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Cake, Hope, and Love: Changing the World One Cupcake at a Time

 

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Cake, Hope and Love is the first business featured as part of our 5 Dayton Organizations Doing it the Right Way Series.

“And now these three remain: cake, hope and love. But the greatest of these is cake.” Or at least that’s the general idea, according to Cake, Hope, and Love owners Shannon Teague and Connie McFarren. For these local ladies, philanthropy is a piece of cake; each month they donate 20% of the revenue from one of their fabulous cupcakes to a different charity. Past recipients include Autism Speaks, The Hope Foundation of Greater Dayton, The Hospice of Dayton, and Dominion Academy of Dayton.

Cake, Hope, and Love started with a birthday cake for Shannon’s youngest son in 2008. Friends and family were impressed with her confections and orders started pouring in.  Eventually, Shannon’s house was turned into a regular cake factory. Connie joined forces with Shannon in 2011, the Cake Ladies opened up the official Cake, Hope, and Love shop.

The cupcakes are varied and beloved by all who try them (as evidenced by their 4.5 star Yelp score). Flavors range from Pineapple Mango and Banana Bourbon to Snickerdoodle, S’mores, and, of course, the Buckeye cupcake. The menu changes daily, in case that selection isn’t enough for you. You can see which flavors they’re offering today on their blog; you can also sign up to be notified when your favorite cupcake is in the store.

In addition to a daily menu, Cake, Hope, and Love’s website has a Wall of Hope where they display the charities to whom they’ve donated and where other charities and non-profits can apply for donations. They also provide free products, hold auctions, and have monthly campaigns for local charities.

Connie has three sons and Shannon has two, so Cake, Hope, and Love focuses on local chapters of family charities, working to make the lives of children in Dayton a little sweeter. They’re making the lives of everyone else in Dayton a little sweeter, too, with their scrumptious creations. They live for family, philanthropy, and buttercream – and the world could use a little more of all of those.

You can check out Cake, Hope, and Love at their website: http://cakehopeandlove.com/.

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Rebuilding Together Dayton: A Safe, Warm, and Dry Home for Every Dayton Homeowner

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Now that we’ve covered dessert and dinner, let’s take a look at an organization that makes sure low-income individuals have a safe place to live. The median age of homes in Dayton, Ohio is 51 years. In other words, half of the homes in Dayton were built in the 1960’s or earlier. Homes that old have lead paint, pipes and soldering and are frequently in need of repair. Rebuilding Together believes everyone deserves a safe, warm, and dry home. RTD is making that goal a reality.

Rebuilding Together is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization that repairs homes for low-income and elderly homeowners at no cost. The Dayton chapter has rehabbed more than 1000 homes in Dayton. To qualify for assistance from RTD, the homeowner must earn less than 80% of the area median income. RTD also focuses on elderly and disabled homeowners who have lived in their homes for ten years or more; in 2013 the average homeowner receiving help from Rebuilding Together was 72 years old, made $15,000 per year, and had lived in the home for 38 years.

RTD also reaches out to the rest of the county through Neighbor Care, through which skilled tradespeople perform urgent repairs and modifications such as wheelchair ramps. Sixty-seven Dayton homeowners received help from Neighbor Care in 2012.

In addition, RTD runs several other programs. It provides housing repairs to veterans through the Heroes at Home program, works to reduce children’s exposure to lead through Lead Safe for Kids’ Sake, and provides home modification for seniors through Seniors Safe at Home.

Every dollar raised for Rebuilding Together Dayton translates to $4 worth of home improvement due to valuable in-kind labor and donated materials. Because funding from the City of Dayton and Montgomery County covers their administrative costs, every dollar donated goes only toward project expenses. RTD works with the state and local government to ensure efficient programs for low-income households and encourage safe and sustainable housing.

To learn more, volunteer, or donate, visit http://www.rtdayton.org/index.php.

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New Series: Five Dayton Organizations Doing It the Right Way

We’re Taking Notice of Some of Dayton’s Best

According to the Dayton Daily News, on average, Dayton residents give 4.6% of their discretionary income to charity. That’s more than any other city in Ohio!

Dayton businesses and non-profits have noticed the importance Daytonians place on philanthropy, and they’re making a point of giving back to the community. In this series, we’ll highlight five Dayton organizations whose efforts and mission deserve attention.

It might not be the biggest city, but there are a lot of great organizations in the Dayton area who are doing it the right way. To draw attention to some of Dayton’s best businesses and most important causes, we reached out and spoke to the people behind Dayton’s leading philanthropic and educational causes.