Cupcakes For Courage

Keep your eyes out for a big green truck traveling across the Chicago area!  It's filled with the most delicious cupcakes, and the best part is that they're being sold for a good cause! 

Two sisters from Lombard launched "Cupcakes for Courage" earlier this year, after one of them was diagnosed with leukemia.  

Kathryn Pekarik found out she had non-Hodgkin's T-cell Lymphoma in May of 2010.  When friends and family held a benefit for Kathryn, her sister Laura baked a couple hundred cupcakes for the guests.  The tasty treats got such rave reviews, that Laura and Kathryn decided to continue baking together for a good cause.  They created "Cupcakes for Courage" to help keep Kathryn's mind off the cancer treatments and raise money to fund research a cure!  Part of the proceeds from sales go directly to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The American Cancer Society.

Photo from "Cupcakes for Courage" blog

In February, they bought an old, run down yellow truck.   Much like you used to see on MTV's  "Pimp My Ride," they took the truck from "yuck" to fabulous with some mechanical work and an amazing paint job! Now, the lime green monster is the perfect mobile tool to help spread awareness. 

The sisters have already brought the truck to several events to sell their cupcakes.  I met them at a motorcycle ride called Ride Janie Ride, which raises money to help assist local people with cancer.  This year, the organization chose Kathryn as one of four recipients.  (Stay tuned for a story about that amazing event!) 

Kathryn (left) and Laura at Ride Janie Ride

Kathryn and Laura also offered to come to one of my events for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Woman of the Year" fundraising campaign.  They brought their truck to Stardust Lanes in Addison where we were holding a bowling fundraiser.  Everyone was raving about how good the cupcakes were! Let me tell you, you're definitely going to want to stop when you see this truck... YUMS!!!

Bowlers heading out into the rain to get some cupcakes!!

The various amazing flavors of "Cupcakes for Courage"

Check out the "Cupcakes for Courage" website to see all of the amazing flavors or to place an order online! You can also follow their blog to see where the green truck is heading next!