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\"rp_melissa-and-aaron-klein.png\"“Sweet Cakes by Melissa Raises Record Amount of Cash on Crowdfunding Site”<\/strong><\/p>\n

By George Rede<\/strong>
\n The Oregonian | Oregon Live<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supporters of the Oregon bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa are putting their money where their mouth is.<\/p>\n

A crowdfunding campaign<\/a>\u00a0for the embattled business has eclipsed $350,000 in little more than two months \u2013 a record amount on the Continue to Give site, The Washington Times reports.<\/p>\n

Jesse Wellhoefer, founder of Continue to Give, said the Sweet Cakes effort has raised more than any previous campaign on behalf of individuals in the three-year-old crowdfunding website’s history, the Times said.<\/p>\n

As of noon Wednesday (Pacific time), the campaign had raised $358,500 from 7,750 donors, more than doubling the $150,000 goal announced when it began May 5 and far exceeding a potential six-figure debt faced by Sweet Cakes. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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