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Bellingham Volunteers Bake Cakes for Foster Youth

Saturday, July 11, 2026

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Over 100 Bellingham residents volunteer with For Goodness Cakes, a national nonprofit that provides custom birthday cakes for under-served youth and children in foster care.

Lori Eller, a Bellingham volunteer, recently created a rainbow cake with rocket and jet decorations for a child she never met. The cake was made for a child in foster care through the organization's program.

For Goodness Cakes has 27 chapters nationwide and recently celebrated baking its 50,000th cake. In Bellingham, the organization coordinates with seven local agencies to match volunteer bakers with children's cake requests, including flavor, filling, and frosting preferences.

Bellingham volunteer Bailey Crook, 26, emphasized that volunteers don't need to be professional bakers, stating 'No matter what, people are grateful that you're going out of your way and making something for them, for free, just for the good of it.'

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Over 100 Bellingham residents volunteer with For Goodness Cakes“Lori Eller is one of more than 100 volunteers in Bellingham who spend their free time baking and decorating cakes for the national nonprofit For Goodness Cakes.”
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For Goodness Cakes is a national nonprofit that provides custom birthday cakes for under-served youth and children in foster care“Eller is a volunteer with the Bellingham chapter of For Goodness Cakes, a national nonprofit whose supporters bake custom birthday cakes for under-served youths and children in foster care.”
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Lori Eller, a Bellingham volunteer, recently created a rainbow cake with rocket and jet decorations“She recently made a special birthday cake; rainbow in color, and adorned with a rocket ship and exactly two jet planes.”
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The cake was made for a child in foster care through the organization's program“Eller is a volunteer with the Bellingham chapter of For Goodness Cakes, a national nonprofit whose supporters bake custom birthday cakes for under-served youths and children in foster care.”
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For Goodness Cakes has 27 chapters nationwide“The organization has 27 chapters and recently reached its 50,000-cake milestone, some of which were made locally.”
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For Goodness Cakes recently celebrated baking its 50,000th cake“The organization has 27 chapters and recently reached its 50,000-cake milestone, some of which were made locally.”
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In Bellingham, the organization coordinates with seven local agencies“In Bellingham, For Goodness Cakes coordinates cake orders through seven local agencies.”
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The organization matches volunteer bakers with children's cake requestsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Volunteers with For Goodness Cakes in Bellingham include Bailey Crook““You don’t have to be a professional, like it doesn’t have to be perfect,” said Bailey Crook, 26, another Bellingham volunteer.”
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Bailey Crook is 26 years old““You don’t have to be a professional, like it doesn’t have to be perfect,” said Bailey Crook, 26, another Bellingham volunteer.”
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Bailey Crook emphasized that volunteers don't need to be professional bakers“You don't have to be a professional, like it doesn't have to be perfect,”
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Bailey Crook stated 'No matter what, people are grateful that you're going out of your way and making something for them, for free, just for the good of it'““You don’t have to be a professional, like it doesn’t have to be perfect,” said Bailey Crook, 26, another Bellingham volunteer. “ … No matter what, people are grateful that you’re going out of your way and making something for them, for free, just for the good of it.””