Birthday Club
Bake Back America created the Birthday Club to inspire volunteers to acknowledge birthdays for children in shelters and family centers. This act of kindness allows individuals to be creative while impacting children's lives.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM STEPS
1. Fill out the volunteer form.
2. MATCHING
• Bake Back America matches volunteer with a recipient from a shelter, family center or private family.
• Bake Back America supplies monthly list of birthdays, name, age of recipient and interests.
• Bake Back America supplies volunteer with recipient contact information.
3. PREPARING
Option 1: Birthday platters or cakes
• Volunteer chooses the month(s) to acknowledge recipients birthdays.
• Volunteer prepares baked goods or cake and a card for each child. See helpful hints.
Option 2: Why We Read books
• Volunteer prepares a book for each child and their interests for the Why We Read program. See helpful hints.
Option 3: Family birthday Celebration
• Volunteer prepares to send decorations, meal, and present to child. See helpful hints.
4. COLLECTING
• Volunteer collects all birthday materials.
5. COMMUNICATING
• Bake Back America sets up a group text with recipient and volunteer.
6. DELIVERING
• Option 1: Birthday platters or cakes, Why We Read books
• Volunteer drop off is non contact.
• Bake Back America supplies volunteer with confirmed
• Volunteer confirms day(s) of the month that birthday platters or cake or Why We Read books will be dropped off to shelter or family center.
Option 2: Family birthday celebration
• Volunteer sends birthday decorations and present, and orders meal to be delivered to child.
• Bake Back America supplies address and local restaurant.
7. SHARING
• Help Bake Back America inspire others.
• Email photos of yourself with birthday items to bakebackamerica@gmail.com
• Waiver must be signed to take pictures of the recipient.
VOLUNTEERS
HELPFUL HINTS
BIRTHDAY PLATTERS AND CAKES
WHY WE READ BOOKS
FAMILY BIRTHDAY CELBRATION
RECIPIENT PROGRAM STEPS
1. Fill out the recipient form.
2. Bake Back America will contact you to get started.
3. Email photos bakebackamerica@gmail.com so we can post and inspire others.
RECIPIENTS
Our Story
Westchester
Coachman Family Center, White Plains, New York.
111 cookie platters.
111 Why We Read bags.
Vernon Plaza, Mount Vernon, New York.
25 cookie platters.
25 Why We Read bags.
Ossining Children's Center,
Ossining, New York.
3 cakes.