Posts by Cookiemaker

Bake Me Home will host its seventh annual Bake Me Home Boutique fundraiser to benefit local homeless families and veterans. The boutique will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Coldstream Country Club, 400 Asbury Road. A suggested donation of $10 is requested at the door for adults. See the…

Meet the HearthSong Heroes and learn about the programs they support to help other kids. Congratulations to Amy and Emma-our most recent HearthSong Heroes! Twins Amy and Emma began helping out at a local homeless shelter at the age of four. At the age of seven, after viewing a TV special on child entrepreneurs and…

Emma Bushman was watching a TV special on child entrepreneurs when inspiration struck. “Emma asked, ‘Can kids really start their own business?'” recalls Alison, her mother. “I said sure, but rather than make money for herself, I suggested she and her twin sister, Amy, do something for others. They might want to think about the…

It’s time again for the Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market, a gathering of unique boutiques and specialty stores, at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Robyn Carey-Allgeyer previews this event with Alison Bushman, president of the non-profit Bake Me Home, one of the show’s beneficiaries. Listen to this interview with Alison here, previewing the 2014 Greater Cincinnati Holiday…

I recently had 30 minutes of uninterrupted quiet time…gasp! Little Man and Super Hunk had set off on an adventure and I opted to hold down the fort. With a pile of laundry and a counter full of dishes, I decided to throw chores to the wind and comb through the giant stack of magazines…

Here is a feature on Bake Me Home from FamilyFun Magazine in the May 2013 edition. We were one of their four $5,000 “FamilyFun/Disney Friends for Change 2013 Volunteer Award Winners.” Click the image or here to read the story.

I’m a total sucker for kids who want to help others. Whether it’s lemonade stands for charity or selling dishtowels to pay for heart surgery, there’s just something so pure and good about child-driven philanthropy. That’s why my ears perked up when I heard about this: Bake Me Home’s 5th annual Boutique fundraiser this Saturday, April 20. Continue…

Bake Me Home’s new home as reported here in neighborhood coverage of the Anderson/ Mt. Washington area of Cincinnati by Fox 19.

Baking is a hobby of mine. I love to find and try recipes for cakes, cookies and other desserts. Today’s organization turned baking into a way to give back and help others. Alison shared a couple quotes about their impact on the families they have helped.  One mother of four, after receiving a family portrait…