ROCKY FORD, CO – The Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation is ready to welcome breast cancer awareness month with a new partnership with Bake it Happen™ and plenty of pink pumpkins from its partnered commercial growers, Future Farmers of American (FFA), and nationwide 4H chapters.
Starting on September 26th, interested participants can visit the the Bake it Happen website to access recipes from Judy, the mother of the two sisters who founded Bake It Happen. After dying of breast cancer, Judy became the inspiration for the Bake it Happen campaign and the popular food blog My Judy the Foodie.
Throughout the month of October, the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation and Bake it Happen are encouraging people to bake Judy's recpies and share them with their loved ones. According to a press release, every time a recipe is baked, shared, and uploaded onto Facebook or a social media site of the user's choice with the hashtag #bakeithappen, an anonymous donor will donate money to the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation, through Bake it Happen.
“Although it won’t bring our mother back, my sister and I have found a small bit of comfort in creating a program that not only raises awareness but also directs funds to support research for this insidious disease, said Shari Brooks and Stacy Pagan, the sisters behind Bake It Happen. “We are thrilled to be able to contribute to the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation through our campaign efforts knowing that 100% of the money raised will be ear-marked for breast cancer research.”
“When the Bake It Happen team approached the foundation with this creative opportunity, we were honored to be the recipient of their efforts,” said Carol Holsopple-Froese, President of the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation. “As a breast cancer survivor myself, I am touched by this beautiful tribute to their mother which will help us make an impact in breast cancer research.”
As always, the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation will be working with a plethora of growers to make sure customers across the United States have access to the unique pink pumpkins the foundation is known for. In 2013, FFA and 4H chapters throughout the nation were offered free seed from Porcelain Doll seed distributor Seedway, as a way for students to meet their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) requirement and contribute to this amazing cause at the same time.
This is a cause which I am sure is near and dear to the hearts of all of AndNowUKnow's staff and readers. The work these foundations are doing truly comes from the heart.
