October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and for the past four years, I’ve had the honor to take part in the Bake It Happen campaign. The campaign started by my friend Shari from My Judy The Foodie and her sister Stacy whose mission is to find a cure for Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC), after losing their mom Judy Levin to this cancer. Judy was a talented baker and cook, so through this campaign, you simply bake one of Judy’s recipes and share photos through social media. Breast Cancer has affected many friends and family members over the years, but this year in particular two dear friends are currently battling this horrific disease as we speak, so my raising awareness and funds has only been heightened!
Partners this year include The Cancer Couch Foundation, Taste Buds Kitchen, Ford Warriors in Pink, and Carousel Cakes. An anonymous donor will donate $5 for every Bake it Happen photo “shared.” And 100% of the funds raised from Bake it Happen go directly to The Cancer Couch Foundation. The funds all get matched and go to support Metastatic Breast Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
After five years, the Bake it Happen campaign achieved its goal: to build the baking campaign into a national fundraising movement where supporters would bake and share Judy’s recipes or donate to the cause. I’m happy to report that last year we raised over $47,000 in the month of October alone.
This year the girls and I chose to make Judy’s Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf, but actually turned the loaf into cupcakes! They were such a hit last year we are making them again! I absolutely love getting my children involved. The kids love helping me out in the kitchen, and it’s something we all look forward to, so baking for the Bake It Happen movement, gives me a chance to explain that we are baking for a cause, and I can remind them that it’s so important to help and give to others.
Here’s how it works: Shari provides four recipes of Judy’s this year for you to bake. This year the recipes are: Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf, Molasses Sugar Cookies, Lemon Squares, and Judy’s Black Bottom Cupcakes. Click the link here for those recipes. Every time you post your baked goods on your social media channels, remember to tag @ubakeithappen with #BakeItHappen
Happy baking friends! For more information about the Bake It Happen campaign, visit their website at www.bakeithappen.net.
For every comment left below, SITC will be donating $5 per comment to The Cancer Couch Foundation!
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24 thoughts on “Will you help me raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month?”
I LOVE what you’re doing to help raise money for breast cancer research! I’m happy to leave a comment and help!
Now this is a delicious and fun way to raise money for breast cancer research . The cupcakes sounded like a great choice!
Saw this on your Instagram story and had to comment! My mom was diagnosed with Stage II in October 2016 (coincidentally during BCA month). Two surgeries and several rounds of chemotherapy later, she is completely cancer free and healthy. Love that you’re helping with this cause!!
Breast Cancer Awareness is one of my all-time favorite causes to support. I think it’s wonderful to get kids involved when they’re young to help raise money for such an important reason.
WOW! That anonymous donor is SO generous! I love this… and I’m totally going to do my part!
This is such a great thing to do. I love giving back myself. This is a cause that I love to support too.
So sweet for you to donate!!!
This is a great way to raise money. So many people in my life have been affected by breast cancer.
This baking campaign is a great idea. I think that anyone could bake and share Judy’s recipes! Good luck for everything!
This is awesome! Such a great way to support breast cancer awareness month!
What an awesome thing for this donor to do! I had a breast cancer scare earlier this year, which really made me hyper aware of how important it is to support the cause.
This is awesome ???
I’m happy to be a part of this great cause! Amazing!
I never bake. But every year, for #bakeithappen, I make an exception! Such a great idea and cause. Thanks for taking it the next step with your own donation. Fantastic!
This is such an excellent idea to raise money especially for those of us who love to bake! Here’s my comment and I’m so glad that by commenting I can help you raise money! Thanks for doing such a great job at sharing your passion for breast cancer awareness month.
I love this so much! Raising money for Breast Cancer is so important. I know too many beautiful women who have suffered through that terrible cancer. Thank you for doing your part.
I think what you are doing is incredible girlfriend!!! Love you
Thank you for sharing this. I never bake but I will definitely do so now. What a great cause
I love that you are donating the the Cancer Couch Foundation. Great work!
This is a great idea! Thank you for your assistance. 🙂
This is wonderful. I donate to my friend’s that do the walk in our city annually.
Awesome!!!!
How awesome that you’re doing this to support such an important cause. And I love that you are getting your daughters involved too!
Always happy to support a cause near and dear to my heart ?