This group proves community service is sweet.
| | | THIS IS ALABAMA | June 13, 2025 |
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These Alabama volunteers are making sure no kid goes without cake on their birthday. |
A group of volunteers, led by a preschool teacher with a love of baking and a dedication to serving her community, is making sure no kid in the greater Huntsville area goes without cake on their birthday. Danielle Stradling, a California native who moved to Alabama three years ago, first began baking cakes for children in need while living in Arizona. The mother of four said she was eager to recreate the community she had experienced elsewhere once she moved to Huntsville. So when she learned about a national nonprofit that provides free, custom birthday cakes to children who might otherwise go without, she decided to help by spreading Cake 4 Kids’ initiative to our state. “I think that the way that we do it, it’s not just a birthday cake or, you know, just a random birthday cake,” said Stradling. “They get to pick the flavor and the design and everything about it. It lets them know that they’re important and what they want matters and that they’re seen.” Read more about it here. |
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