Posted by kathryn in Blogging

The Menu For Hope total is steadily creeping upwards. If you have donated and bought raffle tickets already, there really are some fantastic prizes on offer.

And the money is going to such a good cause. Pim has posted some photos, taken by children at White Hill Primary School in Lesotho. This is one of the areas, where the Menu For Hope money is being spent. Last year’s US$90k bought 388,000 meals which fed 19,000 children. 36 tonnes of maize were bought from local farmers.

If you want to know more about why you should support this cause read Pim’s full report.

What you could win

US$10 buys you one raffle ticket. And there are loads of fantastic prizes. As well as 6 weeks of personalised nutrition and food coaching that I’ve donated, my clinic has also put together a new year health package.

All the prizes can be seen at Chez Pim while the Asia Pacific prizes are all at Tomatom. A few which have caught my eye are:

• If I lived on the East Coast of the US I’d be bidding and bidding and bidding for The Amateur Gourmet’s prize of two tickets to see Iron Chef America. I love this programme. Prize code UE27.
• I’d also be seriously considering Amuse Bouche’s prize of dinner for six people. They supply the chef, venue, ingredients and even do the cleaning up afterwards. Prize code UE18.
• In the UK Eat the Right Stuff has donated a customised food tour of London. You could visit Borough Market, Soho’s Chinatown or Tooting’s Asian Markets. Explore the food halls of London or organise a day around a cooking style or ingredient. Prize code UE05.
• Talking of food tours – Ms Adventures in Italy is donating a food tour of Milan. The day starts with breakfast and includes a trip round the open-air fruit and vegetable market. Prize code EU14.
• The lovely Sophie from Mostly Eating has donated a veg lovers cookbook collection. She’s piqued my interest with the promise that one book contains the “most outrageously pink creamy beetroot pasta dish”. Prize code EU22.

If you want to give the gift from Menu For Hope to someone else, then Ms Adventures in Italy has put together some great printable gift vouchers.

How to buy a ticket

1. Choose a prize or prizes of your choice from Menu for Hope. All the Asia Pacific region prizes can be viewed on Ed’s blog Tomatom. While Pim also has a full list of the prizes world-wide.
2. Go to the donation site at First Giving and make a donation.
3. Each US$10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. Please specify which prize you’d like in the ‘Personal Message’ section in the donation form when confirming your donation.
4. You must write-in how many tickets per prize, with the prize code. For example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for AP03 and 3 tickets for AP13. Please write 2xAP03, 3xAP13.
5. If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we can claim the corporate match.
6. Please allow us to see your email address so you can be contacted in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.

What prizes have caught your eye on the Menu For Hope list?

22 December, 2008