Media
The girls have been really blessed by our local media! They have been named two of the most interesting people of 2009 by Cincy Magazine! (scroll to the fifth feature on the page) and have enjoyed clipping out lots of newspaper articles. After visits to tv and radio stations, Amy exclaimed “Next I want to see the internet!” If anyone can arrange a tour let us know!
Fox 19 Morning Show, August 2011
Amy and Emma had a great time visiting the Fox 19 Morning Show gang again with our friend Tony Lawson, Director of the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Click HERE to see their segment and learn about the Difference Maker Awards, and the role Bake Me Home will play in them this year.
The Caroline Challenge, August 2011
We were blessed to have Caroline Keating include us in her 52 weeks of challenges! Click HERE for her story and video about volunteering with Bake Me Home.
Forest Hills School District, June 2011
The girls’ school district, Forest Hills, did a nice write up about the the Sodexo Foundation Stephen J. Brady STOP HUNGER Award. Read their article HERE.
Adventures of Me, June 2011
Nisha, a blogger in South Africa with an amazing and inspiring story of her own featured the girls in her “Kid of the Week” section.
Girls win National Scholarship from Sodexo, June 2011
Amy and Emma were thrilled to be named Sodexo Foundation’s Stephen J Brady STOP Hunger 2011 Scholars. Click HERE to watch the girls video.
Kids Are Heroes, May 2011
So another daughter asked her parent to help her get started with a charity, and ta-dah, KIDS ARE HEROES was born! Check out their website at www.kidsareheroes.org to see how this amazing Daddy-Daughter Duo are helping inspire other kids to make a difference in the world. They picked Amy and Emma as two of their heroes for May. Read about them HERE.
Cookies with Superpowers! May 2011
Cincy Chic included us in some nice coverage about how not all heroes (or sheroes!) wear capes! You can even throw on an apron to make a difference in your community. Read about our Cookies with Superpowers HERE.
ISPYCINCY, April 2011
ISPYCINCY took a peak at our Boutique! Click HERE to see what they thought!
Channel 9 WCPO promotes Boutique, April 2011
Our local station, Channel 9 WCPO, gave us a nice plug for our 3rd Annual Bake Me Home Boutique. You can check out the girls’ brief interview HERE.
Fox 19 Morning Show, April 2011
Amy and Emma had a fantastic time with Chef Amy Tobin on the Fox 19 Morning Show! The three made flower fruit kabobs and talked about our upcoming Bake Me Home Boutique. Click HERE to watch the segment.
“Amy’s Table” on Q102, April 2011
Amy, Emma and Alison had a wonderful time visting with Amy Tobin again on her Q102 radio show, Amy’s Table, to talk about our mission and upcoming Boutique. To listen to the show click HERE and scroll to the April 5 segment.
National Peanut Butter Month on Fox 19, November 2010
Amy and Emma were thrilled to be invited back on the Fox 19 Morning Show Xtra by Frank Marzullo to help him celebrate National Peanut Butter Month. They brought along a special batch of Bake Me Home PEANUT BUTTER Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (just add 1/4 cup peanut butter to our original recipe, yum!). Click here to watch the girls and Frank.
Difference Maker Awards, October 2010
Amy and Emma were very honored to receive Duke Energy Children’s Museum Difference Maker Awards. They were recognized, along with 4 others, for making a difference in the lives of children in their community. Read about all of the honorees here.
In the photo L-R: Tonya Matthews, Ph.D., Vice President of museums, Cincinnati Museum Center; Valerie Krugh, Ph.D, Director of the Student Enterprise Program (StEP) at the UC Economics Center for Education and Research; Robin Ewing, Co-Founder of the Cincinnati BEARS; Amy Bushman, Bake Me Home; Emma Bushman, Bake Me Home; Paul Naberhaus, Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund (CISE); Marcia Anderson, president, Women’s Alliance, Inc.; Frank Marzullo, FOX19 Morning News and Meteorologist. Photo Credit: Taren Frazier
Difference Maker Awards Nomination, October 2010
Amy and Emma have been nominated for a Duke Energy Children’s Museum Difference Maker Award!
Bake Me BACK Home Interviews, August 2010
Alison, Amy and Emma were thrilled to talk about our Bake Me BACK Home Project with Military Spouse Tara Crooks on her show “Tara’s TALE” on www.military.com. Click here for their interview from August 2010. They were also fortunate to be guests on Army Wife Talk Radio that same month. Click here for a link to that night’s show.
Y-Press, June 2010
Y-Press, a nonprofit youth-media organization, recognized Amy & Emma with this article on their website.
Cookie Girls in the Cincinnati Enquirer, June 2010
Bake Me Home was honored to be included in a special “GOOD NEWS” section of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Read our article here.
“Amy’s Table” on Q102, June 2010
We had a great time visiting with Amy Tobin on her Q102 radio show, “Amy’s Table” – listen to our interview here! (Ours is the second segment shown in the player.)
Cincy Chic Magazine, May 2010
Cincy Chic, an online magazine for the women of Cincinnati, featured mother-daughter co-workers. Emma, Amy, and Alison can be found in the third vignette in this article.
Bake Me Back Home on Fox 19, April 2010
Forest Hills Journal, April 2010
Forest Hills Journal tells the story of Bake Me Back Home and the help we got from inspiringkind Bakery in Anderson Township.
YWCA Volunteer Service Award, June 2009
Emma, Alison, and Amy were honored to be recognized by the YWCA for their service to The Battered Women’s Shelter through our Tote Bag and Family Portrait Programs.
55KRC/IGA Hometown Heroes, July 2009

Amy and Emma were honored to be named “July 2009 Hometown Heroes” by 55KRC and IGA for making a difference in their community. The radio station tour and on-air interview with Brian Thomas were lots of fun, but their favorite part was holding the giant check! The girls donated their $550 prize to Bake Me Home.
Click to listen to the girls’ interview!
Forest Hills Journal, October 2008
The Forest Hills Journal wrote about about the creation of Bake Me Home. Click the image on the right to read the whole article.
Cincinnati Family Magazine, December 2008
Amy and Emma have appeared in Cincinnati Family Magazine. Click the image on the left to read the whole article.
Cincinnati Enquirer, October 2008
The Cincinnati Enquirer featured us in their “Good Things Happening” section. Click the image on the right to read the whole article.
