For us, all the good food and service is just one great way to meet our Atwood neighbors and make friends from all over Madison (and some beyond). We are also proud to support local causes when we can.

Our primary community partner is Porchlight, whose motto is "a helping hand, not a hand-out." They help transition homeless and displaced people back into the mainstream by providing housing support, meals, and job training. Porchlight Products is a division that teaches people to create high-quality food using mainly local ingredients so they can build job skills that can be applied throughout their lives.
The Daisy Cafe & Cupcakery is proud to be the largest retailer of Porchlight Products in Madison!

In November, Porchlight holds its annual dinner and auction. We contributed the auction item of "a dozen cupcakes a month, every month, for a year."

One Heartland has enjoyed great success with this event in Milwaukee and they brought it to Madison for the first time this November. 25% of sales from restaurants across the city were donated to help fund One Harvest in their mission to improve the lives of children, youth, and their families impacted by HIV/AIDS and other significant life challenges worldwide.

March of Dimes Annual Signature Chef Auction

Held in October at the Monona Terrace with many other fine restaurateurs, this event raised some $75,000 to help the March of Dimes mission to fight childhood diseases and promote healthy pre-natal practices. We were invited to bring a baker instead of a chef and we sampled out hundreds of cupcakes. We also contributed the auction item of "a cupcake a day, every day, for a year."

Goodman Community Center
East Madison Community Center
Monona Grove Public Library
Edgewood High School Drama Department
Music Makers
Virginia Davis Dance School
East High School
West High School
LaFollette High School
Lowell Elementary School
Habitat For Humanity
The Exchange Center
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin
Creative Learning Preschool and Child Care Center
United Way
Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund
Chrysalis
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services)