Wagamama help with GORTA’s Soup for Life appeal

Wagamama help with GORTA’s Soup for Life appeal

Wagamama are offering ‘soupport’ to GORTA as part of their Soup for Life appeal, taking place during National Soup Week, beginning on Friday 8^th April 2011.

From 8^th-15^th April 2011, for every Chicken Ramen soup purchased in Wagamama restaurants across the Republic of Ireland, Wagamama will donate €1 to GORTA, to help with their overseas work.

GORTA, Ireland’s longest established overseas development agency aims to improve long-term food security primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Their vision is a world where there is no hunger and where the poorest rural communities have the means to create a positive future for themselves and their children.

Wagamama say they are proud to support this vision by taking part in the Soup for Life appeal.

"Throughout its 12 years in Ireland the Wagamama philosophy has remained unchanged: to combine fresh and nutritious food in an elegant yet simple setting with helpful, friendly service and value for money" a spokesperson said.  

"Positive Eating & Positive Living"

The Wagamama ethos, developed since the first restaurant opened in London in 1992, is to combine great, fresh and nutritious food with helpful, friendly service and value for money.

The Dublin city centre restaurant on South King Street opened its doors for the first time in 1998 and they expanded to Cork in 2005. In July 2010, they opened a 2,500sq ft restaurant seating 100 in Blanchardstown.

For more information regarding GORTA and the Soup for Life appeal visit www.gorta.org and www.soupforlife.ie and http://www.wagamama.ie/

Soup For Life - National Soup Week Starting Friday 8th April

Calling All Restaurants!

For the second year running, Gorta has launched its exciting spring fundraising initiative called Soup for Life. They are asking soup lovers and foodies alike to help make hunger history by gathering friends, family and colleagues for a fun get together over a pot of soup and make a contribution to gorta’s work fighting hunger in Africa.

Gorta are inviting all restaurant owners to make a donation of €1 for each bowl of soup you sell during National Soup Week (8th - 15th April 2011). You can join all of the restaurants, hotels, pubs and cafés who participated last year and get involved for a day, a couple of days or maybe even the whole week!

For a List of Participating Restaurants and more Vist their Blog at: 

 http://blog.soupforlife.ie/2011/03/list-keeps-on-growing.html

See all of the soupporters who have already signed up, and are helping to make hunger history.

Why get involved?
■Online publicity
■Media campaign
■Photo opportunities
■Corporate responsibility

What are the benefits?
'Soup for Life’ creates an opportunity to reflect on the difficulties families in the developing world face in providing for themselves and their children, and also the work that gorta does to ensure communities in sub-Saharan Africa have the tools and the knowledge to become self-sufficient.

Have a Look at their Video Promo...

Gorta supports agricultural activities including livestock rearing, irrigation schemes and other water-based projects as well as the support of education, healthcare initiatives and income-generating activities. Visit gorta.org to get more information on our overseas programmes. You can help fund these initiatives through participating in the ‘Soup for Life’ campaign.

The Poster for your Restaurant is Available to download here...

http://www.soupforlife.ie/pdf/SFL_2011_Restaurant_Poster.pdf

PUT YOUR NAME IN THE POT NOW!

Don't forget to feed the fish at the bottom of this post!

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