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Giving back to the Community

This past summer the bakery had an opportunity to volunteer at Paradise Farm, which is right down the street from us. They have a  foundation called the Andrew L. Hicks, Jr. Foundation.  It aims to honor Andrew’s life as he was killed at a young age. Andrew had a strong passion for social justice and volunteered every summer and throughout the year with his youth group in Chester, PA.  He worked with underprivileged kids by giving them swimming lessons, tutoring, running a vacation bible study, and repairing their schools.

Children from Chester come out to the camp for a week. The program they are involved at the camp is called  RISE (Responsibility, Integrity, Service and Excellence) Teen Leadership Development Program.  A group of professionals came out to share their talents with the kids in hopes to inspire them. We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to come out and teach cake decorating.

One of our designers, Melissa, went there for the week. The first day the kids learned about making a cake, icing, and the color wheel. Our second day consisted of piping different borders, making fondant flowers and learning how to make our signature buttercream roses! The final day the kids got to put their skills they had learned the past few days to work and create over 60 cupcakes for their fellow campers to eat that night after dinner. You will see below some pictures of the kids.10533754_10152132751596114_6066631846438399696_nParadise farm0001

We look forward to volunteering there again. We love giving back to the community. Stay tuned for an upcoming project for the holidays, where we will be collecting items for local families in need!