Keep The Sweet Shack's Ovens Warm ❤️

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Christi Pate

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Christi Pate

Boonville, North Carolina

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Save The Sweet Shack Bakery ❤️

Help Keep the Ovens On

Goal: $1,000

💜 I'M ASKING MY COMMUNITY FOR A LITTLE HELP... AND I WANT TO GIVE BACK IN RETURN. 💜

Friends, this isn't an easy post for me to make.

The Sweet Shack Bakery has been such a huge part of my life. I've been blessed to make cakes for your birthdays, desserts for your holidays, treats for your families, and goodies for so many special occasions.

But right now, I'm going through a difficult season, and I need some help keeping the bakery going.

My immediate goal is to raise $1,000 toward the bakery's rent. Instead of simply asking for donations, though, I wanted to do this the Sweet Shack way — by giving you something sweet in return for helping me. ❤️

I've put together three supporter levels:

🍪 $25 — Cookie Decorating Kit

🧁 $50 — Your choice of 12 Cupcakes OR 12 Truffles

💜 $100 — The BIG Sweet Shack Bundle!
You'll receive a Cookie Decorating Kit, your choice of 12 Cupcakes OR 12 Truffles, AND a 9×13 Yum Yum in the flavor of your choice!

And if you'd like to help but don't need the goodies, you can Pay It Forward. I'll use your treats to bless a local family, teacher, first responder, or someone who could use a little extra sweetness.

Every $25 gets us closer. Every share helps. Every order helps. Every prayer means more than you know. ❤️

I'm not ready to give up on The Sweet Shack Bakery. I still have cakes to bake, people to celebrate, ideas I want to bring to life, and a community I absolutely love serving.

If you've ever ordered from me, recommended me, shared one of my posts, stopped by the bakery, or simply cheered me on — THANK YOU.

And if you're able to help me through this season, I promise I'll never forget it.

💜 GOAL: $1,000 💜 HELP KEEP THE SWEET SHACK BAKERY GOING!

Please comment, message me, or use the fundraiser information provided to participate.

And PLEASE SHARE. Even if you can't participate, sharing this post may put it in front of someone who can.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting this little bakery and the woman behind it. ❤️

With love,
Christi

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Fundraiser Updates (1)

September 02, 2026

Christi Pate

❤️ POST-SURGERY UPDATE — I’M HOME! ❤️

I wanted to take a minute to update everyone who has prayed for me, checked on me, donated, shared this fundraiser, and supported our family through all of this.

My GJ tube surgery was successful, and I am finally HOME! 🏡❤️

I wish I could say that coming home meant everything immediately went back to normal, but I'm learning very quickly that this is going to be a process.

I'm now receiving nutrition through my feeding tube, and there is a LOT to learn. I'm adjusting to the feeds, learning the pump, figuring out medications, flushes, supplies, tube care, and everything else that comes along with this new way of getting the nutrition my body needs. The feeds have caused quite a bit of nausea so far, so we're working on finding a routine and rate that my body can tolerate.

Physically and emotionally, there have already been some hard moments. I've cried more than once since coming home. I'm incredibly grateful to be here, but it's also overwhelming realizing how much life has changed in such a short amount of time.

For now, my job is to heal, get stronger, learn how to manage the tube, and allow my body time to adjust. I'm still unable to return to normal bakery work yet, which is difficult for me in more ways than one.

But I want everyone who has helped us to know this:

Your support helped me get through one of the hardest periods of my life.

Every donation, share, prayer, message, meal, phone call, and act of kindness has mattered. You've helped relieve some of the financial pressure while I've been unable to work, but you've also reminded me just how many wonderful people we have surrounding our family.

I don't know exactly what the next several weeks will look like. I'm taking this one feed, one day, and sometimes one hour at a time.

But I'm home. ❤️
I'm getting nutrition.
I'm healing.
And I'm not giving up.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing to walk through this with me.

Love,
Christi ❤️

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