Posts by Cookiemaker
Cincinnati Parent: Local Spotlight
Two sisters – and their cookies – on a mission Every month, Cincinnati Parent spotlights an organization in the area that’s affecting positive change. Bake Me Home, started by twin sisters Amy and Emma Bushman when they were 7 years-old, began in 2008 as a nonprofit organization providing cookie mixes and baking supplies to kids leaving the homeless…
Read MoreAmy, Emma, and illustrator Amanda Appiarius discuss “One Cookie at a Time” on Fox 19
Amy, Emma, and Amanda Appiarius discuss “One Cookie at a Time: The Story of Bake Me Home” with Kara Sewell on Fox 19.
Read MoreAmy, Emma and Alison Bushman StoryCorps Interview
Amy, Emma and Alison tell the story of Bake Me Home from inception to date with their own words.
Read MoreAmy and Emma are Authors of Their Own Book
Pre-order One Cookie at a Time: The Story of Bake Me Home through publisher For Good Media. All proceeds go Bake Me Home. Books will also be available for purchase on April 1st at our Ninth Annual Bake Me Home Boutique.
Read MoreAmy and Emma named Honorees of the 2016 Barron Prize
Twin sisters Emma and Amy founded Bake Me Home to encourage shared family experiences for those transitioning from homelessness into homes of their own. With the support of thousands of community volunteers, the girls fill tote bags with everything needed to bake cookies – a jar of their homemade cookie mix, baking supplies, a grocery…
Read MoreAmy and Emma named Peace Fund Radio Heroes of the Week
Today’s Peace Fund Radio Heroes of the Week, twins Amy and Emma Bushman, began helping out at a local homeless shelter at the age of four. Their volunteer work began with collecting items for the shelter at the twins’ birthday party each year. Once the items were gathered, they delivered them to the shelter and…
Read MoreAmy and Emma receive the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Emerging Young Women Award
Twin sisters Emma and Amy Bushman, of Anderson Township, started the nonprofit Bake Me Home as a way to provide youngsters in area shelters with ingredients and supplies to make their own cookies as well as create a bonding experience among families. by Forrest Sellers, fsellers@communitypress.com | 6:02 a.m. EDT April 11, 2016 It all began with…
Read MoreAmy’s Table interview, April 2016
Amy and Emma appeared on Amy’s Table talking about the Emerging Young Women Award and 2016 Bake Me Home Boutique. Listen to the interview below.
Read MoreThe Heart of CMB: Bake Me Home
Imagine a child who has never had the opportunity to make chocolate chip cookies. Yes, in a home, with a loving mother who spends time with a baking sheet making cookies together. Well, that happens every day, and in 2008 Bake Me Home was started when Alison Bushman and her twin daughters, Emma and Amy,…
Read MoreKara Sewell, Fox19 Morning News Anchor Visits
I joined Junior League when I moved to Wichita to make friends and get involved in the community. As much as I thought I was going to be the one giving back, it is really me who has taken more away from the experience. Between raising money for people with real needs, serving folks at the…
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