If you enjoy baking as much as I do, you know the best part of it is when you share it with someone. Luckily, while browsing the web I came across “For Goodness Cakes”, a non-profit organization founded back in 2016 by Jaime Lehman, where you can be matched to volunteer to make and hand-deliver birthday and graduation cakes to children in foster care and youth overcoming adversity on their special day. 
The non-profit invites bakers of all experience levels to join and become part of the “Sprinkle Squad”, the term used for all volunteers of For Goodness Cake. 
I was able to see they require you to complete an online orientation, in order to pick a cake to bake from the task calendar, where all orders for the month in your area or chapter are displayed, you can bake a cake or cupcakes depending on how comfortable you feel with your baking skills, so make sure to check the Frequently Asked Questions section on their website to answer all your questions on how to volunteer! 

I found this project to be full of kindness, and I’m definitely signing up to hopefully make a kid’s birthday a little bit brighter! That’s why I thought it was worth it to share this information here. As you know, the main focus of Let’s Bake! is to share our creations and build up a community that supports each other by providing tips, helpful comments and just for the thrill of sharing something that make us happy with others, and I find it to go in tune with the non-profit’s ideology. 
Have you heard of this non-profit before? Have you volunteered or plan on it?
Leave your comments below!

For Goodness Cakes Website: https://www.forgoodnesscakes.org/ 
Music by TimTaj: https://timtaj.com
Image taken from: https://www.forgoodnesscakes.org/

Let's Bake! - For Goodness Cakes PSA

Taking the baking world to your ears!
On this first podcast episode of Let’s Bake! with Dre, I talk about how I found my way in the baking world after the 2020 COVID pandemic entered our lives, and how it became my hobby.
Baking is now part of my life, and not because it is a business to me, but because it fills me with joy! One aspect of it is how therapeutic this activity has turned out to be for me, as I get to unwind after a long day, or if I’m in a bad mood. I can always play some music and try a new recipe, and this activity alone can benefit the state of my mental health, as it makes me feel accomplished once I see the end result. The fact there is a process to obtain a finished product might be intimidating or frustrating to some, but I find following a recipe can be a good exercise to practice mindfulness and be present; we can get lost in the craziness of our daily routines and end up doing a lot of tasks in automatic mode, but I find doing something you enjoy being helpful. Maybe baking means the same to you!
I also talk about the joy of sharing with others, and I know this is something I repeat myself about a lot, and that is only because I find it to be such an important aspect; spreading joy with others through food might be something overlooked by us in society, especially since we interact with each other through social media or text messages more than we do in person, so finding the chance to share something you enjoy with others can be beneficial to you and those around you.
I hope you enjoy this little intro to this baking corner!

Music by Steve Combs - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Steve_Combs_1437/02_Pop/ 

Edited with Audacity

Andrea Laserna