“The main part is trying to inform. People come to the cake shop all the time and I’m able to help educate them on what’s available in the area,” Cindy said. “I try to advocate, so if people come in and they have breast cancer then I have folders here from the Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund, or if they are traveling I can try to point them to Ryan’s Wish Foundation, or in the right direction."
Apart from helping individuals and families in need, Cindy’s efforts to educate those facing a cancer diagnosis fulfills a wish of Eric’s.
Our son went through it and it's good to be able to help people and keep Eric’s memory alive and make him proud.
“When Eric was going through it, and he went through it twice, both times the community did a couple different fundraisers for him and helped him out so he didn’t have to worry about expenses,” she said. “When he got better he wanted to do that for people, so we are doing it for him.”
Cindy also helps promote local fundraisers and jamborees for people with cancer by accepting donations at the cake shop, and donates herself.
"It's just good to be able to help people," she said.
Cindy understands what families are going through when faced with a loved one who has been diagnosed with cancer, and she wants to help.
“Our son went through it and it's good to be able to help people and keep Eric’s memory alive and make him proud,” she said. “If you can apply what people have done for you and help people, they can pass it on to the next person. Until Eric had passed we didn’t know anything about the walk, so it’s good to keep people informed and if their loved one passes they can go on to do something for someone else too.”
You can viCindy's Cake Shop is located at 2738 State Highway 68 in Canton. You can reach Cindy by calling the shop at (315) 379-1561 or by stopping by.