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Helping Others Leads Woman to Open Champaign Nothing Bundt Cakes
Coinciding with Black Business Month, woman celebrates community while checking off another item on her "bucket list"
After years of working through her “Bucket List,” Dr. Mila Thomas Fuller tasted Nothing Bundt Cakes when visiting family in Louisiana and decided she’d have to add a new item to that list. Born in Chicago and a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, opening a bakery in the area was a natural choice. With a doctorate in instructional technology from Towson University, she returned to Illinois where she became interim director of online learning at her alma mater. She dreamed of membership in the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) – as the immediate past president, bucket list item checked. She always wanted to teach at Johns Hopkins – as adjunct professor, another dream realized. Past president of the local Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation - check. Current president and vice president respectively of the local chapters of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. and Jack and Jill of America, Inc. - check. Having a wonderful husband and child (“AKA Taste Tester”) – check. And, now, she is pursuing her love of baking and celebrating community. Fuller is excited to create local jobs and to create a legacy for her family through this generosity-driven business. The bakery will celebrate their opening with a day to benefit Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation in addition to a socially-responsible ribbon cutting (see details below).
GRAND OPENING EVENTS
- Friday, August 28
- 9 a.m. – Ribbon Cutting with the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce
- 9 a.m.-6 p.m. – Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation Benefit Day – 20% of sales will be donated to this organization that invests in educators and students by supporting creativity, innovation, and excellence in Champaign and Urbana public schools
- Saturday, August 29
- 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – Each guest (up to 300) will receive a Free Confetti Bundtlet and may spin the prize wheel (please see nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/il/champaign for details)
Nothing Bundt Cakes is located near Market Place Shopping Center at 408 W. Town Center Blvd. and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the 22nd bakery in Illinois with the closest being Bloomington with one in Springfield opening soon. The concept combines the warmth of nostalgia with a fresh, modern approach. The luscious cakes are baked in-house and are made with the finest ingredients, including real eggs, butter and cream cheese, in 40 unique designs and 10 delicious flavors.
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Dallas-based Nothing Bundt Cakes was founded in Las Vegas in 1997 by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz, and has grown to more than 350 franchised and corporate bakeries in 40+ states in the U.S. and in Canada. Bakeries offer Bundt Cakes in a variety of flavors and sizes such as bite-sized Bundtinis®, miniature Bundtlets and 8- and 10-inch cakes plus decorations and gift options for all occasions. Nothing Bundt Cakes is committed to building a team of bakery owners and employees who embody the joy-filled brand, resulting in industry accolades including Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 List, Franchise Business Review’s “Top 50 Franchises” and, for five years running, Franchise Times’ “Fast and Serious.” For more information about Nothing Bundt Cakes, visit https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com. To learn more about franchising opportunities, visit https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/franchising.