STIR IT 28: Food Bloggers Align For Haiti Relief On February 21

I am pleased to help spread the word on a great charity event coming later this month!

Bloggers Bren Herrera (Flanboyant Eats), Courtney Nzeribe (Coco Cooks) and Chrystal Baker (The Duo Dishes) have joined forces to organize STIR IT 28: Food Bloggers Align For Haiti Relief.  The multi-city culinary event will be held on Sunday, February 21 in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City.  All proceeds from STIR IT 28 will go to Yéle Haiti and Share Our Strength .   This event is part of a month-long initiative to raise funds for the nation as it recovers from the devastating earthquake which struck last month.  The ladies are looking for food bloggers, home cooks, chefs and restaurants (28 per city) who are willing to donate 2-3 dishes that will feed 15-20 people each. It's not too late for you to contribute your culinary creations to the cause!  If you like to contribute dishes or volunteer at the Atlanta event, click here to contact Bren.  Here are the folks who are already on board for STIR IT 28 Atlanta:

• Chef Scott Serpas of Serpas True Food
• Chef Dwayne Hairston of Custom Creations
• Personal Chef Jayda Atkinson-Cabbell of Divva Dishes 
• Mr Orph's Kitchen (food blog)
• The Bread Experience 
• Lovely & Delicious Brands 
• SPACE Atlanta 
• Kheesekakes By Kelli 
• Maru Sushi 
• Chef April Higdon of Bistro In A Box  
• EtChane Williams-Towers (culinary student)
• Valerie Templier (a home cook from Haiti)
• Montaluce Winery & Estates
• Baker/Blogger Christina Aparnte from Mele Cotte 
• Cecille Ericta (food blogger @ A Dose Of Frosting) 
• STIR IT 28 Atlanta event hostess Bren Herrera from Flanboyant Eats 

**Just added: A special raffle hour.  Raffle items include a delicious personal chef dinner catered by Bren, C.B. Herrera jewelry, 3-piece custom candles, and special packages of "Stir It Up" gourmet coffee beans (courtesy of Marley Coffee).

Advance tickets to the Atlanta STIR IT 28 event are now on sale at a cost of $30 per person (a very limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $40).  There'll be a variety of scrumptious dishes to enjoy, complimentary wine courtesy of Montaluce Winery, two (cash) bars, and entertainment provided by DJ Rev Lee.  There will also be a special performance by a popular Atlanta-based artist (it's a surprise)!   The STIR IT 28 event promises to be a great evening of food and fun for a worthy cause.  To purchase your ticket(s), please click here to visit Bren's site and click on the STIR IT 28 logo on the right side of the page.  When you purchase, be sure to indicate that you are attending the Atlanta event.   If you would like to make a monetary donation towards STIR IT 28, please follow the same link.  Again, all funds raised will go directly to Share Our Strength and Yéle Haiti.

Even if you are unable to attend the event on the 21st, there are still other ways you can help.  Please visit Bren's STIR IT 28 Page for all the details.

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Help For Haiti

We've all seen the heartbreaking images from Haiti as that nation struggles to recover from the devastating earthquake which struck last Tuesday.  Around the world, relief efforts are underway to give much needed assistance to the Haitian people.

The United Nations World Food Programme has launched a six month emergency operation in Haiti to help feed millions of Haitians affected by this tragedy.  As some of you may remember, food and wine bloggers worldwide recently united to support the WFP through blogger Chez Pim's annual Menu For Hope fundraising campaign.  The most recent campaign raised nearly $79,000 for the WFP.  Several food and wine bloggers are once again answering the call to assist those in need, and you can help as well.

Marc Matsumoto (blogger at No Recipes) has organized a special fundraising campaign through his Blog Away Hunger effort.  The following bloggers have pledged to donate their January ad revenue to assist the Haiti relief efforts of the WFP and other charitable organizations. You can help by simply checking out their blogs if you haven't done so already.  Ad revenue is generated through page views, so I encourage you to peruse some of the older posts on these blogs.  This is a good opportunity to check out some great recipes (not to mention some gorgeous food photography) while helping a worthy cause. 

• gas•tron•o•my -I've followed Cathy (a.k.a the gastronomer, an L.A.-based food blogger) for a while.  It is through her site that I found out about this particular fundraising effort.
• Zen Can Cook
  
• Laura's Best Recipes
  
• Online Pastry Chef 
• Feeding Maybelle 
• Croque-Camille 
• My Baking Addiction 
• Ambitious Delicious(ness) 
• One Food Guy 
• The Duo Dishes 
• Hey What's For Dinner Mom? 
• Food Wanderings 
• Domestic Divas 
• High/Low/Food/Drink 
• dlyn 
• inuyaki 

If I may direct you to my sidebar---->, I've added a badge (just like the one pictured above this post) which will link you to the WFP's donation site where you can give directly to their efforts in Haiti (if you choose).  I've also added a link to Marc's Blog Away Hunger page.  Every little bit helps and no gift is too small. Even if you are unable to donate, just spread the word!  Thanks!

ETA:  I just found out about another great fundraiser coming up through Rob over at North Georgia's Montaluce Winery blog.  It's STIR IT 28: Food Bloggers Align For Haiti Relief, and it's being organized by local food blogger Bren Herrera (FlaNboyant Eats) along with Chicago-based food blogger Courtney Nzeribe (Coco Cooks) and L.A.-based food blogger Chrystal Baker (The Duo Dishes).  For more info and details on this fundraiser, click here or email bren@flanboyanteats.com.   I will do a more detailed write-up on this event in a post coming soon.  Stay tuned!