This girl is the ‘bomb’

Student cooks up a good way to help shelter animals

GOOD AND GENEROUS—Zoey Goldsmith’s (far left) fundraising cocoa bomb business has exploded with sales. Courtesy photos

GOOD AND GENEROUS—Zoey Goldsmith’s (far left) fundraising cocoa bomb business has exploded with sales. Courtesy photos

Zoey Goldsmith, a 14-year-old student from Oak Park, is in the cocoa bomb business.

The Viewpoint School ninth-grader began making the delicious treats before the holidays as a way to raise money for local animal charities.

What’s not to like about a tasty chocolate hollow ball filled with cocoa powder, toppings and marshmallows?

Zoey and her mother, Irit Goldsmith, make them together in the kitchen of their Oak Park home.

“We thought we would sell 100 at most during Christmas time,” the mom said. “A month in, and we sold over 1,400 bombs. We blew up, because people are buying them and telling their friends.

The individually-wrapped treats cost $5 each and buyers pick them up within 48 hours after ordering.

So far, money from the sales has been donated to Shelter Hope Pet Shop in Thousand Oaks, AGWC Rockin’ Rescue animal adoption service in Woodland Hills and the Pet Adoption Fund of Canoga Park.

“We are always looking to add more rescues. We want to help as many as possible,” Irit Goldsmith said.

For more information about Zoey’s cocoa bomb pet project, email thebombomgirls@gmail.com.

John Loesing