Countdown cupcakes for mum support Project Mammogram

The Saturday 13 May fundraiser was a huge success, and the final fundraising count is yet to come as sales of raffle tickets will continue until the end of trading on Tuesday 16 May. 

Children of all ages enjoyed the decorating in the foyer of Countdown on Saturday morning under the watchful eyes of Dads and older siblings.

Images - Ready for action: Whitianga Lions (left to right) Dennis, Jeanette, Dayle, Erwin and Ian with Shannon surrounded by the many packs of cupcakes donated by Whitianga Countdown for the fundraiser | Little Lucus Sibley-Sinclair and Dad, Paul Sinclair with their cupcakes for mum.

Countdown Whitianga Store Manager Shannon Sibley says nationally Countdown supports a number of charities but everyone at the Whitianga store wanted to make a special contribution to Project Mammogram and cupcakes for mums on Mother’s Day seemed like the perfect idea.

We had plenty of pink icing and our new baker, Wynard was very excited about making the cupcakes, and everyone was keen to support such a worthy cause. Bakels donated the mix for the vanilla muffins and loads of suppliers got onboard with donating the trolley full of products for our raffle. When we mentioned it was for a local cause they all jumped onboard. We are very grateful to our supply/partner relationships and their support, and our team for helping assemble the packs.

– Shannon Sibley, Countdown Whitianga Store Manager 

Images - Ada and George Roach working on their cupcakes | Deckly Sibley-Sinclair having fun with his cupcakes for mum | Abbie Sibley-Ireland gets a helping hand from Whitianga Lion Jeanette Russel

On May 13, packs of four plain cupcakes, a bag of pink icing and goodies to decorate them went on sale. The packs could either be decorated at home or in the store foyer with members of Whitianga Lions Club helping those ‘little’ customers who want to decorate their cupcakes before taking them home. There was also a limited number of decorated cupcakes available for the ‘super little’ customers to give as a ready-made gift.

As well as the cupcakes, Shannon put together a gorgeous pink-themed hamper which was raffled off over the Mother’s Day weekend, all in support of Project Mammogram.