Vindu

Quoted:

The photo above is the Pulitzer Prize winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine-stricken child crawling towards an United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.

The vulture is waiting for the child to die so it can eat it. This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer, Kevin Carter, who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.

Three months later, he committed suicide due to depression.

I am sure many of you came across this heart-ripping photograph.  Now is a chance to do something about it. We can rise up to the occasion and donate for a just cause.

Please participate in the FAHC fund drive. Feed a hungry child is Vijay K Narayan’s non-profit organization that aims at feeding hungry children in India. 

Indira is spearheading the FAHC effort in association with eminent food bloggers – Jai and Bee, Manisha and famous author Sri Suvir Saran.

The goal is to raise $3360 by Oct 23.  Please chip in. 

The money donated through this link goes to the Feed A Hungry Child Account that is created and maintained by Vijay K Narayanan of FAHC at State Bank of Travancore, Chittur, Palakkad, India.

There is more to donating .. you can actually win prizes!!!! Yes!!! Please click here for complete list of prizes.

Jai and Bee laid out these neat instructions:

Contribute securely Via Paypal or credit card. Each $25 donation will give you one raffle ticket towards a prize of your choice.

Then send Indira an e-mail @ donatesmiles AT gmail DOT com (please note the special e-mail ID created for this purpose), clearly specifying which prize or prizes you are interested in. Do mention how many tickets per prize, for example, a donation of $50 will buy you 2 tickets for a cookbook. The two highest donations get the dinner for two at Dévi. They are also eligible for participating in the raffle for the prizes they are interested in.

Please use the same email address that you have used for your Chip-in contribution. This helps us for cross-referencing and to contact you in case you win the prize.

The event will be closed on October 23, 2007 and raffle prize winners will be announced on October 25 at Mahanandi and Jugalbandi for the respective prizes. (The drawing will be done manually).

If you need more information about the prizes, please contact Indira  donatesmiles At gmail DOT com. You can also contact me mythiliandyou@yahoo.com

The List of Raffle Prizes  

1. Grains, Greens and Grated Coconuts ~ by Ammini Ramachandran
(from Indira)

 

   “Grains, Greens, and Grated Coconuts is more than a cookbook-it is a collection of treasured memories and delicious family recipes presented against a backdrop of Indian culinary and cultural history. Familiar with Western cooking methods, Ramachandran shows how to integrate these recipes into a Western-style menu and suggests ways for home cooks to expand their repertoire without having to create an entire menu of dishes.”
Ammini Ramachandran’s website: Peppertrail.com
Reviews at Amazon.com    

2. A Gift Box of Spice Extracts
(From Anjali Damerla of Supreme Spice)

 

With winter season upon us, the refreshing and powerful spice extracts offer a neat and easy way to boost the immune system. Also make a great addition to tea, coffee and sweet/savory recipes. The raffle winner will get gift box of 5-spice extracts:        

Cardamom, Ginger, Kesar Milk masala, Tea Masala and Tulsi spice.

3. Two copies of Complete Digital Photography by Ben Long .
From Bee and Jai of Jugalbandi. (Raffle winners get one copy each.)

4. Two copies of American Masala by Suvir Saran
Autographed and shipped directly by the acclaimed chef and author Sri. Suvir Saran. (Raffle winners will get one copy each.)

 

        

5. Two copies of Indian Home Cooking by Suvir Saran
Autographed and shipped directly by chef and author Sri. Suvir Saran. (Raffle winners will get one copy each.)

6. Two prizes: Dinner for two each(wine included) at Suvir Saran’s elegant restaurant “Devi”
(8 East 18th Street between 5th Ave and Broadway, New York City – Map)
(Generously contributed by Sri. Suvir Saran)

(You can find detailed information about raffle prizes 3 to 6 at Jugalbandi.)

7. Two ready-to-wear children’s sarees with matching blouses
From Manisha of Indian Food Rocks
In Beautiful red and green colors. Children’s size 28, fit a 5 or 6 year old of average height. Perfect for festival day celebrations.
Details and Photos at Indian Food Rocks.

8. Two Fair Trade Goodie Bags from UK
From Padmaja of Spicy Andhra
Raffle winner will get a gift bag each. Goodie Bag contains Fairtrade goodies:

Christmas Rich Roast Coffee, Pure Origin Kenyan Teabags (80 teabags), Lemon Curd, Strawberry and Pink Champagne Conserve, Chilean Clear Honey, Organic Milk Chocolate Bar, Organic Dark Chocolate Bar, Organic Milk Chocolate With Roasted Almonds Bar

Details and photos at Spicy Andhra.

9. Mountain Valley – Oil on Canvas Painting (16 X 20
From Shilpa of Aayi’s Recipes
Serene and Spectacular at the same time, this oil on canvas is an original art work by talented artist Srimati. Shilpa.
Details and photos at Aayi’s Recipes.

UPDATE !!!!!

Prize from Vindu: A ceramic plate such as this with your blog name or any name of your choice.

“Vindu” plate