Crumbs Couture & Cancer Research UK

Hello Crumbs Fans,

Today I am proud to announce that Crumbs Couture is working with Cancer Research UK in a number of ways to help them beat cancer through their fundraising efforts.

Look around you. Can you see two people? Did you know that the odds state that one of the three of you will develop some form of cancer? That's right, more than 1 in 3 people in the UK will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime, in fact, someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer every 2 minutes. 

The work that they have been doing since 1902, and continue to do, is all funded through donations as they do not receive any government funding. I am honoured to be helping such a worthy cause and promise to keep you updated on the donations that we make for their events. You can learn more about the charity here:           http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-story/

Harpreet x 

Feedback from Save the Children

Hello Crumbs! Fans, 


I hope you are all very well. 


As many of you will know, we donated some cupcakes for a Card and Cake Sale in Barnes on Saturday.


Please see below for feedback from the lovely Joan from Save the Children.


The Cupcaker x 


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Hello Harpreet

Thank you so much for your most generous donation of 80 beautiful Cupcakes for our "Card & Cake" sale yesterday. They were a huge success & one of our members took a tray of them together with your advertising material around the pond where they were quickly bought & enjoyed. The boxes you gave us made it easy for people to take them home & enjoy them.

Needless to say they were a sell-out & contributed greatly to our total for the day which is in excess of £700 .

Very many thanks - Joan

Crumbs Couture and Save the Children

Hello "Crumbs!" fans, 


On Saturday 5th November, Save the Children are holding a "Card and Cake Sale" in Barnes, SW London. 


The sale will take place from 10.30-3pm, and you can buy cupcakes which we are donating, as well as christmas cards and jewellery. 


The sale will take place at Barnes Community Association, Rose House, 70 Barnes High Street, London SW13 9LD.


We hope to see you there!


The Cupcaker x 


http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/donate.htm

Cupcakes for the Andrew Flintoff Foundation!

Hello Crumbs! Fans,

I am very proud to announce that we will be donating cupcakes for the AF Foundation Ball which takes place on the 2nd September 2011 at the Hilton on Park Lane, London.

The AF Foundation has been established by Andrew and Rachael Flintoff in order to help redesign, refurbish and maintain Rehab and Physio Units in the various children's hospitals around the country.

If you would like to learn more about the charity, or the event on the 2nd September, please see the website which can be access on this link: http://www.affoundation.co.uk/events

Thanks!

The Cupcaker x

Crumbs! Couture and Tuatara, Kings Rd, Chelsea

Hi Crumbs! Fans,

Last night Crumbs! was invited to provide cupcakes for a party at Tuatara Club on the Swanky Kings Rd in Chelsea. The party is a weekly event called Fundraise Mondays, organised with Francis Boulle and Fredrik Ferrier from Made in Chelsea. Profits from the events go to Sentebale, Prince Harry's charity.

The rain did not deter the beautiful people who attended the party, making it yet another successful night for the charitable pair from recent hit show Made in Chelsea. Our mini-cupcakes went down a treat, with many chelsea-ites asking for details of the business for future orders.

Tuatara, which used to be called Mamilanji, is an exclusive new venue which comprises a large Main Club Room, a more intimate Chillout Bar and a beautiful Roof Terrace that evokes memories of the Balearics! (tuataraclub.com)

The event takes place every week so why not head down there next Monday and see for yourself? In the meantime, why not enter our Cupcakes and Cocktails competition? All you need to do is follow @cupcakes_london and @TuataraClub on twitter and Re-Tweet the message. We will pick a lucky follower to have a free box of 12 cupcakes and 2 free cocktails at the club! Good Luck!

Cupcakes for Sentebale, Prince Harry's charity.

Hello Crumbs! Fans,

We were recently contacted by Fredrik Ferrier and Francis Boulle from Made in Chelsea regarding their weekly charity events at Tuatara Club on Kings Road, Chelsea. They have organised a weekly event called "Fundraise Mondays" which takes place on the roof terrace of Tuatara, with gorgeous sunset views over the Kings Road (tuataraclub.com).

All profits from their events go to Sentebale, a charity set up by Prince Harry in 2006 to help vulnerable children and youngsters in Lesotho. You can learn more about Sentebale here: www.sentebale.org

We are very happy to be providing cupcakes for their roof terrace parties and hope that their events raise lots of money for this very worthy cause!

If you would like to join us at Tuatara, the event runs from 8.30pm - 11pm.

The Cupcaker x

Cupcakes for East Africa

Hello Crumbs! Fans,

Earlier this year Crumbs! Couture organised a campaign called Cupcakes for Japan to raise money for the British Red Cross relief efforts in the aftermath of the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami. We were helped by so many kind people who organised sales in their offices as well as wonderful cupcake makers who donated hundreds of cupcakes to be sold. In total we raised £4271.25 for the British Red Cross which is a fantastic effort!

A combination of conflict and drought have meant that people in East Africa are currently facing crisis conditions that have left them malnourished, displaced and in need of medical attention. Save the Children and Oxfam, among other charities, have launched East Africa Appeals which can be seen here:

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/east-africa-appeal.htm

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam_in_action/emergencies/east-africa-drought-2011.html?intcmp=hp_hero_eastafrica-IMG_060711

I would like to set up a campaign, Cupcakes for East Africa, which will involve cupcake sales with the proceeds being split between Save the Children and Oxfam.

If you would like to help our campaign and feel that your office/workplace could host a charity cupcake sale, please e-mail us on hello@cupcakeslondon.com . If you are a cupcake-maker and would like to get involved with cupcake donations, we would also love to hear from you.

For more information on our previous Campaign, Cupcakes for Japan, please click on the "charity" topic on the right.

Thanks so much

The Cupcaker x

Cupcakes for Japan: Thank you!

Hello Crumbs! Fans, 


We are now nearing the end of our Campaign, Cupcakes for Japan. We have had all but two of our sales, with the remaining ones at Clifford Chance and Elle Magazine scheduled to take place soon.


So far we have raised a fantastic £4271.25 from 9 sales, all of which has been sent over to the British Red Cross. The breakdown of monies raised is as follows: 

Nabarro Law Firm: London £715 and Sheffield: £205

Herbert Smith: £621.70

TimeOut HQ: £209.25

Bauer Media HQ: £239.25

Vogue HQ: £337.25

Canary Wharf Tower: £234.25

Morgan Stanley (2 sales) £854.84, which becomes £1709.68 after matched donations from them.

A special thank you must go to Natalie from Sweet Things. Natalie was scheduled to help me with the second cake sale at Morgan Stanley on the 20th of April, but ended up having to take control of the entire sale on my behalf after my father suffered a stroke on the 19th of April. Natalie, you are truly an angel!

Thanks so much to everyone who has helped to spread the word about our campaign as well as contributed delicious cupcakes!

All companies who contributed can be seen here:

-Cakey Bakey Time: http://cakeybakeytime.co.uk/default.aspx

-Fancie Cakes: http://www.fancie.co.uk

-Vintage Teatime: http://www.vintageteatime.co.uk/
-Cupfectionery : http://www.cupfectionery.com/Welcome.html

-Claire's Handmade Cakes: http://www.claireshandmadecakes.com/

-Sweet Things: http://www.sweetthings.biz/

-Angel's Kitchen: http://www.angelskitchen.co.uk/

-Cute as a Cupcake: http://www.cuteasacupcakeltd.co.uk/

-Sprinkle and Swirls: http://www.sprinklesandswirls.co.uk/

-Array of Cakes: http://www.arrayofcakes.co.uk/

-Wraggamuffins: http://www.wraggamuffins.co.uk/

-Cupcakes by Jess: http://cupcakesbyjess.tumblr.com/

-Aunties Cupcakes http://www.facebook.com/Aunties.Cupcakes1

- Ellas's Bakehouse http://www.ellasbakehouse.co.uk/

Cupcakes for Japan: Latest news!

Hello Crumbs! fans,

I hope you are all enjoying the long weekend!

After a short period of inactivity, I am proud to let you all know that Cupcakes for Japan will be resuming this week. So far we have raised over £4,000 for the British Red Cross Japan Appeal Fund, which is fantastic news.

We have sales in the pipeline at Clifford Chance Law firm as well as the London Office of Elle Magazine.

Please do let us know if you would like to get involved!

The Cupcaker x

Update: Cupcakes for Japan!

Hello Crumbs! Fans!

So far we have held cupcake sales at Nabarro Law Firm, Herbert Smith Law Firm, Morgan Stanley Investment Bank, TimeOut HQ, Bauer Media HQ, Conde Nast Publishing HQ and One Canada Square raising a FANTASTIC £3,505.50!!

We have upcoming sales at Morgan Stanley's Cabot Square office and Clifford Chance Law Firm.

We have been helped by some extremely generous people, one of the first being Lynsey from "You Say I Make" who designed our logo! Lynsey's site can be found here: http://www.yousayimakeinvites.co.uk/

The wonderful team at You and Your Wedding Magazine wrote a piece about the campaign in order to help us spread the word. This can be seen here: http://is.gd/OrPl4W

As well as Crumbs! Couture, Cupcakes were donated by the following companies (in order of events):

-Cakey Bakey Time: http://cakeybakeytime.co.uk/default.aspx

-Fancie Cakes: http://www.fancie.co.uk

-Vintage Teatime: http://www.vintageteatime.co.uk/
-Cupfectionery : http://www.cupfectionery.com/Welcome.html

-Claire's Handmade Cakes: http://www.claireshandmadecakes.com/

-Sweet Things: http://www.sweetthings.biz/

-Angel's Kitchen: http://www.angelskitchen.co.uk/

-Cute as a Cupcake: http://www.cuteasacupcakeltd.co.uk/

-Sprinkle and Swirls: http://www.sprinklesandswirls.co.uk/

-Array of Cakes: http://www.arrayofcakes.co.uk/

-Wraggamuffins: http://www.wraggamuffins.co.uk/

-Cupcakes by Jess: http://cupcakesbyjess.tumblr.com/

-Aunties Cupcakes http://www.facebook.com/Aunties.Cupcakes1
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I cannot thank you all enough for your help!


Please keep in touch to hear more about the campaign, including further events as well as an update on how much we have raised!!


With love, 


The Cupcaker x 

Cupcakes for Japan!

Hello Cupcake-lovers!

A massive earthquake, the seventh largest recorded in history, struck the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March.

The earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami which hit the east coast of Japan with 7-metre-high waves, leaving a trail of destruction.

At times like this we all wonder what we can do to help.

The British Red Cross

The British Red Cross has launched a Japan Tsunami Appeal, details of which can be found here: http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now/Make-a-single-donation/Japan-Tsunami-Appeal

In order to raise money for the British Red Cross, I would like to hold a number of cupcake sales within the city's Law Firms, Banks and Corporations. ALL PROCEEDS of these sales will go to the British Red Cross, and they have confirmed us as certified fundraisers for them. 

What YOU can do to help:

Cupcake companies: If you could choose a cupcake sale which suits you in terms of the date and location, and donate min. 100 cupcakes, that would be FAB! The more Cupcake Sales you can donate to, the better. 

Your business cards and details will be displayed at the sale so everyone will know which yummy cupcakes were donated by you. Your company details will be listed on all e-mails and mailshots that are sent around to publicise the events. What better way to have your company details given directly to many of the city's professional elite?! And the best thing is, it is all for an amazing cause.

Individuals/Firms: Do you work in an office (Law firm, Bank, Accountancy Firm, Consultancy Firm) that is large enough to host a Cupcakes for Japan sale? If so, please get in touch with your Charity Event Coordinators ASAP and let us know who we need to contact to organise the event. 


There is NO COST to the firm for hosting a Cupcakes for Japan sale, all we ask is that you give us the space to host it! 


What is in it for Crumbs! Couture? Other than a warm fuzzy feeling, nothing! If you are wondering if Crumbs! Couture is benefiting financially from this campaign, the answer is no. ALL proceeds are going directly to the British Red Cross. I am doing this as I think it would be a waste to not use my contacts in the city as well as in the cupcake industry to help the people of Japan in their time of need.

If you can help in ANY way, please drop us an e-mail at hello@cupcakeslondon.com. Every single tweet or status update that promotes these events is a huge help!

The Cupcaker x 

Crumbs Couture Cupcakes London and the British Lung Foundation

Crumbs! is excited to announce that we will be helping the British Lung Foundation by providing free cupcakes for their London Marathon post-race reception on the 17th April 2011.

The lovely Nicola from the British Lung Foundation contacted me late last year to tell me about the 120 runners who are participating in the London Marathon on behalf of the charity.

We are hoping to incorporate their logo of a "red balloon" on the cupcakes that we supply them. We think they will be a wonderful treat for the runners and other guests at the event.

Keep up the good work!

x