Support National Cupcake Day

Do you enjoy baking and helping those in need?

If so, Cupcakes of Hope needs you.

This NPO, which supports children with cancer across the country, is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. They are calling all South Africans to bake in honour of lost loved ones and cancer survivors this National Cupcake Day (October 1).

Cupcake sales will be hosted at 58 malls across the country, including Mall@Carnival. Dozens of cupcake angels have already signed up, but there is a great need for more.

You can get involved by either baking and donating cupcakes or by visiting one of the participating venues and, for a small donation, will receive a delicious cupcake made with love.

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Knowing that so many people have either stood by friends and family in their struggle against cancer or devastatingly lost loved ones, the Cupcakes of Hope organisation aims to bring volunteers across the country together to raise funds and reach their target of R10m.

While childhood cancer is an extremely challenging journey, Cupcakes of Hope offers a light-hearted, fun and rewarding way to stand in solidarity with cancer survivors, help those who are currently undergoing treatment and give back to the cause.

Volunteers, fondly known as cupcakes angels, are those who generously offer their time to bake or those who support the fundraising campaign.

Any recipe can be used as long as it includes the secret ingredient of love. Hosting a cupcake fundraiser is an easy way to bring family, friends and colleagues together in honour of a loved one or a survivor.

From office fundraisers to community cake sales to simply rallying friends and family to bake – every act of kindness contributes to gaining your angel wings.

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Since 2021, the number of patients supported by this organisation has doubled. Last month more than 240 children received assistance, with the youngest being only five months old.

The funds raised include covering their medical bills and other essential needs, from nappies to nutrition and everything in between.

Cupcakes of Hope is not just a platform where we help children with cancer. Volunteering to honour our friends and loved ones who have been affected by cancer, brings joy, healing and purpose to so many of us,” says Sandy Cipriano, founder of Cupcakes of Hope.

“It is also a way to pay it forward and make new friends, who become family,” she added.

Mall @ Carnival coordinator Elize Pienaar encouraged community members to support the initiative.

“I invite the community to join hands to help us raise funds for children with cancer,” Pienaar said.

“Get involved and donate time if money is not an option, show you care and expect nothing in return. National Cupcake Day may only be one day, but there are many children who live with this fight against cancer it is not only one day, it is a years-long battle.”

For more information contact Pienaar at 082 328 9497.