Success Stories

Sugar Plum Bakery

After opening in 1987 to train and employ people with disabilities, Sugar Plum reached a pivotal point in 1999. Housed in a small, 60-year-old structure, the bakery had no room to expand programs and services.

Board members first tried to raise money for a new building without a strategically planned campaign, and the results were discouraging. So they brought in The Curtis Group to conduct a feasibility study.

Study results showed that the necessary funds could be raised. When the Capital Campaign was launched, the goal was $900,000. As gifts poured in, the board realized that a one-story building wouldn’t allow services to grow to the extent needed. Could the goal be raised to construct a two-story building?

The campaign’s rapid success told them the answer was yes. In 2002, a new $1.2 million goal was set, and not only was it soon reached, it was surpassed. The additional gifts secured in the campaign allowed Sugar Plum to add programs and create an endowment. In 2003, the bakery’s grand re-opening drew overwhelming support.