We're Open: The Cupcakery stays open despite drop in sales

The Cupcakery is celebrating 15 years this month but sales dip amid COVID-19

VEGAS STRONGER.ALTHOUGH SALES HAVE TANKED DUETO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKSHE'S NOT GIVING UP.ON TODAY'S EDITION OF "WE'REOPEN" LAS VEGAS 13 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ALICIA PATTILLO TAKESYOU INSIDE THE CUPCAKERY WHERETHEY'RE USING RESILIENCY TOFIGHT ADVERSITY.ALICIA LL INTRO: THERE KNOWNFOR THEIR SWEET TREATS ANDCUSTOMIZED CAKES BUT SINCECOVID-19 THIS BAKERY IS GETTINGCREATIVE." PKG: PAMELA JENKINSOWNER THE CUPCAKERY "WE ARE ASMALL WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS INHENDERSON." CELEBRATING THEIR15TH YEAR.....PAMELA JENKINS OWNER THECUPCAKERY "FOCUSING OWNCUPCAKES, CAKES, WEDDINGS,SPECIAL EVENTS CATERING."PAMELA WAS ONLY 25-YEARS-OLDWHEN SHE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TOSTART HER OWN BUSINESS...AT ONEPOINT OWNING FOUR LOCATIONSAROUND TOWN..."I TOOK A LOOK AT MY LIFE I HADTWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I WASJUGGLING MULTIPLE STORES AND IHAD TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT ITHINK WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WEREDOING OUT OF ONE STORE." TODAYTHE ONLY CUPCAKERY SITS ONEASTERN AVENUE AND SINCE STEPSWERE MADE TO SLOW THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19 BUSINESS IS....PAMELA JENKINS OWNER THECUPCAKERY "WELL....SALES AREALMOST NON EXISTENT." DESPITEA SLOW DOWN JENKINS HAS MADETHE DECISION TO STAY OPEN....PAMELA JENKINS OWNER THECUPCAKERY " YOU KNOW TO SERVEOUR CUSTOMERS OUR PEOPLE IN THEFIRST FEW WEEKS WE HEARD FROM ALOT OF CUSTOMERS ASKING IF WEWERE GOING TO CLOSE ASKINGABOUT OUR SAFETY MEASURES WEHAD TO CUT OUR STAFF DOWN TOVERY FEW PEOPLE WORKING ASPOSSIBLE." MAKING ALL THOSEQUARTER OR FIFTH OF OUR SALESSO WE ARE STRUGGLING." STILLJENKINS REMAINS HOPEFUL....PAMELA JENKINS OWNER THECUPCAKERY "THAT OUR GOVERNMENTWILL PROVIDE SOME FUNDING TO ATLEAST KEEP OUR STAFF PAID."FOR NOW, SHE'S TAKING IT DAY BYDAY AND ENCOURAGING THISCOMMUNITY TO PRESS ON PAMELAJENKINS OWNER THE CUPCAKERY"YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICEARE YOU GOING TO PANIC ARE YOUGOING TO LIVE IN FEAR?

OR AREYOU GOING TO PICK YOURSELF UPAND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TOCONT.ON." ALICIA LL OUTRO: USUALLYALL FIRST RESPONDERS GET ATLEAST 10 PERCENT OFF HERE BUTSINCE COVID-19 THE OWNER HASCHANGED THAT TOO 20 PERCENTALICIA PATTILLO 13 ACTION NEWS.IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS SUPPORTINGOUR COMMUNITY, WE WANT TO HEARFROM YOU.SUBMIT YOUR STORY ON KTNV DOTCOM SLASH OPEN.CCSD FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AT