National Pro-Life Cupcake Day!!! How did it go?
The National Pro-Life Cupcake day was a major success. I received calls and e-mails from around the globe all from people baking cupcakes and handing them out in the name of life. At the same time I spent my day talking to people at our local supermarket about children and choices. We raised some money for our local pregnancy center, encouraged people to vote pro-life, and listened to people’s testimonies about how abortion has affected them. We had a little opposition. Some folks just don’t think all children deserve birthdays however they were just as eager to have some cake and dialogue with us.
I personally learned a lot from working on this project. I not only learned that a thousand cupcakes is a lot, but also that this method of activism is very effective in creating meaningful dialogue. My favorite part was talking to children about the idea that not every child is allowed to be born. I was surprised at how well they understood abortion when put in those terms. Their simple shock that some children weren’t allowed to have birthdays spoke volumes to me about why I do what I do. Children love birthdays and by listening to them I realized just how much God does love children and how much he wants to celebrate their birthdays with them. Cupcakes for life is not only a celebration of life but also a reminder that not every child is allowed to be born. I was amazed at how much God wanted to show me through this little ministry that he gave me the vision for.
Here is a picture of Allison Yesterday October 9th at the Landis Super Market In Telford PA:
Thank you all for your support:
I would love to hear your stories about How National Pro-Life Cupcake Day went for you! Let us know.
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I made 120 cup cakes for my high schools marching band! It was a huge sucess at first people didnt like the fact that I made tehm for pro life day but soon my friends and I were able to share why being pro life is so importanat. We ended up sharing pictures of what abortion does to children and all. We really reached through to alot of teens in my school.
February 1st, 2009 at 7:06 am
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February 18th, 2009 at 12:10 am
We had a HUGE event today. Cupcakes for Life Day was today. We passed out around 1500 cupcakes outside the major academic building and in the Student Center. As Providence would have it, today just happened to be a “Visit Day” for high school seniors and their parents, so a whole bunch of tours came through there, and we were able to give them cupcakes also. Each of the cupcakes was individually wrapped and tied with a ribbon and tiny card attached that read: “Celebrating the lives of the 50 million children since 1973 that never got have a birthday party.” Originally, the thought was to pass out 500, but yesterday we were overwhelmed by cupcakes. Individual members of Bradley Students for Life, in addition to various Newman kids, and members of the Kappa Phi Christian women’s sorority surprised us beyond measure. As one example, three guys at one house baked us 350 cupcakes yesterday afternoon. Students even enlisted moms and siblings to help reach (and surpass!) the goal. Furthermore, once our chaplain, Fr. Brian Brownsey, found out what was up, he mentioned the event in his homily last night, and talked about the option of Rachel’s Vineyard and Project Rachel retreats for post-abortive men and women. God blessed this day in such a beautiful way, so I thought I’d share that with you.
September 25th, 2009 at 5:21 am
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October 10th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Cupcake day was powerful and encouraging! I got together with some friends and spent all night making cupcakes. Instead of writing “life” on them we put names on them. We gave names to the children who probably never even got named. Then we went to a local festival we were having and walked around in the freezing cold offering people free cupcakes and giving them flyers with information on them. The people were so surprised that we were actually giving them something FREE and not asking for donations. I also think it really touched a lot of poeples’ hearts to read the name they got on their cupcake and actually be able to associate them with a child’s life. All in all, cupcake day was a success. I can’t wait for next year!
October 13th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
If you want to call unnecessarily guilting and saddening children a success and God’s work, then have a ball. I’m sure you told them how many little kids like them across the world don’t have birthdays because they’re neglected, abused, unwanted or maybe, just maybe, starving to death? The unborn aren’t necessarily the types who would possess the amount of privilege that the children you came into contact did, especially if you deem the mother of the baby who just might have been Little Timmy’s Bestest Buddy an immoral person or murderer; what makes you think they’d do a good job child-rearing, much less provide luxuries like birthday parties, if they’re so willing to consider killing their baby?
The “opposition” you encountered were not awful people who wished children unhappiness, but if that’s what you need to tell yourself to shrug off sound arguments, twist words around to suit you. The bridge connecting both sides of the abortion debate is that all children that are living and breathing today should be happy, healthy, loved, and cared for. Your time, money, and passion would be much better spent combating the gross injustice done to fully conscious children who suffer day-to-day around the world from infinitely greater atrocities than lack of a birthday party. Honestly, this effort is petty, shallow, and presumptuous, and I’d be ashamed to have a movement like this associated with my conviction with its blatant hypocrisy. Get a life and get some damn perspective.
October 19th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Cupcakes for Life was held at Scranton Prep High School, Scranton, PA on October 9th & also at the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA. It was the first National Pro-Life Cupcake event in our area. It was a GREAT success!!! A local bakery in Avoca called Cwikla’s Bakery delivered 400 Pro-life cupcakes to each location. Everbody loved the Cupcakes!!! Each was unique with Colorful Pro-life slogans. Students were trilled & very exicted about the event. The Scranton Prep students handed them out during lunch periods; some of the teachers baked 100 cupcakes for the event. The Students for Life at the University of Scranton are running a spiritually adopt baby program & any proceeds from the Cupcake for Life event will be donated to Sr. Anna & her pregnancy program at St. Jospeh’s Center. The Yellow National Pro-Life Cucake Day shirts are TERRIFIC. Students were disappointed we weren’t selling T-shirts at the event! There is talk of Scranton Prep having a Cupcakes for Life event in the spring.