Wednesday December 26, 2007
bake me a wish
Bake Me A Wish! gourmet cakes are made with the finest, freshest ingredients by an award-winning family run New York bakery. Each cake is adorned with a decorative chocolate plaque imported from Belgium and is packaged in a decorative gift box. You can personalize your gift with one of several stylish gift cards. Price:
$19.99 to $39.99, plus postage and handling.
"The support of Bake Me A Wish! is a wonderful gift for the Make-A-Wish Foundation," said David Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. "Project Wish Cake's financial support will help us grant more magical wishes this year, and the cakes will help us make those wish experiences a little bit sweeter."
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope,strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 71 chapters in the U.S. and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants more than 12,500 wishes a year and has granted more than 135,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception.On a last note, here is the perfect example of a company giving back to the community. Bake Me A Wish! officially launched Operation Birthday Cake which was recently featured on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. They now send birthday cakes to U.S. soldiers overseas.
For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish.
U.S. soldiers serving overseas don't have the luxury of celebrating their birthday for a variety of reasons. There isn't time, it's not a priority, and they are focused on taking care of others instead of themselves. Josh Kaye, president of Bakemeawish.com, began sending birthday cakes to the troops overseas because he wanted them to still have that experience, to still feel remembered and special, despite their difficult circumstances.
"The response of heartfelt gratitude from the families who have received cakes has been overwhelming, and it just felt right to keep going in this direction," observed Kaye. "What began as helping one soldier's wife has now transformed into a formal program that is helping more and more soldiers each day. People can now purchase birthday cakes for soldiers, suggest a soldier with an impending birthday, or donate to the program. My goal is for as many U.S. soldiers as possible to receive cakes on their birthdays, regardless of where they are serving." Donations help support the Operation Birthday Cake campaign. A gourmet birthday cake costs approximately $75.00 to send to a soldier serving overseas. Currently, Bakemeawish.com is seeking to recruit program sponsors to help defray some of the costs. Please visit Bakemeawish.com to learn more about how to support Operation Birthday Cake.





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