Q: Hope you’re having a great Tuesday. I’m a big fan of your blog and just wanted to get in touch about an upcoming campaign you may be interested in. As part of Good Food Month, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald are encouraging restaurants to help make a difference for children affected by the famine in East Africa through the Bread for Good project.
I’ve posted some more details below and you can also find out more at www.breadforgood.com.au. Some fantastic Melbourne and Sydney restaurants and chefs are already on board including Quay, Rockpool, Porteno, Ilona Staller, and Couta Boat Cafe. You can also keep up to date on twitter with the latest restaurants to join this campaign via @breadforgood11 .
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
A: While Bread for Good is undoubtably a good cause, I do object to the fact that your have taken the entire methodology of Streetsmart, an organisation I support through my blog.
Unfortunately, by signing up these restaurants for $2 donations (which is what Streetsmart started) you are cutting into the income of this tiny charity that only raises a few hundred thousand dollars a year, 100% of which goes to local causes rather than the millions UNICEF raises.
I find it sad that the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are unable to support this charity that supports the disenfranchised in the cities in which they operate.
What I’m doing is raising funds for Streetsmart through the Melbourne Fringe Festival and encouraging local bloggers to support it.
I know this sounds harsh but charity is a competitive business nowadays and UNICEF joins Plan International, which also used Streetsmart’s methodology last year.
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