Hell Bay, Bryher New Inn, Tresco Island Hotel, Tresco

During Restaurants Against Hunger Week, (9-17 October), customers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will be invited to treat one or several children to a meal as they dine out by making a donation when they pay the bill.

So, not only will customers enjoy a great meal, but they will also help provide the equivalent of 200,000 meals to hungry children — the target of Restaurants Against Hunger Week 2004.

A donation of just £1 can provide a full meal for four children in Africa‡, helping to reach the fundraising target of £50,000 — the equivalent of 200,000 meals.

Restaurants in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will join hundreds of others up and down the country, top chefs such as Rick Stein and Giorgio Locatelli, all uniting to provide as many meals as possible for malnourished children during the Week, by doing what they do best — sharing a love of eating and drinking.

All funds raised during the Week goes directly to Action Against Hunger, which helps some 5 million people worldwide every year in their struggle to feed themselves. Every pound raised makes a real difference as 93% of Action Against Hunger’s expenditures goes to support its relief programs (Action Against Hunger 2003 audited accounts).

As Bill Knott, food writer and dedicated supporter of the campaign, stresses, “Every bit counts — we’re as happy to get £20 from a sandwich bar as £2,000 from a Michelin-starred restaurant.”

‘Supporting our charity year after year, restaurants and top chefs such as Rick Stein directly contribute to enabling us to respond immediately to emergencies such as that in Sudan and to help people to produce their own food. Just ?1 can provide a full meal for 4 children or seeds to grow vegetables. So much can be done with just a little. This Week is the perfect opportunity for restaurants and their customers to help bring enough food to hungry children in the world as they enjoy a meal out,? said Julienne Ho, co-ordinator of restaurants Against Hunger Week.

To reserve your table at any of the participating restaurants, please call the numbers below:

Hell Bay, Tel: 01720 422 947 New Inn, Tel: 01720 400 103

For further information on Restaurants Against Hunger contact Julienne on Tel: 020 7394 6300 Fax: 020 7237 9960 j.ho@aahuk.org

– Press release from Action Against Hunger.

Restaurants Against Hunger conincides with United Nation’s International World Food Day, on 16 October.