1st Oct 2010 - 00:00
Abstract
The small Scottish Highland village of Carrbridge – home of the annual World Porridge Making Championship – has teamed up with the Scottish-based charity, Mary's Meals to introduce an international World Porridge Day next week (Sunday 10 October).
The charity, which started from a tin shed in Argyllshire in the south west of Scotland, aims to provide a daily meal in school for children who are growing up in poverty.
Each day, the youngsters are invited to their local school where they are given a mug of a healthy porridge mix fortified with vitamins and minerals. This provides them with the nutrition they need to grow, play and also learn with the aim that education will help them escape from a life of poverty.
It costs just £6.15 (about €7 or $10) to feed a child in Malawi for a year.
Businesses can support this cause by getting together with family, friends or maybe workmates and hosting their own World Porridge Day fund raising event.
For more information or to set up your own World Porridge Day email worldporridge@aol.com or visit www.marysmeals.org.
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