How Cookies and Cupcakes Led to Contributions

First Presbyterian's Circle Four Women's Group: Cookie Exchangg

Back in November, I attended a “tour” of CCFI at our church, First Presbyterian, presented by Katie Fitzgerald.  Katie spoke with such passion about the neglected and abused children here in our own community that I couldn’t help but be moved by the needs of these children in Norman.  When I heard about the benefit event cupcake parties, I was impressed not only with the idea of having people bring a CCFI donation item to our Christmas cookie exchange, but also with how easy the food preparation would be with the assistance of CCFI’s cupcake program.  Since bakeries around Norman agree to donate cupcakes to CCFI for benefit parties, the baking was already done! 

The best part of making my Christmas cookie exchange a CCFI benefit event was seeing how people can band together to help others.  The ladies of First Presbyterian’s Circle Four women’s group loved helping mothers and children in Norman.  A simple gathering of church ladies for Christmas produced amazing results for CCFI!  While I know that our contributions are merely a drop in the bucket of what CCFI may need, it was wonderful to see how contributing to a cause brought all of us together.  And, I know that our efforts are greatly appreciated.

CCFI works in our own community to improve the lives of children and parents.  I love how they fight for children and work to root out the causes of childhood neglect and abuse through counseling, programming, and nurturing and providing for children’s’ basic needs.  I highly recommend that others use the CCFI’s benefit event program and have cupcake parties of their own!  It couldn’t be easier, and it couldn’t be more rewarding.

- Written by Connie Hall [with Rebecca Davis]