Why Bake a Difference? Sweet Ambrosia Bakeshoppe is a family owned, small local business. Ashlee and I began Kim and Ashlee’s Cakes & Cookies as a hobby in 2003. We loved any and everything cake and cookies. We talked, breathed, and dreamt cake. In 2009, we were finally able to turn our dream into a…
I was in a garden center on Thursday and I only buy plants from the markdown area, so it usually is a pain in the butt to get checked out, getting override on prices etc. Since I had over 20 plants, I kept letting others go in front of me because they only had 1…
I once went to work with my husband, testing emergency pull cords in senior living places. A lady came to the door and she was half dressed and half in pajamas. She had a bag packed and she was holding a picture, looking very upset. I don’t know if she was 100% in her right…
This past Mother’s Day I received some roses from a friend and I asked them if they would mind if I gave one of them away so I could brighten another single mom’s day. Of course they said yes, so I picked out the best looking one I had and crafted a little note and…
I spent a Saturday with my 16 year old and her best friend making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, collected bags of chips, and filled the cooler with bottled water. My husband and I dropped the girls off at a concert and drove around the city looking for homeless people to give the food to….
I am a very private person and have really never believed that we should talk about what we do to help other people because our rewards will be in heaven. I have to tell you that I no longer think this way. About 7 month ago I lost my only child and my husband due…
My mail lady is a cranky little woman. She isn’t very happy when she has to get out of her warm little mail truck and come knock on our door to leave a package. Over the last year we have gotten a lot of packages because of Christmas, and birthdays in our home. Each time, she…
I have no car so was walking to pick up my medicine while it was snowing heavily this past winter. I saw a girl crying out and she told me she had fallen and was in severe pain. I asked if she wanted me to call an ambulance with my cell phone but she said…
Soledad came home from school one day a few weeks ago, just happened to be on her birthday, and she said “Mommy, my friend at school has cancer. She doesn’t have any hair mommy. Can I give her mine?” And so that evening, they went to the hair salon and Soledad cut off all of her…
At Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen, Friendship is the Daily Special Founded in 2011 by veteran rocker and serial social entrepreneur Jon Bon Jovi, Soul Kitchen is a community restaurant located in Red Bank, N. J., where there are no reservations or prices on the menus. The concept is similar to the philosophy that fuels…
After receiving my kindness and smile cards from Lisa, I decided that I would like to bring a little bit of happiness to my workplace. When we think about it, we spend more time at work than we do at home so I decided that whenever one of the other girls looked like they were…
I’ve had 56 operations and have leukemia and I’m only 43. But I wouldn’t change any of it as it’s made me the person I am. On top of that I have a special needs child and want to show everyone that after everything I have and am going through, you can still smile and…