Columbus Cakes for a Cause

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2011 was a HUGE success and we are very excited for
2012's even bigger and sweeter event!

We've made a few changes this year based on your past feedback - Cakes for a Cause is now on the Thursday before Easter and Passover so you'll have the chance to bid on lots of treats for your holiday celebrations. We have lots of other fun things up our sleeve that we'll share soon! For now, make plans to join us on April 5 - tickets are on sale now so grab them while you can!

Huge thanks to Steve from Studio Z for our great video from 2011's event - you can also see pictures from last year's event at Karen Evans Pictures Blog. Enjoy!

And if you missed it, here is 2011's video as well!

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Cakes for a Cause receives support from throughout the Central Ohio community. We are adding sponsors every day - if you are interested in sponsoring this great event, please contact us at info@columbuscakesforacausecom.

Just some of our ever growing list of 2012 sponsors:

Catering provided by:

Milk Bar provided by:

Splendid treats provided by:

Photography provided by:

Videography provided by:

Entertainment provided by:

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Returning for a second year in 2012 - a very sweet addition to Cakes for a Cause!

The Sweet Taste of Victory Competition!

Some of Central Ohio's best bakers battle it out for your vote in a winner take all bake off! You taste, you vote and you decide the winner with the coveted Golden Spatula!

You'll get tasting tickets and a ballot - visit each baker, sample their best goodies and then vote for the best!

Get your taste buds ready - last year's winner Diva Desserts has already let us know she will be back to defend her title!

We'll be introducing the other bakers hoping to take the title from Diva Desserts as we get closer to the event!

Connect

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Want to get in touch with us?

Email:
info {@} columbuscakesforacause.com

Twitter:
Cakes for a Cause

Phone:
Emilie Duncan, co-founder: 614.678.6320
Kasey Skobel-Conyers, co-founder: 614.216.4006

Mail:
PO Box 10259
Columbus, OH 43201

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Last year we thought WAY outside the cake pan with items to tempt every sweet tooth and this year will be no different! We are adding new donors every day and here are just some of the bakers and donors who have said they are coming back with delightful treats for you to bid on:

Last year's auction featured sweets from fantastic Mid-Ohio bakers and sweet purveyors like Short North Piece of Cake, The Cake Studio, Bakery Gingham, Alice's Piece of Cake, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, The Lofts Hotel and more!

Many of our auction donors will be joining us again and we're adding more every day - keep checking back for an ever changing list of what will be up on the block to tempt your sweet tooth!

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Did you know?

Mid-Ohio Foodbank distributed nearly 40 million pounds of food in 2011 - that translates to more than 76,000 meals every day distributed by partner agencies.
Those most in need are often the least able to help themselves - children make up 35% and seniors make up 14% of the total food requests that the Mid-Ohio Foodbank receives every year.
Of people requesting help from Mid-Ohio Foodbank's partner agencies, 57% have had to choose between buying food and paying for utilities - keeping the heat on during Ohio's cold winters versus eating is a choice no one should have to make.
Average household income for a family of 3 helped by Mid-Ohio Foodbank? $1000 a MONTH. The poverty level for a household of 3? $1544 per month.

People Mid-Ohio Foodbank helps are likely your neighbors - 1 in 5 are homeowners. Only 5% are homeless.
100% of the money raised through Operation Feed goes straight to feeding the hungry and just $1 provides 3 meals. Just $1 feeds one of your neighbors for an entire day.

In 2010, Cakes for a Cause easily exceed our original goal of raising 4380 meals or $2190! We more than doubled it and raised 9600 meals in one night and were awarded 2010's Outstanding New Campaign from Operation Feed!

In 2011, we raised $8753 - 17,500 meals or enough to feed 16 people every meal for an entire year. Once again, with your help we blew our goal of 10,000 meals out of the water!

With your help, we can make Cakes for a Cause 2012 even more incredible - how many people will we help this year?

Past Events

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On March 1, 2011, 180 sweet attendees helped us shatter our fund raising goal or $5000 or 10,000 meals for the 2nd annual Cakes for a Cause Auction at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. In one night we raised $8753 or over 17,500 - enough to feed 16 people every meal for a year!!!

Take a look at the pictures from Karen Evans here:
Cakes for a Cause 2011

We had the support of great sponsors from the community including:

Catering provided by:

Splendid Treats provided by:

Photography provided by:

Videography provided by:

Entertainment provided by:

We had sweet auction and raffle offerings from great local companies including:

We also had 7 bakers competing for the golden spatula award for crowd favorite in the Taste of Sweet Victory Competition with Diva Desserts coming out on top:

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On March 23, 2010 nearly 125 cake lovers attended the 2010 Cakes for a Cause Auction and helped to raise over $4800 or over 9600 meals - enough to feed 9 people for a year and more than double our original goal! We were also thrilled to be awarded Operation Feed's Outstanding New Campaign for 2010 - an amazing honor!

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Who: Anyone with a sweet tooth who wants to help a GREAT cause!

What: An evening of fun benefiting the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Operation Feed including live and silent cake auctions and raffles - there will be something to satisfy every sweet tooth and we are thinking WAY outside the cake pan!

Where: The Mid-Ohio Foodbank's gorgeous facility at 3960 Brookham Drive, Grove City, Ohio, 43123

When: April 5, 2011 from 6 to 9 pm

Why: Because there are too many hungry people in the Central Ohio area and this is a fun and simple way to help!

Tickets are on sale now: http://cakesforacause2012.eventbrite.com