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Eat cake and do good throughout Ramadan
There’s not much that can top a good slice of cake. But imagine it personally delivered by friendly faces and – for the icing on top – all the money raised donated to charity.
The Cake Campaign does just that. Throughout Ramadan, their volunteers will bake and deliver a 14-slice chocolate fudge cake to raise money for Islamic Relief.
The campaign has so far sold more than 125,000 cakes across the UK and raised more than a million pounds; with all proceeds going towards supporting those in the midst of the Syrian crisis.
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There isn’t an official branch of Islamic Relief in Bristol yet, but there is a dedicated Bristol team that has dozens of volunteers working to bake and deliver cakes during Ramadan.
The Bristol team in their bright blue Lifesavers tops, ready to serve cake
“Islamic Relief is an international, non-governmental organisation that was initially started by a group of doctors and activists that aimed to provide aid for those in need,” said Shamphat Ahmed.
“The Cake Campaign, or #Cakes4Syria, is a brilliant initiative that supports Islamic Relief’s Syria campaign, supporting orphans, refugees or anyone else affected by the disaster in Syria.”
You can find the volunteers wearing light blue t-shirts with Lifesavers on the front. Shamphat says that they should be smiling, but adds that because they will be fasting, “do forgive us if we look a little tired or hangry!”
Last year, the Bristol team sold more than 1,400 cakes, with at least £14,000 raised for people in need.
This year, the team will be on St Mark’s Road on May 19 and June 2 with a cake stand run by secondary school student volunteers, as well as the Grand Street Iftar on May 30.
To order some cake, visit www.thecakecampaign.org or contact Shamphat on Twitter via @ShamPhat who promises to deliver cakes to any office in the city each Monday throughout the campaign.
All photos courtesy of Shamphat Ahmed
Read more: In photos: Easton’s Grand Iftar 2018
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