cupcakegirl's Cancer Blog
August 17, 2010
This is our cover. I am so proud of this calendar. Please find us on Facebook under The Girls of Big Fat Cupcake.
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I don’t remember the last time I posted but it has really been a roller coaster ride in my life. I was struggling with so much and Big Fat Cupcake that I bothered me to get to know people here and then they passed away.
Big Fat Cupcake has been open now for 20 months and we are doing really well. I have to scrape by quite a bit because I can’t secure financing for the store to expand but other then that I am very grateful for what I have created. To date I have donated over $5,000.00 into the Colorado community for men and women who can’t pay their mortgage and rent due to a cancer diagnosis and treatment. I beam when I write a check for this. We sell 300 to 500 cupcakes a day and are about to launch a cupcake truck that will sell cupcakes curbside. I am hoping this will create really cheap revenue to expand my store. In July my staff and the friends who helped me get through breast cancer shot a calendar (very hot) pinup, nostalgic, 1950’s theme to use as our 1 fundraiser a year to raise a hugh amount of cash to make a bigger difference. It is called The Girls of Big Fat Cupcake! With permission from Jill I will post it here. My total cost for making and printing the calendar is just under $3.00 and we will be sold retail at $19.95. My goal is to sell 25,000 calendars the first year and drop $100,000 more into my community and state. I hope you all will help or become inspired by this very magical project.
To date I have lost my home in the mountains to forclosure and my home in Denver is going through a workout. It is exhausting and I know first hand how comforting our homes are.
Thank you!
Kathleen (Cupcake girl)
Yep, I'm saying hi and asking for your help again!!, 
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Hi Kathleen; WOW oh WOW. I was wondering what happened to you. CONGRATULATIONS on your company. The last I read of your postings you were still so raw and missing your DAD. I know how it feels. He would be so proud of you and your accomplishments. Of course I will buy a poster. I will keep an eye out for the ad that Jill will post. You really are an entrepreneur girl. I like to see someone fight back and say “you can’t own me or get to me”. The truck sounds like a great add on to your business. I still want some shipped up here. Rembember? We don’t have such good cupcakes here. The good ones are in the states. Sorry to hear of your home foreclosure. I guess this has happened to a great many Americans. It looks like it might start to do the same up here. The housing market is collapsing due to the houses having a much higher value than they are worth. We won’t collapse as it did in the States because of our very tough banking laws. Hey how do you put out so many cupcakes in a day? With that truck on the road you are going to be even more busy. I can see and smell an expansion happening here. I’m really really proud of you. I’m also dying for a cupcake. lol.
Posted on Hi Weezie, Thank you for your kind words. I am so elated to help others now. I love kicking it to cancer in every way possible, It’s so pathetic. It is actually a Calendar for 2011. It is a stunner. Where do you live that you have such horrible cupcakes?? Kathleen
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Thanks for your support - 
Peace,
Kathy
Hi Curly Girl! Thank you for your support. It has been a crazy roller coaster ride. I am getting better and stronger everyday. Thank you for following us on Facebook. How have you been, feel!
Kathleen
Hi Kathleen; Love the calendar. Hope you got my lost post. Have to go find you on FB. What a great way to raise funds. Happy to hear you are well and sure are kicking up cupcakes. I hope your travelling van works.