Cupcake Camp Montreal is back with extra sprinkles on top!

Cupcake Training Camp, a delicious exercise in success!

MONTREAL, March 8, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Last Sunday, MC Gilles and Bob le Chef co-hosted the Training Camp for the next edition of the main event, Cupcake Camp Montreal, which will take place at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal on the 18^th of November 2012. With over 6 000 delicious and unique cupcakes offered by bakers of all kinds, the help of passionate volunteers, and the support of amazing partners at the Training Camp, The team is now in great shape for the third edition of Cupcake Camp Montreal.

"It was incredible to see all the cupcakes offered, the work of the volunteers and the public interest. I never would have believed that sugar could bring together so many people!" enthusiastically declares MC Gilles.

With Training Camp behind us, the Cupcake Camp team is now hard at work preparing all the ingredients for the main event — Cupcake Camp Montreal 2012. The aim this year is to bring together 5 000 participants around 50 000 cupcakestoraise $100 000 to donate to La Tablée des Chefs and Kids Help Phone.

Hundreds and thousands of cupcakes forecast for Cupcake Camp Montreal 2012

The ingredients for the 2012 edition once again include the sale of cupcakes by talented and creative bakers. The contest for the best cupcakes returns as well this year, with the bakers' creations being judged by a jury of media personalities and renowned chefs. Both big and little chefs are welcome as always, with a special area and contest for the little kids. All the delicious details of the program will be unveiled during the summer.

You want to participate?

Cupcake Camp is open to everyone! Details on enrolment for both new and experienced bakers that want to participate in Cupcake Camp 2012 will soon be available via the event website. The Cupcake Camp team is also looking for more partners and volunteers to join us to help make our event in November an even bigger success. Come be the icing on our cake!

Individuals and businesses wanting to participate or be involved can consult the event website for more details at www.cupcakecamp.net

About Cupcake Camp Montreal

Cupcake Camp Montreal started in 2009 and is in its third edition. A benefit event organized by volunteers with a sweet tooth and an even sweeter heart, all the profits are donated to charity.www.cupcakecamp.net

About La Tablée des Chefs

La Tablée des Chefs is the social engine for professional chefs, cooks and bakers to engage and mobilize around three areas of concern: sustainability via redistribution of surplus food to the impoverished and needy, the preparation of ready-to-eat meals to donate to food banks, and the culinary training of disadvantaged or at-risk youth.www.tableedeschefs.org

About Kids Help Phone/Jeunesse, J'écoute

Kids Help Phone is Canada's leading youth counselling service, moving kids from distress and isolation to confidence and competence. Available anytime of the day or night, in English and French, by phone and by web, it is the go-to resource for kids in Canada from five to 20 when they need help or trustworthy information on issues that are difficult to discuss with anyone else. Providing a service that is free, anonymous and confidential, Kids Help Phone receives no funding from the government or Centraide and is vitally dependent on individual donations and corporate support to remain available to kids looking for help and, sometimes, reach out for a lifeline. www.kidshelpphone.ca

Deborah Jussome
Communications Manager
Kids Help Phone
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