It's that time of year again for the Menu for Hope campaign; a fundraiser created by food bloggers around the world. This year, Menu for Hope is raising money to support the UN's World Food Programme whose goal for the 21st century is "halving the proportion of hungry people in the world". The campaign runs from December 11th (today!) to December 22nd - during which time you are encouraged to purchase raffle tickets for some truly wonderful foodie prizes.

In order to see all the prizes for the event (it is a global food blogger campaign), please visit Chez Pim. Our Canadian host is the lovely and talented Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict, where you can see all the great offerings from Canadian food bloggers. If you would like more information on how to purchase tickets and donations please visit First Giving.

For Menu for Hope, I am donating something everyone loves: cookies. A freshly baked batch of homemade cookies sent priority post/overnight to anyone anywhere in North America (you can order them for yourself or for someone else!). I will provide you with a list of cookies that I make well and you will provide me with a date (please give me a week's notice!) and a mailing address. Then I will email you to let you know that your cookies are on their way and within 24 hours of emerging from my oven they will be on their sweet way to you. How can you possibly resist?

Tickets cost US $10 and will buy one raffle ticket to your prize of choice. If you are interested in my donation the prize code is CA14. You must specify which prize you're interested in by quoting the prize code in the "personal message" section.

Here are the instructions for the event:

1. Go to the donation page to make a contribution.
2. Each US $10 donation will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. Please specify which prize or prizes you'd like by entering the prize code in the 'Personal Message' section on the donation form when confirming your contribution. E.G. A US $50 donation can be two tickets for UW99 and three tickets for CA14.*
3. Some companies will match personal charitable donations made by staff. If your company has such a program, please remember to mark the appropriate box and fill in the information so they can claim the corporate match.
4. Please also check the box to allow them to see your email address. They need this so they can contact you in case you win a prize. If you do not do this, they will be unable to contact you. Please be assured that they will not share your email address with anyone.
5. Raffle results will be announced on 15 January on Chez Pim. Draws will be conducted electronically, thanks to Derrick at Obsession with Food for creating the computer application used to magically select names.

*N.B.: Canadian tax laws prohibit charitable donation receipts to be issued by registered Canadian charities for raffle or lottery tickets. The UNWFP is a U.S.-based charity; should any donation receipts be issued, you will need to seek professional advice regarding applying them to your Canadian income tax return.

Again, my prize code is CA14 and I am donating Home-made Morsels of Loveliness. Thank you and please give generously this year!!

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