Welcome to the PCBakers website! Here you can find recipes, information about upcoming bake sales, and how to support our initiative.
All of our upcoming events will be announced via the PCB internal newsletter T'Interessa, as well as on the home page of this website and our social media accounts. If you want to make sure that you'll never miss out, sign up to our Google Group!
Who are we?
We are an informal group of over one hundred members who work all around the PCB, representing dozens of different companies and institutes. Some of us like to bake, some like to help run the bake sales, but all of us enjoy sampling all of the delicious homemade cakes and cookies!
PCBakers was created in April 2022 at the Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB). This idea was inspired by the Incubakers (Incubakers Instagram), another group at the PRBB which has been going since 2013.
Part of our initiative is to engage with the PCB community, encouringing charitable donations and raising awareness about important causes, all while fostering inclusion and equality. We welcome all feedback on how we could improve the organization and our events!
What is a PCBakers bake sale?
Once a month, we organize a charity bake sale breakfast at the PCB. On the morning of a bake sale, we set up a few tables, start brewing the coffee, and divide the delicious homemade pastries into generous individual portions.
Usually the bake sale starts around 9AM, and takes place near the entrance to the PCB on C. Doctor Marañon above Fifteen. The whole PCB community is invited stop by, have some breakfast (or second breakfast), and help support the cause of the month! A €3 donation per portion is suggested.
At the end of the bake sale, the trays and dishes are returned to the volunteer bakers, and 100% of the money that was raised is donated to the charity of the month.
How can I help?
You can bake something, donate some drinks like milk or juice, help to spread the word about our events to your colleagues, volunteer to help run the event, or even propose a charity for a future bake sale! The PCBaker crew is always growing and improving, and we would love to have you join the crew! If you do decide to become a PCBakers member, keep in mind that no member is obligated to participate every month! You can decide if/how you would like to participate in each event- we don't want our members feeling burnt out from too much baking!
Did we convince you to join the PCBaker crew? If so (Yay!) the first step is to join the PCBakers Google Group here; once we've approved your request, you'll be able to access our group conversations and shared documents. We also have a WhatsApp group!
Why organize a bake sale instead of something else?
Charity bake sales are an excellent way to raise money for charity; participants get a tasty breakfast, they learn about a new cause, and meet new people from the PCB community. For our very first bake sale in May 2022, we raised over €1000 in one morning!
How do the logistics work?
Anyone from the PCB can join the PCBakers group, and if they want to, suggest their favorite charity for future bake sale by contacting the PCBakers Coordinators. If you would like to volunteer to bring food, drinks, or help out during an event, that is always welcome! PCBaker members have no obligation to bake or participate every month- we have over a hundred members, so if only one of every five PCBakers bakes a cake, we still would have plenty of food!
The PCBakers Coordinators will coordinate with the PCB to confirm a date. Once the event date is set, the person or group who initially proposed the charity is responsible for organizing the event itself, but they can count on the rest of the PCBakers crew for help!
At the end of each bake sale, the organizers count up how much money was collected, and donate 100% to the charity that they picked!
If you'd like to propose a cause for a future bake sale, we have a step-by-step checklist which explains the whole process. This "PCBakers protocol" checklist guarantees that each bake sale will be a success. And remember, the PCBakers Coordinators and PCBakers crew will always be available to help with any questions.