Photo by Paule Sult

They say:
"The past is history and the future is mysterious and uncertain."

We say:
" For the present, what is sure is that we are baking exquisite pies and cooking good and healthy food every day for breakfast and lunch in the West End of Sand City!"

Upcoming Events at Sweet Elena's:

Read C. Kevin Smith's Review of
Sweet Elena's - "Art Is Delicious!"

National Photography Month
May 1 - 31
Have you always wanted to submit your photography to be on display at a photo exhibition? Now is your chance. Between May 1 – 31, Sweet Elena’s will accept the submission of one photo per entrant. All photo submissions must be a high resolution JPG and emailed to sweetelenasbakery@gmail.com. Include your name and phone number with each submission. All photography will be juried between June 1 – June 15 by a select group of artists from the West End.

Ten photographs will be selected for an exhibition at Sweet Elena’s to run from July 1 – July 31. On Saturday, July 7th from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., there will be an open house at Sweet Elena’s to meet the ten selected photographers, enjoy small bites and sip Ventana wines. Help us celebrate National Photography Month!

Mother's Day Brunch
May 13th
The bakery will offer Mother’s Day Brunch Sunday, May 13th from 9:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m. Elena will be adding a special homemade trio of quiches with a side of fresh exotic fruit, an individual lemon tart and Elena's chocolate dream mousse. The Mother’s Day special includes choice of one espresso beverage or fruit punch and will cost $18.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity. To make reservations,
call 831.393.2063.

Four Local French Bulldogs To Hold Third Annual Pet Food Drive To Benefit The Hope Center
Saturday, June 16th,
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Geno, Lulu, Hugo and Rooney
Four Local Dogs, To Collect Food For Hungry Families and Their Pets at Sweet Elena’s in Sand City

The Hope Center’s mission is to establish a food pantry serving the Monterey Peninsula, helping our neighbors in need with supplemental groceries. The organization provides information regarding community services and empowers our children to make our
world a better place.

“We will serve any family in need and that includes their pets,” said Lemaire. “When a family is hungry everyone suffers – mom, dad, the children and their pets.”

Geno, Lulu, Hugo and Rooney, owned by Marci Bracco, were having lunch with Lemaire to discuss the Hope Center when they learned that this year more than ever before there are furry four legged friends of all shapes and sizes also going without food and the Hope Centers goal is provide food for all family members in order to keep families together and fed. They held their first annual food drive in 2010 and secured four truck loads of food and in 2011 they secured 5 truck loads of food and more than $1000 for pets in need. The need is even greater in 2012, and their goal is to secure 8 truckloads of foods this year!

Please stop by and meet the team of the Hope Center, pick up some information on how you can help, meet Geno, Lulu, Hugo and Rooney and drop off non perishable canned or bagged food for four legged and two legged creatures alike. There will be collection bins on site. Monetary donations are also welcome. For every $100 donation on June 16th, Geno The Wonder Dog will personally sing you song on site!

If you want to help – you can also organize a food drive, and spread the word. See our fan page on Facebook: The Hope Center
for more information.

Any monetary donations can be mailed to The Hope Center, 1271 10th Street #C, Monterey, CA 93940. The Hope Center has a new building and is a 501C3. www.hopecentermonterey.org

Our 20th Anniversary Women's
History Month Winner!

Sara Williams is the winner of our Women's History Month Essay Contest.
Read her winning poem, "Portrait."

We are open:
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Pick Up Only
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

We like to promote a few cultural events and theme dinners, book signings, art shows and musical performances. We enjoy celebrating food, culture and music.
Come and visit us!

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