Mass. Bake Sale Ban: Apt Obesity Response or “Nanny State” Overreach? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

Mass. Bake Sale Ban: Apt Obesity Response or “Nanny State” Overreach? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: Bake sales are somewhat de rigueur for small, largely volunteer community or charity organizations, including lots of school-oriented fundraisers. Kid-made cupcakes available for a quarter or half dollar are virtually ubiquitous as a means of generating a little money for school activities, the school band trip, the sports event, or books for the underfunded school library. Tell us when you haven’t come across a school bake sale and perhaps purchased a chocolate chip cookie or two.

In Massachusetts, however, the state is aiming to ban bake sales before, during, and after school as part of an effort to fight youth obesity