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Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer Sells Fundraiser Desserts

Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer will be selling desserts for a breast cancer fundraiser from May 8 through May 14.

From Bakes For Cancer: Treat the special women in your life to decadent desserts while also helping fight breast cancer during Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer from May 8 through Mother’s Day on May 14. Restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, cafés, and ice cream shops throughout Massachusetts will participate in Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, including Konditor Meister and Phillips Candy House.Establishments have the option to designate all sales of one specific dessert or fifty-percent of proceeds from their entire dessert menu to support breast cancer care and research.

Proceeds raised will benefit the nonprofit breast cancer organization Bakes for Breast Cancer. This year, we will be supporting the research of Dr. Shom Goel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Goel’s research focuses on focuses on combining immunotherapy and a promising new class of drugs called CDK4/6 inhibitors to more effectively treat breast cancer Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer was founded in 2000 by Carol Brownman Sneider in memory of her mother, Eva Brownman, who lost her battle with breast cancer. Since its inception the event has raised more than $1,000,000. The 18th Annual Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer is dedicated to the memory of Karen Gerry. Karen was the mother of our participants Daniel & Daniella Mammola of Pellana Steakhouse in Peabody and Daniella’s Café & Market in Danvers.

For more information, a list of participating establishments, or to learn more about how to become involved in Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, visit www.bostonbakesforbreastcancer.org, follow Bakes for Breast Cancer on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Dessert lovers can also visit http://www.bakesforbreastcancer.org/get- involved/shop/ and have a sweet treat delivered.

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