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CUPCAKES FOR CANCER was created by 13 yr Blakely Colvin in the fall of 2007.

Blake's vision began with the desire to help a fellow eighth grader who had just been diagnosed with Leukemia. Her inspiration came from her love of cupcakes -eating them, baking them, drawing them (even her dog is named Cupcake) and her desire to make a difference in the life a child battling cancer. The icing on the (cup)CAKE is Blake is a chemo survivor herself and knows first hand how long and hard that road to recovery is.

Blake's plan was simple- bake and sell homemade cupcakes for $1 after school and at other local events to raise funds towards Kevin's treatment. Not only did Blake and her cupcake crew raise $5000 in 6 weeks, during the onset of her endeavor, but she succeeded in infecting her hometown with Cupcake Fever! Blake did not stop there! Now a nationally recognized non-profit, Cupcakes for Cancer continues to raise funds for The Teddy Bear Cancer of Santa Barbara, Make-a-Wish of the Tri-Counties and Band of Parents - a national pediatric cancer research foundation.

In the past 4 years, Blake, with the help of her family and friends, has raised an amazing $95,000 with those silly cupcakes, granted 8 wishes for ill children for Make A Wish of theTri-counties, donated $20,000 to TeddyBear Cancer Foundation, $12,00 to Community Wellness Center Valley Ventura/Westlake and has designed a national outreach called "Frosting Hope Across America" - inspiring others to host cupcake sales and donate too! All funds raised by these out of state Cupcake Angels are donated to Band of Parents-a New York based non-profit that funds pediatric cancer research for Neuroblastoma- a brain cancer with only 30% cure.

Become a Cupcake Angel in your town... join Blake's cupcake crew by making a "SWEET" difference one crumb at a time in the life of a child battling cancer!

The ICING on the (cup)CAKE

Blakely Colvin/Cupcakes for Cancer accomplishments:

2008 Spirit Award from Santa Barbara Board of Ed.for Determination and Integrity.
2008 Student Citizenship Award from Solvang Elementary
2009 Chris Greisus Society of Joy Award from The Make a Wish of America Found ation
2010 Violet Richardson Award Soroptimist International Santa Barbara, Ca
2010 Camino Real Region Violet Richardson Award recipient
2010 AllyKatzz Teen Hall Town Meeting UCLA Hall of Fame –philanthropic award
2010 HOBY Leadership Camp Representative
2010 RYLA Leadership Camp Representative
2010 Local Hero, Santa Barbara, Ca.
2011 guest on NBC's The NATE BERKUS Show
2011 Prudential Spirit Community Award -Top California Youth
2011 Presidential Service Award
2011 Anniversary Grant recipient from Montecito Bank & Trust
Blake has personally selected & donated three $1,000 college scholarship's to seniors from her high school.
KOHL'S Cares Scholarship - Regional Winner
2011 Gloria Barron Prize For Young Heroes- 1of 10 NATIONAL winners
Selected as "Volunteer of the Year 2011" for Santa Barbara/Ventura County
Coca Cola Scholarship 2012 - 84,000 high school applicants-250 NATIONAL winners
Huggable Hero Award 2012 - from Build a Bear Workshop -15 NATIONAL winners
Cupcakes for Cancer has granted 9 wishes for The Make a Wish Foundation of the Tri-counties
Cupcakes for Cancer has raised/donated approx. $95,000 as of Winter 2012