On March 9, 2012, the San Saba Pre-K class visited Millican Pecan Company’s factory to learn about the pecans and make their own pecan pies. “The class is currently learning about shapes and colors and we wanted to teach them a little about pecans and how they grow” said owners Kristen and Winston Millican. As they all marched in line to put on the appropriate attire, chef hats and aprons of course, there were scattered giggles and fingers pointing at the funny hats they were all wearing. Each child was given a tiny piece of homemade pie dough that they were prompted to roll out with small rolling pins. Once the piece of dough was in a circle they placed the dough in the small pie tins and started pinching the edges of the crust. With a little help each pie looked very unique. The next step was the pie filling, when each pie had the appropriate filling inside, each child took a small handful of the famous Millican Pecan Pieces. After all the pies were put in the oven, owner Kristen Millican began to talk to the children about how pecans grow with the suns help and how each pecan is unique just like them. Kristen then told them about how they had each made a special pie but there was one more pie that was being made for a very special person. This person of course was none other than the Easter Bunny! With squeals of delight each child was so excited to sign the card that they had made for the Easter Bunny. The smell of fresh pecan pies began to fill the air and each of the child’s small pies were taken home and enjoyed by them and their family. Millican Pecan Company has a love not only for the community but for the kids that fill it. “We want to build into the next generation which is a passion of our family. We want to be able to use the resources we have been blessed with to enrich the lives of others”, says owners Winston and Kristen Millican, “to see the faces of these children light up when they see the final product that their [own] hands made is pure joy. We also love that our passion for baking is being passed on to others. Who knows, maybe when these kids are grown they will choose career paths that allow them to use the skills learned at events like these.”