Cake, Candles and Confetti, Inc.

09/08/2024

BIRTHDAY GIFT needs for September 2024

🧁Mila 8yrs
Favorite color: Pink
Theme: Minnie Mouse or Barbie
Clothing size: 8 in tops and size 8 in pants. Winter coat with gloves, scarf and hat if its already out on the racks. Minnie mouse bookbag with lunch box.

🧁Julien 11yrs
Favorite color: Blue, orange
Theme: Basketball
Clothing size: 10
**In need of clothing, size 10 boys and size 3 shoes. Could use twin sheets (sports themed) likes basketball, football. Does NOT want/need toys**

🧁Amelia 3yrs
Favorite color: Pink
Theme: Cry Babies, Baby Shark or Mario.
Clothing size: Pants 5T, Shirts 5T, Underwear 4T, Tee Shirts 5T.

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting items by September 23

07/07/2024

Thank you to our March, April, May, and June Birthday sponsors. All of our kiddos received new clothes, toys, activities, games, and toiletries. As well as cupcakes, candles, goodie bags and party supplies.

Nancy Wheat
Tracey Buyce
Cheryl Skowronek
Jane Colfer
Ann Naylor
Noel Luizzi
Laura smith
Erin Beitz
Justine ochal

05/16/2024

MAY birthdays KIDS:

🥳 Nora 10yrs
Favorite Color: Baby Blue
Likes: Bratz dolls, Barbies, Monster High Dolls
Clothes Size: 12/14�Shoes Size- 3

🥳 Namaari 3yr (girl)
Theme: Princess
Clothing Sizes: 3/4T
Shoes: 7 kids

🥳 Lee 7yr (boy)
Theme: Roblox
Clothing Sizes: 7/8
Fav Color: Gold

🥳 Ariana 12yr
Favorite color: Black and Blue
Things she likes: ‘Stranger Things’, Chucky, Ghostface
Loves skateboard themed things (has a skateboard)
Sour candy

🥳 Alex 6yr
Favorite color: Blue
Theme: Drawing, Legos, dominoes, bouncy ball with handle so he can sit and jump on it
Clothing size: Medium tops, does not like characters on shirts. Stripes and patterns are ok. Small in pants, does not like jeans. Joggers and shorts are ok. Needs swim trunks

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting items by May 27

05/11/2024

10yrs
640 birthdays
7680 gifts
2560 goodie bags
1536 rolls of wrapping paper
1280 scoops of ice cream
640 cakes

Priceless amounts of donations and support from a community far and wide

Paying it forward Ripple effect in a poverty stricken community; thru holiday gifts, baby showers, move in kits, education, groceries and so much more …

04/14/2024

APRIL Birthday GIFT needs:

Name: Miya 8yrs
Favorite color: black
Theme: lilo and stitch
Clothing size: 10/12 tops and bottoms

Name: Gabby 13yrs
Favorite color: Pink
Theme: Music, hair/makeup
Clothing size: Pants 0. Shirts small to medium, shoes 5

Name: Brianna 16yrs
Favorite color: Purple
Theme: Mystical, Creative
Clothing size: Pants 10, shirts 8, shoes

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting items by April 26

03/10/2024

MARCH birthday kids are listed below. We need your support for 🎉🍭🎂🎁.

Imere 9yrs
Favorite color : blue
Theme: Dinosaurs, football (room décor)
Cake: Chocolate
Clothing size: Tops and bottoms 10/12

Lucas 16yrs
Favorite Color: Black
Theme: Skateboarding
Cake: Vanilla
Clothing Sizes: Tops: men’s medium, Bottoms: men’s 28/30, Shoes: Size 9.5 in men’s
Gift Ideas: Skateboarding accessories, boxing stuff

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting items by March 25

03/03/2024

Thank you to our February Birthday sponsors. 6 kids received new clothes, toys, activities, games, and toiletries. As well as cupcakes, candles, goodie bags and party supplies.

Nancy Wheat
Jessica Skillings Jessica Skillings
Carol McCarthy
Debbie Coye Debbie Coye
Alyssa Otis Alyssa Otis

The Homeless and Travelers Aid Society

02/10/2024

February Shelter Birthday NEEDS

🎂Brayden 5yr (male)
Color: Red and Blue
Likes/Theme: Sonic the Hedgehog or Dirt Bikes
CupCake: Vanilla
Clothing Sizes: 5/6T and 10.5 in boys shoes

🎂 Saint 9yr (male)
Favorite color: blue
Likes/ Theme: Five nights at Freddy’s
CupCake: Vanilla
Clothing size: 16 husky or 18 regular

🎂Nyquiana 11yr (female)
Favorite color: Red
Likes/ Theme: Hello Kitty
CupCake: Vanilla
Gift request: room décor including bedding.

🎂Penelope 10yr (female)
Favorite color: Pink, Purple
Likes/ Theme: Arts and crafts, making jewelry
CupCake: chocolate
Clothing size: shirts and pants are 12/14

🎂Zanaya 16yr (female)
Favorite color: Blue
Likes/ Theme: Mini verse/ miniature
CupCake: Vanilla
Clothing size: Small in juniors/women’s shirts and size 8 in pants

🎂Zanya 16yr (female)
Favorite color: Red
Likes/ Theme: Harley Quinn
CupCake: Chocolate
Clothing size: Small in juniors/women’s shirts and size 7 in pants

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting items by February 23

02/04/2024

HUGE thank you to this months partners.

Business for Good donated cupcakes through the Saratoga Bread Basket for our kiddos

Our amazing sponsors helped us to celebrate 3 kids living in severe poverty on their birthday.

Michelle DeVito Marinello Michelle DeVito Marinello
Liz Hitt Liz Hitt
Jessica Narkiewicz
Tracy Buckner
Ann Naylor Ann Calka Naylor

01/20/2024

GIFT SPONSORS NEEDED FOR JANUARY:

🥳Aniyah 4yrs
🎨Favorite color: Pink, yellow, purple
🍭Theme: arts and crafts, coloring, painting, cats, dogs, and elephants
👚Clothing size: 3T

🥳King 3yrs
🎨Favorite color - Red
🍭Theme- age-appropriate toys
👕Clothing size- 5t

🥳Makhi 9yrs
🎨Favorite color: Red/black
🍭Theme: fortnite/legos/Harry Potter/comic books
👕Clothing size: XL, pants 16 husky.

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting items by January 29

01/14/2024

01/01/2024

2023 Holiday Giving Program: through the and kindness of our community, we were able to bring endless joy to 37 kids and their families living in

🎄37 kids and guardians
🎁925 gifts
🍭185 candy canes
✂️40 Rolls of wrapping paper
37 stockings
🛷 5 SUVs turned into Santa’s sleigh
💞Endless joy and grateful hearts

🎅🏻 Alyssa Otis Fane
🎄Deb Simeone
🎁Erin Shea
❄️Noel Luizzi
🎅🏻 Bethany Jensen
🎄Jennifer Narkowitz
🎁Barbara Knowles
❄️Helen Blanchette
🎅🏻 Debbie Coye
🎄Resa Ostrander & Office of the State Comptroller Division of Human Resources and Administration
🎁Karen Harvey
❄️Jamie Affronti
🎅🏻 Nicole Weeks
🎄Teresa Richards
🎁Michelle Borisenok Foundation
❄️Kim Pietkiewicz Worobey
🎅🏻 Jordan Bishop
🎄Sara Bradshaw
🎁Sarah Andress
❄️Maigan Baer
🎅🏻 Shannon Tesauro Burke
🎄Tracy Tesauro
🎁
❄️Keri Ashline and Jackson Ashline
🎅🏻 Pamela Jaynes
🎄Lindsey Ruoff
🎁Jenn Riley
❄️Mary Ann Laurin
🎅🏻 Petra Malitz
🎄Jenny Dempsey
🎁Kiersten Maioriello
❄️Nancy Wheat
🎅🏻 Ann Naylor

Businesses
🎅🏻 Gracies Apparel and Accessories
🎄Crafted Catering
🎁Tracy Buyce Photography
❄️Rose is a Rose Florist
🎅🏻 The Pink Paddock
🎄Smile Lounge NY
🎁Love is on Lake George
❄️DeCrescente Distributing Company

Volunteers
💚Jane and Grace Colfer
💚Patricia Vanguard
💚Jamie Affronti and Quinn
💚Jennifer Narkowitz
💚Laurie Pozefsky & Josh Pozefsky

12/03/2023

11/26/2023

🎁Our last two families that need gift sponsors…

We welcome you to sponsor 1 or all of these folks🎄

11/23/2023

11/21/2023

HOLIDAY STOCKINGS

We are supporting 🎁 11 families this year, in SEVERE poverty, with holiday stockings and lots of holiday CHEER.

Family # 1
Child 1: Jackson 14 yrs

Family # 2
Child 1: Lucas 15yr
Child 2: Arianna 11 yr
Child 3: Brayden 4 yr

Family # 3
Child 1: DyShae 17yr (female)
Child 2: Rayshawn 12yr

Family # 4
Child 1: Aniyah 17yr
Child 2: Malachi 14yr
Child 3: Mye’King 7yr
Child 4: Amir 5yr
Child 5: Heavenly 4yr

Family # 5
Child 1: Joshua 8yr

Family # 6
Child 1: Gabby 12yr
Child 2: Amelia 2yr

Family # 7
Child 1: Alani 6yr
Child 2: Nahshon 2yr
Child 3: Armanii 6 months

Family # 8
Child 1: Saint 8yr
Child 2: Ny’Asia 15yr

Family # 9
Child 1: Jahlyl 14yr
Child 2: Damian 5yr

Family # 10
Child 1: Kim’Mylah 5yr
Child 2: Kimajalay 14yr

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting HOLIDAY items by December 11

11/19/2023

👩🏻‍🍳Sunday Dinner Program🍝

We are out to deliver this weekends SUNDAY DINNER.
🍝 Baked ziti
🍗 Chicken Parm
🍪 Chocolate Chip Cookies
👨‍🍳

Every Sunday we deliver home cooked meals to a family in severe need. We can pick up a meal YOU cook, or shop and cook with YOUR donation.

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]

11/14/2023

We are supporting 🎁 10 families this year, living in SEVERE poverty, with holiday gifts, family gift bags and stockings. Check out the post for gift opportunities and let us know if you’d like to share holiday cheer.

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting HOLIDAY items by December 11

11/12/2023

Holiday charitable giving, and volunteering opportunities 2023

We are supporting 🎁 11 families this year, in SEVERE poverty, with holiday gifts, family gift bags and stockings.

🎅🏻 We will be posting the gift needs shortly. If you are interested in supporting a child or family - let us know and we will send you the list when it’s received. 🎁

Volunteer to WRAP ✂️
We will be wrapping all gifts, and organizing, on Saturday December 16, in Saratoga. You can wrap for as long as you like.

If you would like to sponsor family gift bags - we are looking for:
🛍- 11 holiday reusable bags
💳- price chopper grocery gift card ($25-$50-$100)
🛌- holiday throw blanket
🍫- holiday tin with chocolates
☕️- box of hot coco + mugs (4ppl)
🤹🏼‍♀️- 2 family board or card games

👩🏻‍🍳Sunday Dinner Program🍝
Every Sunday we deliver home cooked meals to a family in severe need. We can pick up a meal YOU cook, or shop and cook with YOUR donation.

📆Choose a Sunday and sign your name up OR choose a sponsorship. (Each sponsorship includes a few grocery items too)

💌$75 a week
💌$225 a month
💌$675 covering 3 months
💌$1350 covering 6 months

📦Mail: 480 Broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
🙏🏻SEND RECEIPT WITH YOUR NAME AND CHILDS NAME
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting HOLIDAY items by December 11

11/05/2023

Incredibly thankful for our OCTOBER birthday sponsors for making our 6 kiddos feel loved.

Tracey Buyce
Nancy Wheat
Justine Ochal (mazzone)
Kathyrn Murray
Barbara Clever
Jackie Falvey
Emily Badalamente
Jane Colfer and Jessica skillings
Jenn Riley
Tracy Buckner
sweetboochie Insta
Pamela Jaynes
Ann Calka Naylor
Jen Grogan

10/23/2023

10/08/2023

October Birthday NEEDS

💖Opportunities💖
🎁Gift sponsors: see kiddos below and their related needs

🛍️Wrapping supplies: wrapping paper and large reusable shopping bags for delivery

🧁Cupcakes: home made cup cakes, in requested flavors, ready by 10/23

🍭Goodie bags: we plan 4 per birthday kid

🎉Party supplies: candles, napkins, cups, tablecloth, plates in a fun birthday bag

🥳Yvette 3yrs
Favorite Color- Pink
Theme- Elmo or Peppa Pig
Cake (vanilla or chocolate)- Vanilla
Clothing size- 2T tops, 3T bottoms

🥳Zahra 7yrs
Favorite Color- Purple or pink
Theme- Gabby's Dollhouse, Arthur, Odd Squad or Pinkalicious
Cake (vanilla or chocolate)- Chocolcate
Clothing size- wears sizes 8-10 in clothes and is a size 5 in shoes
Gift ideas - Small art desk, loves to paint and do arts and crafts so anything along those lines

🥳Alexis (Lexie) 15yrs
Favorite Color- Baby Blue
Theme- Makeup, Jewelry, fake tattoos (older kid, not toddler temp tattoos)
Cake (vanilla or chocolate)- Vanilla
Clothing size- M/L adult woman- likes sweatsuits, graphic T’s

🥳Ikeem 3yrs
Favorite Color- Blue
Theme- Paw Patrol
Cake (vanilla or chocolate)- Chocolate
Clothing size- 6

🥳Zion 11yrs
Favorite Color- Black and Red
Theme- Football
Cake (vanilla or chocolate)- Chocolate
Clothing size- 12/14

🥳Isaac 14yrs
Favorite color – black
Theme - horror
Cake - chocolate
Clothing size – mens size medium

Mail: 480 broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting by October 20

10/01/2023

Summer time at Cake Candles and Confetti

🎉33 kids celebrated birthdays within the program
🎁 330 gifts wrapped
🧁 396 cupcakes baked and frosted
🍭 132 goodie bags packed
🎂 endless blown out and wishes made

🩵Thank you to ALL who brought smiles to these faces 🩵

10/01/2023

🎉THANK YOU to our SUMMER sponsors for CCC. 🧁

The summer months are tough to find time to post all of the amazing donations and gifts for our birthday kids living in extreme poverty.

These generous sponsors helped each child celebrate their special day.

🎁Jane Colfer
🎈Jessica Skillings Jessica Skillings
🎁Nancy Wheat
🎈Noel Liuzzi Noel Liuzzi
🎁Bethany Jensen
🎈Petra Malitz Petra Malitz
🎁Jen Baltrush Jennifer Gifford
🎈Jen Bernard
🎁Matt Fane In honor of Casey Ryan’s birthday
🎈Meredith DeCelle
🎁Tracey Buyce Tracey Buyce Photography
🎈Erin Shea
🎁Kimberly Pietkiewicz
🎈Tracey Buckner

St. Paul's Center

08/13/2023

August shelter birthday
💖Opportunities💖

🎁Gift sponsors: see kiddos below and their related needs

🛍️Wrapping supplies: wrapping paper and large reusable shopping bags for delivery

🧁Cupcakes: homemade cup cakes, in requested flavors, ready by 8/28

🍭Goodie bags: we plan 4 per birthday kid

🎉Party supplies: napkins, cups, tablecloth, plates in a fun birthday bag

Tavianna: 6yrs
Fav color: Pink or Purple
Fav cake flavor: Chocolate
Theme: Ponies
gift needs: clothes
Clothing and shoe size: 10/12

Jackson: 14yrs
Fav. Color- Red and Black
Theme- Skateboarding
Clothes- Pants sizes 31x32, shirts boys size XL or men's size medium
Gifts- frisby, a kick ball, jump rope, walkie talkie set with batteries

JOSHUA: 8yrs
Fav. Color –BLUE AND GRAY
Cake-STRAWBERRY
Clothes-16-18 HUSKY

Tyshanna: 17yrs
Fav. Color – Pink
Theme – Barbie (the new movie)
Cake – Chocolate
Clothes - XL

Malachi: 14yrs
Color- Black
Theme - Basketball
Cake- Vanilla
Clothes- Mens medium tops and bottoms

Dyshae: 17yrs
Color – Pink
Theme – Hello Kitty
Cake -Vanilla
Clothes – Medium in shirts and Large in pants

Mila: 7yrs
Color – Pink or Purple
Theme – LOL dolls or Disney Princesses
Cake – vanilla
Clothing size – 7/8

Mail: 480 broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting by August 25

07/12/2023

🥳JULY Birthday sponsorship

💖Opportunities💖
🎁Gift sponsors: see kiddos below and their related needs

🛍️Wrapping supplies: wrapping paper and large reusable shopping bags for delivery

🧁Cupcakes: home made cupcakes, in requested flavors, ready by 7/24

🍭Goodie bags: we plan 4 per birthday kid

🎉Party supplies: napkins, cups, tablecloth, plates in a fun birthday bag

🍭Brinaisha - 15yrs
Fav Color: Green or sage green
Fav Cake: Red velvet cupcakes
Gift needs: Bracelets and any kind of jewelry
Clothing: 40x32 boys, shoe size 11 in girls (She is very tall for her age!)

🍭Elias - 2yrs
Fav color: blue, green, yellow
Fav cake: vanilla
Theme: animals
Gift needs: clothings and sneakers
Size: 18-24 months / 7c sneakers

🍭Madison - 10yrs
Fav colocake
Theme: Disney princess- Jasmine, Belle, Muwanah, Elsa
Gift needs: sneakers
Size: childs 4 sneakers, 9/10 childs cloths

🍭Xaimyrah - 2yrs
Fav color: purple
Fav cake flavor: chocolate with chocolate frosting
Theme: unicorns
Size: bright colors, 4T clothing and 8c shoes

🍭Merren - 14yrs
Fav. Color – Purple
Cake – Vanilla
Theme – Baby Yoda. Into skincare/ beauty
Clothes – tops small adult, bottoms large-xlarge in kids

🍭Breanna - 16yrs
Color- Green
Cake- Vanilla
Theme - Paris/the Eiffel Tower or Basketball (her favorite sport)
Clothing size- Woman's 2X loose-fitting t-shirts

🍭Mye’King - 7yrs
Color – Red/Blue
Cake – Vanilla
Theme – Ninja Turtles or Power Rangers
Clothing size – 7/8 boys

🍭Heavenly - 4yrs
Color – Pink/Purple
Cake – Vanilla
Theme – Minnie Mouse
Clothing size – 4T

🍭Nyasia - 15yrs
Theme: “Day at Spa” nail polish , polish remover, facial stuff
Cake: Vanilla
Clothing size: tops- 14-16, Bottoms- 16-18

🍭Kim’ajaylay
Fav. Color – Red
Theme- Smell goods and lotions (think Bath and Body)
Cake- Chocolate
Clothes- ###L – 22 Pants/3x shirts

Mail: 480 broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting by July 24

06/11/2023

🦄GIFT SPONSORS: June Shelter Birthdays

🧁Eliyanah: Age 5
SPONSORED

🧁Noralee: age 8
Favorite color: blue pink purple
Likes: magic mixie, monster high, l.o.l. dolls, and plushies/stuffed animals (build a bear) bubble bath stuff.
Needs: sandels size3, socks, queen bed set (mainly sheets)
Cake: vanilla
Theme: mermaid

🧁Alex: age 5
Favorite color – blue
Theme – none
Cake – yellow cake/chocolate frosting
Clothing size – small in shorts/pants and small in shirts
Likes – Peppa Pig, Bluey, Minecraft, building toys

🧁Jetzeni: Age 18
Pants size 16
Shirt size 2 XL
Tennis shoes size 10
Favorite Colors: Pink and Violet
Theme: Disney Charm
Cake: Chocolate

🧁Namaari: Age 2
Clothing sizes: 2/3t
Theme: Cars, things that move & building blocks
Cake: Vanilla with Chocolate Frosting

🧁Lee: Age 6
Favorite Color: White
Theme: Black Panther
Sizes: 6/7
Cake: Vanilla

🧁Arianna: Age 11
Fav. Color – black, purple
Theme- Stranger Things (Netflix Series)
Cake- marble
Clothes- 14/16 shorts, pants, hoodies
Shoe- 6.5

💖Opportunities💖
🎁Gift sponsors: see kiddos above and their related needs

🛍️Wrapping supplies: wrapping paper and large reusable shopping bags for delivery

🧁Cupcakes: home made cup cakes, in requested flavors, ready by 6/26

🍭Goodie bags: we plan 4 per birthday kid

🎉Party supplies: napkins, cups, tablecloth, plates in a fun birthday bag

Mail: 480 broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting by June 23

06/11/2023

💖💖💖💖

06/03/2023

Our MAY sponsors made it possible for 3 kiddos to get all new outfits, activities, toys and learning tools. Plus cupcakes and party supplies.

Thank you to these amazing people:
💖Regina Lagatta
💖 Nancy Wheat
💖 Tracey Buyce Photography
💖 Barbara Sesta Knowles
💖 Elizabeth DeBole
💖Tracy Buckner
💖 Ann Calka Naylor
💖Nine_L
💖 Jane Colfer

05/10/2023

MAY shelter birthday 💖Opportunities

🎁Gift sponsors: see kiddos below and their related needs

🛍️Wrapping supplies: wrapping paper and large reusable shopping bags for delivery

🧁Cupcakes: home made cup cakes, in requested flavors, ready by 5/26

🍭Goodie bags: we plan 4 per birthday kid

🎉Party supplies: napkins, cups, tablecloth, plates in a fun birthday bag

🧁Kaimier
Age: 9yrs
Fav Color:Red
Fav cake flavor: Chocolate
Theme:Fortnite
Gift needs: Fortnite gift card/literally anything to do with fortnite
Clothing size: Shirt 8, pants 9/10, shoes 3y

🧁Brianna
Age-15yrs
Fav. Color –Purple
Theme- reading novels for teenagers, Anime
Cake-Chocolate
Clothes-pants size 8, shirts small.

🧁Lucas
Age- 15yrs
Fav. Color – Black
Theme- Skateboarding
Cake- Vanilla
Clothes- 14/16 medium, size 9 shoes
Gifts- Boxing stuff

Mail: 480 broadway, suite 336, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
💳Venmo: -wheat
💵PayPal: [email protected]
** collecting by May 26