My friend (and regular Dinner Club attendee), Amy, sent out an email the other day saying that she was going to be using her professional cake decorating skills to raise money for our friend Ann, who has been a courageous warrior against cancer for a very long time now. (You can read Ann’s story on her blog.)
Amy stopped by yesterday to deliver the cupcakes I had ordered to support the cause. Since I knew Amy’s idea was very popular and she was going to get a lot of orders, I expected to have just very simple, frosted cupcakes arrive. When she showed me what she had made, I was floored. Aren’t these the most beautiful cupcakes ever? Of course, I had to get my camera out and photograph them right away! I am so impressed with Amy’s attention to detail, her delicious cupcakes, and her willingness to put in so much time and effort to help Ann and her family kick cancer in the teeth. She has truly inspired me to try and figure out what I can do to lend a hand to Ann’s family.
If you are local and are interested in ordering some of Amy’s delicious cupcakes, you have until the 7th of August to do so. Please send an email to aloehr4 <at> kc.rr.com and mention you read about this on Dine & Dish. If you are from out of town and are simply 
interested in donating money to help the Schierts family, contact me and I will get you in touch with the appropriate place to do that. There is no one more deserving of this kind of generousity on this planet than the Schierts family… I can promise you that!
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Those cupcakes are gorgeous & for such a great cause! Brava!
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Wow, that’s unbelievably generous, and she is incredibly talented. So heartwarming to hear stories like that. Sounds like you surround yourself with great people 🙂
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Your friend is very talented! It’s often so hard to find a way to help, and your friend has come up with a very generous way to do that.
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Those are some gorgeous cupcakes!
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Those are beautiful! What a great way to use her talents to benefit others – that’s the way it should be!
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Beautiful cupcakes & most of all beautiful & thoughtful idea to raise money for your friend Ann!
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Amy’s cupcakes look lovely! She is so kind to help. I went to Ann’s blog to learn more about her. Is she as amazing as she sounds? I bet she surely is 🙂
Oh my goodness those are gorgeous!! I wish I knew how to decorate like that!
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Those certainly are gorgeous cupcakes, and so cheerful! What a wonderful way to help a friend.
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Those cupcakes are beautiful. This sure make me wish I was local!
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what great cupcakes!!! wish i had skill like that 🙂 and for a great cause to be sure!
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OMG these cupcakes are absolutely gorgeous. Too good to eat in fact!
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wow!!
The cupcakes are amazing!
what a great thing to do for a friend!
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This is a touching post about the beauty of true friendship. Amazing. The cupcakes are magnificent too.
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A beautiful idea for cupcakes 🙂
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Wow!!! I’d love to have talented culinary friends like you and Amy! That is amazing! Absolutely beautiful. Fantastic post.
I am so impressed. This is so nice to be able to do this. Beautiful cupcakes. What a great cause.
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How beautiful- and what a great cause.
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those are beautiful!
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what a great idea!! love your blog!
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Those are BEAUTIFUL cupcakes! Almost too cute to eat. 🙂
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vat a lovely cake!! yumm yumm!! stunning photography!!
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I love the cupcakes and your friend’s idea for helping someone else by tapping into her own skills and doing something so personal. I’m going to pass this along to my friends. Sometimes it’s the little things that are so special.
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