Cupcake Tattoos for Cancer

Wow, even more good causes, and cupcakes, and tattoos! Here's a a cupcake tattooing event in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, to help fight cancer, provide money for research, and where you can get a super-groovy cupcake tat.


From the Website:

"We all know cancer is bad, but to what degree? This year there will be an estimated 550,000 deaths due to cancer and another 1.5 million new cases will arise. Not one particular age group, gender, or race is more or less likely to be diagnosed with the disease, cancer isn't prejudice.

We decided to have a part in finding a cure for cancer, but weren't sure exactly what to do. We came up with the idea of doing tattoos to raise money to fund cancer research. What kind of tattoos would we do, you ask? Well cupcakes of course! I know you wonder what cupcakes have to do with cancer, and honestly I can't find anything to bring the two together other than that they both start with the letter C. But who doesn't hate cancer and who doesn't love cupcakes?

We did a little homework and found the American Association for Cancer Research, would be the best place to donate the money raised. We wanted to make sure that the money we donated, would actually be going to funding research, and nothing else. The AACR is "the worlds oldest and largest professional association to advancing cancer research". Focusing on all aspects of cancer research, the AACR has annual meetings, workshops, publications and journals dedicated to basic research, clinical and translational research into the etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The American Association for Cancer Research was founded in 1907 by 11 scientists and physicians, and now has more than 27,000 members in over 80 countries.

Our first year was known as Cupcakes for Cancer. We raised $983 for the organization between the tattoos that were done and general donations.

This year we have changed the name from Cupcakes for Cancer to Tattoos for Cancer. Changing the name leaves us free to vary the design themes each year. This year's event will be held at Body Designs, 1755 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore, NY 11706 from 12pm to 7pm. There will be raffles, prizes and much more this year. So come down, get tattooed and eat a cupcake all to support research for a cure."