Jennifer Clark is constantly giving back to her community. The baker owns Jen’s Sweet Treats in Cudahy, Wisconsin, and is known throughout her community for giving back.
Jen delivered over 2,000 cupcakes to first responders on Thanksgiving. She donated boxes of food to a local shelter that serves female veterans for Christmas. She has also raised money for the family of a fallen police officer and done fundraising for a local youth football team to purchase a defibrillator. Currently, she’s working with Operation Bunny Hop, which puts together Easter baskets for underprivileged children.
Why is she always helping out her community? It’s simply how she was brought up, according to Jennifer. “If I am able to give back, that’s what I should do. I’m in a position to give back; I live frugally, I’m not materialistic, and I would rather give than receive,” she explained to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Members of the community have taken notice of Jen’s generosity. One of her customers, Jamyn Rukavina, decided to step in and do something nice for Jen. After helping Jen fix some issues with her car, he realized it was in bad shape, so he set up a GoFundMe to raise money to get her a new car. Her old 2001 Dodge Caravan had over 250,000 miles on it — it would overheat almost daily, it leaked oil, and it didn’t have heat to get her through brutal Wisconsin winters. Jamyn’s goal was to get a new set of wheels for this selfless baker.
Within a week, over 50 people had donated. In all, over $7,000 was raised. The community was able to get her a 2010 Dodge Caravan, which they surprised her with at Diamond Jim’s Motor Cars. Check out Jen’s reaction!
Source : https://www.littlethings.com/wisconsin-baker-gifted-van/