking extravaganza, a raffle also took place.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Bennet praised all those who took part in the scheme for their commitment to raising cash for such a good cause.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801336173-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801336173\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louise Bennet collected some &pound;2,204 by holding a bake sale. 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