EP 41: For Goodness Cakes with Jaime Lehman

Is there a birthday cake from your childhood that stands out in your memory? For me, it was the cake I had with a barbie and the cake skirt around her. Mine was pink and my twin sister’s was purple. As a parent, I can confirm that birthdays are a huge part of a child’s life, yet sadly there are hundreds of thousands of children whose birthdays go uncelebrated each year.

Jaime Lehman was shocked and saddened when she learned that her friend had never had a birthday cake, and in that moment the idea of For Goodness Cakes was born. For Goodness cakes is a network of volunteers who bake and deliver birthday and graduation cakes to at risk and disadvantaged youth all across the country. Their mission is to celebrate these youth and give them a much needed pause and escape from the increasing pressures of their situation. Since January of 2016, For Goodness Cakes has brought joy and celebration to the lives of over 5000 children through their cakes. 

About Jaime

Jaime is the Founder and Executive Director of For Goodness Cakes. Her favorite cookbooks include Alice Water’s The Art of Simple Food and Donia Bijan’s Maman’s Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen, both of whose authors helped to inspire a deep love of cooking for others.

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Website https://www.forgoodnesscakes.org

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