Ganson's Neighborhood Bakery & Cafe

Local business throwing holiday celebration for dozens of girls
Ganson’s, Illinois Central School Bus partners with Girl Scouts for afternoon of activity

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Up to 100 girls throughout the Quad-Cities will experience a holiday
celebration this Saturday, Dec. 10, thanks to the generosity of Ganson’s Neighborhood Bakery &
Café, Illinois Central School Bus, and Ganson’s loyal, compassionate customers who donated funds and toys
in effort to make this party a reality.

Girls from Rock Island Academy and the MLK Center in Rock Island, Madison and Lincoln
elementaries in Davenport, and Frances Willard and Ericsson elementaries in Moline will board
busses and travel to Ganson’s for a free event packed with activities.

Santa, Mrs. Claus and their favorite elf, Jadette, will be there, handing out goody bags. Santa and
Mrs. Claus will take the girls on a hayrack ride along the beautiful winter path of Saukie Golf
Course.

Other activities will include face painting, cookie decorating, stocking making, hayrack rides,
cookies and cocoa, caroling and pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Before the girls leave the party, Santa will give each girl a special gift chose especially for them!

“We are incredibly grateful to Ganson’s for their generosity in hosting this celebration, and for
Illinios Central Bus’s donation to ensure girls can get there,” said Missy Sweeney, outreach
manager for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. “Partnerships like this allow us
to provide wonderful experiences for all of our Girl Scouts.”

The Girl Scout Outreach program provides a Girl Scout experience to more than 423 girls in the
Quad-Cities, through targeted schools and community centers where no traditional troops form.
The initiative is supported through grants and the generosity of donors who believe Girl Scouts is
for all girls, no matter the income level of her family.

The celebration is planned for 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday at Ganson’s, 3055 38th St., Rock Island.
Media is more than welcome to attend.

For questions, please contact Missy Sweeney at MissyS@GSEIWI.org or (309)788-0833 (office)

Ganson’s and the Girl Scouts will be hosting our first annual non-profit Christmas party for high risk children, ages 5 to 15, on Saturday, December 10Th.
What is a high risk child? “any child that is born into a potentially dangerous situation; such as, a poverty stricken family, families with alcoholism, drug abuse, physical, emotional, sexual abuse, neglect and abandonment.” All of the mentioned put young people at high risk, which greatly affects their future.
Just like me, I’m sure your children and grandchildren are very fortunate. They, like thousands of other children in the Quad Cities, will experience a very joyous and bountiful Christmas. Our family holidays will be filled with, love, acceptance, family traditions, decorations, holiday food, and of course, presents.
The children we’ve invited to attend our holiday event, are far less fortunate. These young people have experienced, or are presently living in situations that, we as adults could not cope with. In fact, our Christmas party will be the only holiday event most of these children will have. The gift they receive from Santa will be their only present.
Ganson’s will be giving each child a goodie bag filled with useful supplies,and knitted scarves from local area churches. We’re also providing various activities, Santa, Mrs. Claus, a North Pole Elf, hay-rack rides through Saukie’s beautiful pathway, and finally a special present from Santa himself!
To make our event a reality, we greatly need your assistance! Please consider making a tax deductable donation to help us purchase presents for these 100 children. Please make your checks payable to:

Ganson’s Non-Profit Christmas Party Fund

Send to OR Drop off at: 3055 38Th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Your donation will make a world of difference in one of these children’s lives.
Peace, joy, and love to you and your family this coming Christmas and New Year.

Sincerely,

Chris,
Owner of Ganson’s Neighborhood Bakery & Cafe’

We’re very excited and pleased to announce, Ganson’s will be selling our HOMEMADE delicious food at the Davenport Freight House Farmer’s Market every Saturday starting, July 2ND.  We’ll be offering samples of our made from scratch casseroles such as, Chicken Pot Pie, Vegetable Lasagna, and Southwestern Shepard’s Pie.  These are take and bake or freezable.  We’ll also be dishing up our famous pulled pork sandwiches, and biscuits & gravy. 

Hope to see you there!

We are happy to accommodate our customers requests in extending our weekday and Saturday hours!  Our new hours of operation is as follows:

Mondays:  CLOSED

Tuesday - Saturday  8 AM – 8 PM    Breakfast served until 10:30 Tuesday – Friday and 2 PM on Saturday

Sunday 8 AM – 4 PM  Breakfast served all day

Thank you,

Chris

Take the men in your life that you can’t live without to Ganson’s Father’s Day Lunch.  We’ll be serving our slow cooked BBQ Beef Brisket, cut thin and piled high on our pretzel rolls or you may decided to try our  8 oz. FAMOUS Steakburgers, which we grind fresh daily.  Each entree is served with Seasoned Steakfries, Homemade Macroni & Pea Salad, Baker Carol’s Texas Sheet Cake, Ice Tea or Lemonaide for 14.99

BEER SPECIALS TOO!

Reservations recommended, walk-in’s welcome!  786-6600

Ganson’s is proud to be selling Kat’s Candles & Kind Comforts available in our bakery & cafe’  Kat’s offers homemade candles, soaps, bubble baths, shampoos, lotions and much more!  All products are  made of quality ingredients with you in mind and offers a wide variety of colors, shapes and scents to suit your needs.  All candles are hand-poured and made of the finest soy wax available.  Gift bakets and essential oils available unpon request.  Come see and smell these wonderful items at Ganson’s or check them out at: katscomfort@yahoo.com

  After four months, Ganson’s reopened for business on Wednesday, April 13Th.   We’ve missed all of you and are back stronger than ever to prepared for you the freshest, quality comfort food around!  Take at peek at our new menu.  All of your ole favorites are still there with many new items as well.  We launched our RI Line Rocket and Chief steak burgers this week with rave reviews!  Our made to order Mac & Cheese is a huge hit also.  We have new salads and  new unique vegetarian items.  Don’t forget baker Carol’s delicious pastries and desserts! 

This year expect to see Ganson’s at the Freight House Farmers Market starting in May.  We plan to sell a variety of our gourmet sandwiches, soups, and pastries. 

Thanks to everyone who made our opening week so special!  We are very grateful for the flowers, plants, balloons, and well wishes we’ve received! 

Sincerely,

Chris