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Harvest Café Community Makeover

After running her family business, the Harvest Café, for 15 years, Kim Foster attended a local women’s business leaders group in Simsbury,

introducing herself to the group by saying she said she felt very lucky to be getting by in this tough economy. But she has to sell a lot of eggs to make a profit. She acknowledged that Harvest needed a significant amount of work inside—both cosmetic updates and more urgent issues that were becoming safety concerns. Her budget did not allow for the upgrades as her corporate catering business had dropped significantly, and it would be years before she could afford to make improvements without raising prices or laying off staff. (Harvest employs 30 people because all of their baked goods are made from scratch.) The group agreed that Harvest had delicious food and amazing service, but that it could use a fresh look inside…so they put their minds to work.

Barbara Kaylor, co-owner of RE/MAX Communities, contacted some local contractors to see if they would be willing to donate their time and services to help improve the neighborhood cafe. She also helped round up some friends and loyal customers to help with the manual

labor. With the help of 65 generous volunteers the makeover is

complete! We hope you enjoy the results.

Makeover Leader and Volunteer Coordinator:

Barbara Kaylor, RE/MAX Communities

Interior Designer:

Karen Gilston, Karenin Interiors

Custom Butterfly Inlay Granite Counter:

Mark Brady, Mark Brady Kitchens

General Contractor:

Mark Bredice, MDB Custom Building

Paint Donated by:

Greg & Karen Piekarski, Valley Home & Garden Hardware Store

Tools & Supplies Donated by:

Michelle Voegtle, The Huntington Learning Center

Benches Built by:

Andrew Sielski, Sielski Stairs

Furniture Painting:

Laura Zinser, Salvage Chic Furniture Painting

Photographer:

Diana Deluca, Photography by Diana

Child Watch for Volunteers:

The Farmington Valley YMCA

Warehouse Storage: Holloway’s Appliance Center

Truck & Storage: The Gifts of Love

Menu Design & Advertising Display:

Susan Quirk, Quirk Design & Advertising

A Sincere Thank You to Our Volunteers:

And a very special thanks to our neighbors at Action Carpet for working

from 9pm-6am for two nights straight to meet our deadline!

Shawna Bazzano, Mark Brady, The Bredice Family, Kelley & Issac Brown, Toni & Bob Brzozowski, Emily Carlson, Nina Caruso, Amanda Chamberlain, Betsy Clarisey, John Connelly

Carrie Critton, Michelle & Eric Deegan, Mary Dwyer, Julie Eilers, The Foster Family, Jerry Frazee, Leona Fulerson, Adam Gatzuras, Erin Gauvin, Karen & Phil Gilston, Scott & Danielle Hauslaib, Mindy Holloway, Shelly Houlihan, Sarah Hsich, Catherine Jahne, Mariann & Rick Jones, The Kaylor Family, Carolyn Kerig, Bill Lloyd, Deeg Mackay, Edvaldo  Martins, Jen O’Brien, Crispin & Sharyl Panyard, Greg Piecuch, Jill Prentiss, Sue Quirk, Tracey Robinson, Andrew Sielski, Jody Swan, Nancy Thoma, Andrea Toscano, Michelle Voegtle, Tammy Walker, Marc & Joann Warren, Mike Wertheimer, Laura Zinser, Joan Zito-Upton

Harvest Cafe Bakery Connecticut is located near the Simsbury and Granby border, we have been serving breakfast and lunch since 1995.

Catering for all occasions, on or off premesis.

Corporate breakfasts or lunches delivered.

Pies, cakes and delights made to order from our bakers.

Hours of Operation:

Monday thru Sat.  6:00 AM - 2:30 PM, breakfast & lunch

Sun. 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM, breakfast only

860.658.5000