Baking For Kate 2014 Preview #3 {In The Kitchen & Kitchen Inspired}

Whew! And here is the third and final preview for the Baking For Kate online bake sale and auction happening THIS WEEKEND, folks!  All of these items are either for the kitchen or have been inspired by the kitchen.  We have fabulous baking/cooking packages and wonderful handmade, hand crafted items from some very creative and talented bloggers and artisans. 

For those of you not familiar with Baking For Kate, I started it last May to help raise funds for my dear friend, Kate's Mommy Bucket List.  Kate was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer last January.  As her friend and knowing the hand she had already been dealt in her life, I just remember my heart sinking into my stomach when I heard the news. Kate is one of the most giving, kindhearted people that I know. After losing her first daughter, Shannon at just 3 days old to CHD and then mothering each of her 3 children through NICU, Kate helped form Project Sweet Peas.  After suffering the loss of Shannon and becoming a veteran mama of the NICU, Kate saw the serious gaps in support for grieving parents and parents with babies in the NICU and decided to fill those gaps.  

And since being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kate has become an advocate for cancer research and has volunteered for many charitable functions and fundraisers to benefit the cause.  All while raising three young children, being a wife to her police officer husband, and receiving various cancer treatments over the past year.  In fact, Kate received the prestigious Karen Shapira Survivor Award presented by Giant Eagle for outstanding excellence in promoting breast cancer awareness and making a positive impact in the lives of others just the weekend before last!  She is a warrior and fighter with the biggest heart. 

Baking For Kate 2014 Preview #2 {The Homemade Goodies!}

The Baking for Kate online bake sale and auction is THIS weekend, folks!  And I am sharing a little preview with you all today of the homemade and home baked goodies that will be up for bid in a few short days and then baked up & created by your favorite food bloggers and then shipped out to the lucky & generous bidders. :)

For those of you not familiar with Baking For Kate, I started it last May to help raise funds for my dear friend, Kate's Mommy Bucket List.  Kate was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer last January.  As her friend and knowing the hand she had already been dealt in her life, I just remember my heart sinking into my stomach when I heard the news. Kate is one of the most giving, kindhearted people that I know. After losing her first daughter, Shannon at just 3 days old to CHD and then mothering each of her 3 children through NICU, Kate helped form Project Sweet Peas.  After suffering the loss of Shannon and becoming a veteran mama of the NICU, Kate saw the serious gaps in support for grieving parents and parents with babies in the NICU and decided to fill those gaps.  

And since being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kate has become an advocate for cancer research and has volunteered for many charitable functions and fundraisers to benefit the cause.  All while raising three young children, being a wife to her police officer husband, and receiving various cancer treatments over the past year.  In fact, Kate received the prestigious Karen Shapira Survivor Award presented by Giant Eagle for outstanding excellence in promoting breast cancer awareness and making a positive impact in the lives of others just the weekend before last!  She is a warrior and fighter with the biggest heart. 

Baking For Kate 2014 Preview #1 {The Signed Cookbooks!}

The second annual Baking For Kate online bake sale and fundraiser is less than two weeks away! 

For those of you not familiar with Baking For Kate, I started it last May to help raise funds for my dear friend, Kate's Mommy Bucket List.  Kate was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer last January.  As her friend and knowing the hand she had already been dealt in her life, I just remember my heart sinking into my stomach when I heard the news. Kate is one of the most giving, kindhearted people that I know. After losing her first daughter, Shannon at just 3 days old to CHD and then mothering each of her 3 children through NICU, Kate helped form Project Sweet Peas.  After suffering the loss of Shannon and becoming a veteran mama of the NICU, Kate saw the serious gaps in support for grieving parents and parents with babies in the NICU and decided to fill those gaps.  

And since being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kate has become an advocate for cancer research and has volunteered for many charitable functions and fundraisers to benefit the cause.  All while raising three young children, being a wife to her police officer husband, and receiving various cancer treatments over the past year.  In fact, Kate received the prestigious Karen Shapira Survivor Award presented by Giant Eagle for outstanding excellence in promoting breast cancer awareness and making a positive impact in the lives of others just this past weekend!  She is a warrior and fighter with the biggest heart. 

Thank You For Making Baking For Kate a Huge Success!

The first Baking For Kate Online Bake Sale was a fabulous success!! :)  A total of $870 was raised through the bake sale alone and sent to Kate's Paypal account set up just for helping fund her Mommy Bucket List!  It was just shy of the $1000 goal I had hoped the bake sale would meet by the end of the weekend.  

I want to give a HUGE thank you to all of you who made it to the bake sale and bid on all the goodies! :)

And I also want to thank all of the lovely and giving bloggers who donated signed cookbooks, kitchen goodies, baked yummies, & baking inspired items for the bake sale...

~Lori from RecipeGirl~

~Kelly from Star Blossoms~

~Jaime from Mom's Test Kitchen~

~Camille (and the rest of the sisters!) from Six Sisters' Stuff~

~Stephanie from Life Tastes Like Food~

~Julie from This Gal Cooks~

~Dorothy from Crazy For Crust~

~Sarah from Fantastical Sharing of Recipes~

~Meg from Sweet Twist of Blogging~

~Julie from White Lights on Wednesday~

~Lisa from Wine & Glue~

~Lyuba from Will Cook for Smiles~

~Rachel from My Disorganized Life!~ 

~Marisa from Food In Jars~

~Heather from SprinkleBakes~

~Raquel from Organized Island~

~Amy from Rational Designs~

~Martha from A Family Feast~

~Teri from The Freshman Cook~

If you haven't done so already, go check out these lovely bloggers and give them a follow on one of their social media outlets to say thank you! :)

The Baking For Kate Online Bake Sale was such a wonderful success that it is my hope to hold another one of these in the fall.  

I am also considering holding a Handmade Online Rummage Sale near the beginning of December to also benefit Kate's Mommy Bucket List.  I have had several small shop owners who make handmade goodies (not necessarily baking or cooking inspired) contact me about wanting to get involved.  The Rummage Sale would be a way to bring in those of you with non-food talents into the fundraising fold and would help bidders get a jump start on their holiday gift shopping while also helping a good cause. :)

If you are interested in donating an item(s) for either the bake sale or rummage sale (or both!), please be sure to fill out the Donation Interest Form. 

**Please note, I will be limiting bake sale/rummage sale items to 25 for each event to keep the events manageable.  I will try to include everyone who would like to donate, but completing the form is not a guarantee that your donation will be accepted.  

If you were unable to participate in the bake sale (or were outbid on your favorites), you can still help Kate and her family! 

You can make a direct monetary donation to Kate and her family via Paypal (please send as a gift to Friends/Family) to CrawfordsRockingCancer@gmail.com 

Or via check or money order to:
The Crawford Family Benefit Fund
First National Bank
4627 Rt 51 Suite 601
Belle Vernon PA 15012

My friend Lisa from Hummingbird's View is selling her Feed Them With Love print for $5 as a digital download.  100% of the proceeds from the sale of this will go to Kate's Mommy Bucket List fund.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

Again thanks so much to each and every one of you who made Baking For Kate possible! :)