We got this fab email from Milo about our support of the Action Against Hunger campaign at Taste London.
For the second successive year, Meg Rivers has provided Action Against Hunger with tremendous support at Taste of London firstly by baking as well as delivering over 3,000 slices of their delicious cakes – all donated absolutely free of charge – for us to sell in benefit of the charity and secondly by supporting our high profile cake competition at the festival which saw top chefs such as Pascal Aussignac and Aldo Zilli fight it out with restaurant critics such as Charles Campion and Tom Parker Bowles. Aussignac ended up the victor but was nevertheless no match for Mike, Meg Rivers’ very own baker, whose extraordinary creation did most justice to the theme of the competition: the 10th Anniversary of our Restaurants Against Hunger campaign.
As I said, Meg Rivers support for us has just been great, not only in terms of helping us publicise our work and thereby raising awareness of what we do but also in terms of generating funds for our life-saving programmes around the world. Indeed, fundraising-wise this was, without doubt, our best Taste of London ever. We raised an exceptional £6,700 all in all and approximately half of this can be accounted for by sales of Meg Rivers’ delectable brownies, flap jacks and sumptuous cherry and almond cake.
And just so you know, Action Against Hunger works in over 45 of the world’s poorest countries. Put simply, we provide for people’s immediate needs when food is scarce and just as importantly, provide families and small communities with the seeds, tools and support they need to build a sustainable future. The support Meg Rivers has given us at Taste will help us in these two areas. To find out more about us or to enquire about ways in which you can personally get involved, please visit www.aahuk.org or simply email me on m.douglas@aahuk.org
Thanks.
Milo Douglas
Community & Outreach Manager - Action Against Hunger
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