Successful On-line Food Auction Brings Seasonal Cheer To World's Hungry (Auction To Run Until 22 December)

In the space of just one week, a worldwide community of food
aficionados, spearheaded by one food blogger in the United States, has
raised more than US$ 24,700 to help the United Nations World Food Programme
(WFP) feed the hungriest and poorest people on the planet.



The "Menu for Hope" auction was conceived by the internationally acclaimed
food blogger, Pim Techamuanvivit, whose restaurant reviews and lively
accounts of adventures in the culinary world have made her blog a popular
destination for anybody with a keen interest in good food and fine dining.



Foodies across the world are purchasing US$10 tickets for a bid on items
ranging from complimentary dining at top restaurants, to baskets of
enticing and unusual gastronomic items, rare cookery books etc. Now in its
third year, it is hoped that the 2006 "Menu for Hope" campaign will exceed
its fundraising target of US$25,000.



Scheduled to run five more days (until 22 December), "Menu for Hope" is
located on the blog chezpim.typepad . All proceeds from the
auction go to WFP.



"There are a number of reasons why the auction has been so successful this
year, but number one is the benefactor -- the UN World Food Programme,"
said Pim Techamuanvivit from her base in San Francisco, California. "The
opportunity to help the world's hungry galvanizes this community of people
who share a passion for food. Here is a chance to make a difference, to
share some of the privileges we enjoy -- that's why so many people have so
generously and enthusiastically shown their support."



Participation in the "Menu of Hope" auction is through Pim Techamuanvivit's
blog - chezpim.







WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency: each year, we give food to
an average of 90 million poor people to meet their nutritional needs,
including 58 million hungry children, in at least 80 of the world's poorest
countries.



WFP Global School Feeding Campaign - For just 19 US cents a day, you can
help WFP give children in poor countries a healthy meal at school - a gift
of hope for a brighter future.



For further information please go to:
World Food Program WFP - We Feed People

Menu for Hope