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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>Hi neighbors – a quick special request. We helped her win National Dessert Truck of the year… Please click and vote (TODAY'S LAST DAY) to help our beloved entrepreneur Rhonda Jones of Chez Moi Cake truck get to the top and receive some great grant support in this pandemic....details and link to click and vote below!!! THANK YOU!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><a href="https://smallbusinessgrant.fedex.com/entry/CxZ7oHy3tN?fbclid=IwAR2jEx-OJiDstnz1gUKjJRX6GmRvyoH6toYG140JZF6BR7N-h-z8F0WZT40" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>https://smallbusinessgrant.fedex.com/entry/CxZ7oHy3tN</span></a></span><span style='color:#050505'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>---------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>Hey Y'all! We are down to the last day to vote - <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>2021 FedEx Small Business Grant Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>There is 50k at stake! Thanks for your support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><a href="https://smallbusinessgrant.fedex.com/entry/CxZ7oHy3tN?fbclid=IwAR3QZIHRXpW117OQi5cOCjQkyDG6DYuZwJ5sC_ARnXIIQhti6XvIkHzWiNk" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>https://smallbusinessgrant.fedex.com/entry/CxZ7oHy3tN</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>Chez Moi Bakery is a home-based, specialty bakery and retail product producer (<a href="http://justgrabaspoon.com/?fbclid=IwAR1W-KcEH02FarF6iGWWDHaA_N_WU_dMPWsmoq3tIuIiCb20r-CEVrD58WE" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>JustGrabASpoon.com</span></a>) known for our signature Brown Sugar Vanilla Rum Cake <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/asseenonpbs?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVUjPQPi1kv0ineS494OadAjG6Cu6k9YjuX0tmEMSszYYTv433ZGxxp0L1H2iwqokhvIuA2U-5O-sqKQUSoLbSQb3DN6VS2sHT5pBUPWskcSEZyCdz87ddxEWnT5DBPIV4UeND72RWtumLME_Ft1mcd3D7-v_Q7DDqUJp1ys98WTg&__tn__=*NK-R"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>#AsSeenOnPBS</span></a>. Orders are shipped nationwide and available for pick up & delivery. The cake is sold at 3 retail locations and a grocery co-op sells the lemon and lime curd. I started Chez Moi after bringing rum back from a cruise. A family friend used to make rum cake for me and I always loved baking with my mom & my EZ Bake Oven. My friends & family encouraged me to start a business. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>Chez Moi stands out from others by operating as a specialty bakery with a limited amount of products, by having a strong online presence and offering outstanding customer service. I am a member of a women's culinary organization where we raise money for various food related causes. With being in the food & beverage industry, doing what I can to help with food insecurity is what I'm most passionate about.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>Q: How would you use the grant to enhance your business <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>and recover from any impacts of COVID-19?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>I would use this grant to take my business to the next level by creating additional retail ready products which will grow the product line, securing a co-packer to increase production and providing the ability to hire a marketing company to increase brand awareness. Repurposing... The dessert food truck is now used as a delivery vehicle since I decided to pivot to contactless delivery when the pandemic started.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>Anyone who is 18 years or older with a valid email address can vote. Voting is limited to one per person per 24-hour period. The voting period ends March 24th.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ILoveRumCake.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1FwFoslPra0Odveoo9C3q31QUORczjs-10s9v-R0hU273gyZrZuE26yas&h=AT1Nf2E1e1SOCi2q5JYKCw5MpNZhBY7N5kNAi-qxE8fwaedz440byEaMydH0q4hub8VNQkCbNP5eFNHlQvA-ViPvO-rJ8_-ZPWXn5hLgfC40F5oSptOCA6GLnkg_8dUtzRL8hPd03KZETs26NCgr&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT1gqPjrcJ_xOncyIXSI2iYABMQbt4Mkx0OGF9RxpgvBVffujIgXX0xAlV1bqlRL0GY-dXW5TigpIqh9SU9N3SX09FHaIycXxI3LhSjC50ofVcs5bVZH4IKl3yRDjY4vqmXWNYdKxuIhO3NJrMU-1fjSvL-Pde2U5NJK4mwyowy8-Rz6aEw" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>www.ILoveRumCake.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'>THANK YOU!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chez Moi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A Baking Renaissance...Experience the Awakening! <br><a href="http://www.iloverumcake.com/" target="_blank">www.iloverumcake.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Follow us on Instagram @ChezMoiBakery & @LoveToEatLocal & MacroPhotographyDurham<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_____________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.JustGrabASpoon.com">www.JustGrabASpoon.com</a> by: Chez Moi Bakery - Lemon Curd & Lime Curd<br>NOW Available at all four <a href="https://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop/">https://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop</a> locations across the Triangle!<br>______________________<br>2020 - Discover Eat It Forward Program Awardee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://indyweek.com/guides/almanac/2019-food-drink-almanac-10-best-food-trucks-in-the-triangle/" title="https://indyweek.com/guides/almanac/2019-food-drink-almanac-10-best-food-trucks-in-the-triangle/">Indy Week - 10 Best Food Trucks in the Triangle</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mobile-cuisine.com/contest/chez-moi-2018-dessert-food-truck/" title="https://mobile-cuisine.com/contest/chez-moi-2018-dessert-food-truck/">2018 Dessert Food Truck of the Year!</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><a href="http://championship.score.org/winners" target="_blank" title="http://championship.score.org/winners
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">1 of 102 Winners of the SCORE / Sam's Club Championship 2015</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><a href="http://video.pbs.org/program/a-few-great-bakeries/">"A Few Great Bakeries" - aired on PBS August 25th 2015 - WATCH NOW!</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>UNC-TV Community Partner!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#050505'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>