Birthday Cake Ministry
Take a birthday cake to a child who would otherwise not receive
one.
 Echo
Glen youth come from all over the state of Washington. Most either have
family too far away to visit often or their parents have too many issues of
their own to be able to give attention time, & love to their incarcerated
children.
Be the hands & feet of Jesus & tell these kids you care
by to providing a cake for their birthday celebrations.
Volunteers get an email or phone call the last week of each
month to see which birth date in the following month works
best for them.
Volunteers deliver a cake large enough so that the birthday child can
celebrate with all their 'cottage' mates - which is up to 18 youth
total. Those who don’t bake can fax orders down to Costco or another store
& pick up a cake on their way to Echo Glen. Or you can bake a cake with
your kids. This usually requires two cake mix boxes. You can sign up to
take a cake once a year or once a month.
Optional things that can be added:
- A birthday card telling them you are thinking about them & care
- Candles, plates or napkins are O.K. to send but not expected or
required
No gifts please –
children are the same everywhere - if one gets a gift & the other does not,
they feel shorted & less loved.
Since most of us do not have a relationship with the birthday child, we
simply drop the cakes off at the office by 5:00 PM the day of the birthday
(or you can deliver it the day before). But a great way to meet some of
these awesome kids would be to join us in the classrooms to help with
the
art docent program or humanitarian outreaches throughout the year.
Contact
the Echo Glen Outreach Coordinator
to sign up or for more information.
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