In April, over 100 of you raised over $1500 for Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. You voted to send money to Oxfam’s work in El Salvador. Thanks so much to our hosts Omega House and to Dogwood Coffee for donated Salvadoran coffee. See pics and find out more […]
posted by: eatingJoin us Saturday, May 7th, 2011 for a Latin American feast to support the Student Alliance Project (and in honor of International Workers Rights Day and Cinco de Mayo!) This month your money will go to Portland’s own Student Alliance Project. The organization got started by filming the documentary “Papers,” a story of some of […]
posted by: Portland E4E team12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature or softened 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar 2 1/2 cups cold heavy cream 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean (or whatever you have available) Coer la creme mold (or an aluminum pie tie with holes poked into it) […]
posted by: eatingIn January, about 180 of you crammed into “the castle” to raise just over $1500 for Gardening Matters‘ support of new Local Food Resource Hubs, including tool lending libraries in St. Paul, and South and North Minneapolis. This month, come play! Your supper money will go to the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT), a Minneapolis-based […]
posted by: eatingHappy 2011 to you all! We’re starting the new year off right, with 3 (count ’em: THREE) Eat for Equity dinners scheduled over the next few months. As you may or may not know, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, celebrated March 8 all over the world to recognize the economic, political and social achievements […]
posted by: Boston E4E teamPortland E4E community: a note about Olombelo Ricky, who’s heading a music camp for street children outside of ‘Tana’, Madagascar’s capital. With your supper money for Torina Fund’s music project–almost $350!–he purchased a solar power inverter for the camp, and couldn’t be more thrilled. See photo below (note drums in the background). For future updates […]
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