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Bleu Chocolàt Workshop Helps Queen Louise Home to Celebrate Easter with 34lb Chocolate Egg and Raffle

A 34-lbs. Chocolate Easter Egg to Queen Louise Home for Children (submitted photo)

Bleu Chocolàt Workshop culminated its first Easter Egg Raffle on Saturday, March 30, delivering $430 of community proceeds and an $800, 34-lbs. Chocolate Easter Egg to Queen Louise Home for Children. Chef Erika Dupree Cline, owner of Bleu Chocolàt, handcrafted the chocolate Easter egg, filled it with jelly beans, candies and treat fillers, and delivered it to Queen Louise Home for Children on Saturday.

Kimberly Gereau, director of public relations at Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands, said, “Our hearts are filled with warmth and gratitude for everyone who contributed to the success of the raffle. A special thank you goes out to Bleu Chocolàt for their dedication to supporting the most vulnerable members of our community.”

Special thanks are given to St. Croix businesses that supported the raffle, including The Frame Up, Galangal, LaToya’s Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body, Neighborhood Pharmacy, Sugar Mill Veterinary Center, Trends Boutique VI, Undercover Books and Gifts, Urban Threadz STX and What’s Da Scoop.

Tysha St. Jules (left), a social services coordinator at Queen Louise Home for Children, receives a donation from Chef Erika Cline (right), owner of Bleu Chocolàt Workshop. (Photo Credit: Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands)

About Bleu Chocolàt Workshop: Bleu Chocolàt Workshop, founded by renowned pastry chef Erika Dupree Cline, is a premier destination on St. Croix for artisan chocolates and pastries. Known for its innovative creations and commitment to quality, Bleu Chocolàt combines local flavors with world-class culinary techniques to produce unforgettable chocolate experiences.

About Queen Louise Home for Children: Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands operates the Queen Louise Home for Children, which provides a safe haven and residential foster care for children in the Virgin Islands who have been abused, abandoned, neglected or in need of respite care.

Bleu Chocolat Website www.bieuchocolatvi.com

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