CAKES 4 CASUALTIES
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Mission Statement
To deliver Cake and Morale to our Wounded, Injured and Sick Military personnel in Hospitals and rehabilitation centres through out the Uk. Supporting them in their recovery. Activities include a supply of homemade cakes on a weekly basis to the Injured and sick Military in The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine Hospital Birmingham, with monthly visits to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall. Along with other rehabilitation units, CASEVAC Club and wherever else invited to support our injured personnel. Bringing a boost to morale to aid physical & Mental health recovery. They also come to visit in Cakes 4 Casualties specially created peaceful garden.
About This Cause
Cakes 4 Casualties started in 2009, completely accidentally! The Cake Lady, known to others as Kath Ryan, was visiting her sister in Selly Oak Hospital. She decided to try and cheer her up by baking her some cakes. Kath's sister shared the cakes with the injured soldiers at the smoking hut, the cheeky chappies said “ Tell your sister to bring us some cakes on S4!” Kath found this amusing and went ahead with their wishes…She baked 12 dozen different flavoured cakes and took them to the Hospital. The soldiers at the hospital were very keen to meet this mysterious cake baking lady, so Kath went down to the ward and was struck by their courage, humour and cheek! After 2 weeks Kath phoned up the hospital to see if the lads would like some more cake and the nurse said “Would they ever! All we have heard is ‘do you think she’ll come back!?’” Cakes 4 Casualties was born… To start with Kath was baking every week for the injured troops in the Selly Oak Hospital. The injured lads were transferred over to Headley Court Rehabilitation Centre, this didn’t stop the cake requests flooding through! Since 2009 Kath has continued to bake for and visit our wounded, injured and sick military each week in hospitals in Birmingham. She has been visiting Headley Court once a month, as well as weekly visits to Selly Oak. Since Headley Court closed down, Kath continues monthly visits to Stanford Hall in Loughborough. Wherever the injured troops are moved to Kath will ensure cakes are baked for them and she visits them for their dose of ‘The Cake Lady’ no matter where they are in the country, its amazing how far a cake and a hug can go! Kath continues her work to assist recovery outside of the hospital, by supporting the training camps for the Invictus games, and has been to all 10 games. She also has garden parties where they get together with their families, and often they will call in alone after a Hospital appointments, or just call in for cake and a chat. Cake Visits to date from April 2009 to April 2025 total 1,697 Having made over 2 and a half million cakes. And millions of Hugs delivered too.