Two Noosa sisters have been baking up a storm this Christmas and selling their sweet treats to fund genetic research and save a little girl living in their community with a rare genetic disease.
Phoebe, 9 and her Alba, 11, started their bakehouse last year to fund a scouting adventure, but this Christmas they decided to fundraise for local charity “Genetic Cures for Kids Inc”, when they learned two-year-old Tallulah Moon was suffering from a rare degenerative disease called SPG56, and her parents were calling for support.
“We heard about Tallulah Moon from our friends and that she needed a cure for her rare disease, so we wanted to help,” said young Sayers Bakehouse baker Phoebe.
“Tallulah’s family are fundraising to support gene therapy and research to cure her disease, so we want to bake as much as we can and donate 100 per cent of our sales to Tallulah’s charity,” said Alba.
“We’ve raised over $200 this year and we are very happy with that,” Phoebe said.
“We hope the bakehouse will encourage other people to get creative with how they could use their talents to raise money for Tallulah,” Alba said.
Tallulah’s family, the Whitrods, were overwhelmed by the surprise bake-stall and the generosity of the inspirational Noosa sisters.
“This truly is the gift that really keeps on giving,” Tallulah’s mum Golden Whitrod said.
“These two young pillars of Sunshine Coast society, did not even know Tallulah Moon at the time, yet they heard about our plight and our mission to save her, and now they are busy baking treats to help save her life.”
“It’s the best treat I could ever dream of,” Tallulah’s five-year-old brother Finn said.
“These are the kids who will run this community in years to come. It’s encouraging for us adults to see such compassion and initiative from such young people living among us,” Tallulah’s dad Chris Whitrod said.
“We are humbled and so inspired,” said Golden.
To order cookies visit www.sayersbakehouse.weebly.com
To learn about Our Moon’s Mission or to donate visit www.ourmoonsmission.org
