When Midnight Cookies, a former bakery located on Southwest 34th Street, closed its shop on Sept. 27, many longtime customers assumed it was the end of their favorite dessert spot. But less than a month later, the bakery announced a recipe-based fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of North Central Florida.
The shop’s owners, Jonathan and Jennifer Macallister, launched the fundraiser in partnership with the Humane Society of North Central Florida, intending to give back to their customers while also raising money for the nonprofit organization.
“My wife and I are both dog owners, so we wanted to reach out to the Humane Society to see if they could do something where we can put an incentive for people to donate by releasing the recipes as we collect donations,” Jonathan Macallister said…