My Story: A Trip That Changed Everything

I started Cookie For a Cause Inc. because I saw something I couldn’t ignore — and I couldn’t forget.

In the summer of 2024, I went to India to visit my grandparents. My grandma runs a small nonprofit that helps kids in rural schools — not the kind you see on TV or in big city campaigns, but tiny village schools that most people don’t even know exist. I tagged along with her on a trip to deliver school supplies, thinking it’d just be a cool way to help out.

But that visit changed everything for me.

The school barely had walls. The classrooms were dark and overcrowded. There was no clean water. The bathrooms didn’t work. And there were no books, no playground, nothing close to what I was used to seeing at home. But what hit me the hardest was the kids. They were smiling. Grateful. So excited just to be there, learning — even in those tough conditions.

It broke my heart, honestly. I kept thinking, How is this fair?

I spent the rest of my summer volunteering at more schools like that one. And when I got back home, I couldn’t stop thinking about those kids. I did more research and realized something really important: most big nonprofits are focused on helping kids in major cities. But small towns and rural areas — the ones that need help the most — often get ignored. Not just in India, but around the world.

That’s when I knew I had to do something. I love baking, and I thought: What if cookies could help kids? That’s how Cookie For a Cause Inc. was born.

I started baking and selling cookies, and 100% of the money goes toward helping kids in underserved places — starting with the schools I visited in India. But I also want to go beyond that. I want to help kids who are facing some of the hardest battles in life.

Some of the money we raise will go toward helping children with cancer who can’t afford treatment. No family should ever have to choose between saving their child’s life and paying bills. And I also want to support blind children, by helping their schools and giving them the tools they need to learn, grow, and become self-sufficient.

This might be a small start, but I believe even something as simple as a cookie can be part of something big — if it comes from the heart.

Thanks for reading, and for being part of this journey.

What's In It For You (Besides Delicious Cookies)?

Okay, let’s be real — you get freshly baked, warm cookies delivered right to your door. Yes, you heard that right. Fresh. Hot. Cookies. Made with love (and a whole lot of chocolate chips).

But honestly, the best part? You get to be part of something way bigger. Every cookie you buy helps kids who really need it. Like…

• Kids in rural schools who need clean drinking water

• Toilets that actually work

• Electricity so they can study when it’s dark or crazy hot

• Enough classrooms so they’re not packed in like sardines

• Safe playgrounds where they can just be kids

• Libraries full of books to spark their imagination

• Science labs to help them dream bigger

• And so much more

But we’re not stopping there.
Part of what you give also goes to helping kids with cancer whose families can’t afford treatment — because no one should have to fight for their life without the support they need.
And we’re also helping blind children get access to better schools, tools, and resources so they can learn, grow, and build independent lives.

So yeah — the cookies are delicious.
But what you're really buying is hope, opportunity, and a better future for kids who deserve so much more.

Let’s bake the world a better place — one cookie at a time 🍪✨