Launched: February 2017

Number of cakes baked in Inaugural Year: 288!

Most popular themes: Superheroes, Paw Patrol, Unicorns, Frozen, Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Help Cake4Kids Fresno deliver more smiles!

Tell us a little bit about yourself!

I love trying all sorts of crafts and I am the one that will have seven projects going at one time.  I am an avid runner as well, with a goal to run 100 half marathons.  I also love doing escape rooms, but I rarely have time to do them.

Why did you want to start Cake4Kids in your area?

I was really drawn to the cause when I lived in the Bay Area, but I didn't have time to dedicate to baking and decorating.  When I moved to Fresno, I had some time to take a cake decorating class and fell in love!  I really wanted to use my skills to help the underserved kids in the area, but there wasn't another organization like Cake4Kids in Fresno at that time.  So I reached out to headquarters to see if branching out was something they had thought of doing.  With some leg work, we finally opened the first chapter outside of the Bay Area.  It has been so much fun to meet the volunteers and see the amazing baked goods they create for the kids.  I love hearing about how the kids loved the cakes and how it made their birthday extra special.  This is such a great cause and I am so grateful we were able to bring it to the area.

What’s your favorite thing to bake?

I love baking anything revolving around carrot cake.  I have made carrot cake as a cake, carrot cake cookies, and carrot cake cupcakes.  I think it is delicious and I love that I am getting a little bit of veggies!