Program
Overview
- Our
vision is that every homeless child in America will have a birthday cake on
his/her birthday with only his/her name on it.
- Our
goal is to establish the Birthday Cakes and More for Homeless Children Program
in every city where our professionals work and live.
- The
cakes are given on the day of the child’s birthday.
Rules
of the Program
- The
children do not need to say "thank you" for the cakes, to CBRE or to
the shelter. Each child should be able to expect a cake on their birthday just
as they should be able to expect food and shelter each day.
- The
cakes are given on the child’s birthday. If two children have the same birthday
then two cakes should be provided.
- The
cakes will be the same quality we would give our own children.
- The
cakes should never be taken away as punishment or leveraged as a reward. Each
child should receive a cake on their birthday regardless of behavior.
- The
shelter office should send receipt of a donation to CBRE at the end
of each month.
- Eligible
birthday cake recipients are children ages one through eighteen.
- Each
month the shelter will provide the CBRE representative with a list
of birthday children and their respective names and ages.
If
you are interested in particpating in our Birthday Cakes and More program please contact
Kathleen
Thompson at kathleen.thompson@cbre.com or
202-585-5784.