While the kids were stuffing their faces with cookies, I was...well, doing the same thing. I worked the Cookies for Kids' Cancer bake sale here in Charlotte with my friend Jill. Cookies for Kids' Cancer is a charity set up to raise awareness and funs for pediatric cancer. I found out about the charity several years ago when they had their first fundraiser. They wanted to have a giant bake sale and sell 96,000 cookies. They managed to raise $400,000! Now people all over the country have bake sales, both big and small, to raise money for Cookies for Kids' Cancer. 100% of the money raised at bake sales goes to fund research in pediatric cancers.
The inspiration for Cookies for Kids' Cancer was Liam Witt, the son of Gretchen and Larry Witt. If you want to read more about his life, you'll find the link to his blog, Prince Liam the Brave, on my blog.
This year, Glad is matching the funds raised in bake sales for Cookies for Kids' Cancer. The sale I worked is one of the biggest in the country raising over $20,o00. It was an amazing day! So many people were out on a freezing cold day doing their Christmas shopping but were willing to give to such an incredible cause.
So, if you can't think of anything to get someone, check out the Cookies for Kids' Cancer website and consider ordering cookies for your loved one. They are delicious and will make a difference in the lives of countless children.
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