Windows of Hope - October 11

[Peg Kerr]

I've talked with several people who had mentioned being troubled that in
the rush to help the
families of the rescue workers killed on September 11, perhaps the
families of people who were more economically vulnerable were being
forgotten, i.e., janitors, food workers, etc.  Here is an excerpt from
my daily e-mail recipe message from World Wide recipes with a way to
help:  [Note: if you're interested, to subscribe to World Wide Recipes,
go to www.wwrecipes.com ]

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Hundreds of food service professionals died in the attack on the World
Trade Center while they were going about their daily business of
preparing meals for people like you and me.  The Windows of Hope
Family Relief Fund has been established to provide financial aid and
scholarships to the families of the chefs, cooks, dishwashers,
waiters, waitresses, and busboys who lost their lives.  Thousands of
restaurants and food service organizations around the world have
pledged at least ten percent of their revenues on Thursday evening,
October 11, towards this fund.

What can we do to help?  First and most obviously, we can dine at the
participating restaurants this Thursday.  A list of participating
restaurants is at
http://www.windowsofhope.org/pages/restaurant_directory.html, and
there is probably one not far from you.  The list also includes
restaurants in Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, and several other
countries, so please check it out regardless of where you live.  We
can also call our favorite restaurants and urge them to participate.
Please refer them to http://www.windowsofhope.org/pages/call.html for
information on signing up.  Finally, we can send contributions to:

Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund
c/o David Berdon & Co., LLP
415 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Checks should be made payable to: Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund

Note: Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund is a 501(c)3 charitable fund:
Confirmation of Windows of Hope 501(c)3 status and other tax related
information can be found at: http://www.irs.gov/bus_info/eo/sep11.html

Please decide which restaurant you will dine at this Thursday and make
a reservation.

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The World Wide Recipes editor sent out a follow up message out later
which read in part as follows:

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I have decided to deliver this issue earlier than usual because I have
received a great deal of feedback from my mention of the Windows of
Hope Family Relief Fund in yesterday's ezine, so let me publish the
links again and try to clarify some matters.

First off, it appears that not all restaurants that are participating
are listed at the web site at
http://www.windowsofhope.org/pages/restaurant_directory.html, so I
recommend you call your favorite restaurant and ask if they are
participating.  If they aren't, please urge them to go to
http://www.windowsofhope.org/pages/call.html or call Darlene Dwyer at
212-893-3710 for details.  Also, you might make matters easier for
them by printing out the form at
http://www.windowsofhope.org/pdf/response_form.html and taking it to
the restaurants of your choice.  They can then fill it out and fax it
to the number listed on the form.

If they aren't already familiar with the fund, please inform them that
by participating, they are pledging a minimum of 10% of their evening
(i.e. dinner) revenues of October 11, 2001 to aid the families of the
food industry workers who perished in the World Trade Center.  The web
site also has promotional materials available at
http://www.windowsofhope.org/pages/materials.html and several other
ideas for fund-raising activities at
http://www.windowsofhope.org/pages/call.html.

It's not too late to get more restaurants involved, so let's see if we
Recitopians [subscribers to World Wide Recipes] can make a difference.

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Hope this will be of interest.  Call your local favorite restaurant and
ask them if they're participating.  And if they're not, suggest it, and
send them this information.

Peg