Pay It Forward! With Violet Anna Lieby, Founder of the Giving Cake

In this episode we dig into the concept of paying it forward. You’ll hear the story of Henry Darby, a high school principal in South Carolina, who took a part-time graveyard shift at Walmart, so he could pay his salary forward to students in need.

We bring home the pay-it-forward concept as we tell the sweet story of The Giving Cake, a cupcake company that donates 100% of their profits to community charities. Violet Anna Lieby describes how decorating cakes moved quickly from hobby to passion project and became a business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, launching in December 2020. The Giving Cake now delivers beautiful floral cupcake bouquets direct-to-consumers all over Santa Cruz County. Their customers even get to choose which charity their purchase will benefit every time they place an order. You’ll discover how to vote with your dollars and your time.

Resources discussed include a charity finder (linked below) so you can join us and pay-it-forward in your community by donating your unique skills and time to charities in need.

Resource Links: 

Henry Darby’s Story - Today Show Coverage: https://www.today.com/video/principal-who-took-night-job-to-help-his-students-gets-a-heartwarming-surprise-100216389613  Henry Darby’s Story - ABC7 and WCIV-TV Coverage: https://abc7.com/10154901/?ex_cid=TA_KABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20New%20Content%20(Feed)&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Qcgs1JCw3D8Gatw1fuU5x-1uYuq33Z3Q0uiUUllp2eApf9kDSIiSh6aA

The Giving Cake: https://www.thegivingcake.com

Find Charities To Support: https://www.charitynavigator.org/ 

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