The Holidays have arrived! And what does one do when they are filled with joy and gratitude – you throw a party to raise money for a cause close to your heart. The spirit of giving and cheer made its way through open doors at a private residence in San Francisco this past Saturday; and in partnership with The Green Stylist, and with kind sponsorship from Art in the Age and Mavae, the Holiday event raised $1000 from guests for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Foundation.

 

Upon their arrival, guests were asked for their donations in place of a feel-good factor and to sign their name onto an ornament to hang on the Christmas tree, glowing in the living room. Organic spirits were served, with the highlight being a delightfully flavored eggnog cocktail by ROOT from the sponsor Art in the Age. The video above showcases the historical significance of root beer in American culture, which Art in the Age has brilliantly captured in their tasty organic spirit. Also, top donors received water filter from Mavae, made from BPA-free plastic for their contributions.

The Green Sytlist wishes to thank both Art in the Age and Mavae for their kind donations!

 

 

It was an absolute pleasure working with and fundraising for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution!  The Food Revolution has a mission to teach people how to get “back to basics” in the kitchen with wholesome, healthy food and reforming the school lunch menus in our schools. The Green Stylist interviewed Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution to learn what they have accomplished thus far in their efforts and to see what’s next for the Foundation. Read on!

Q: What is next for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution?

In 2012, Jamie and the team will continue to work tirelessly to improve school food, inspire better food education, galvanize our supporters and get as many people cooking as possible. With The Best and Worst School Lunch Photo Wall now running for the full 2011-2012 school year this will allow us to build a powerful showcase of school lunches across every state in America and around the world, we will re-launch in the New Year with some exciting updates plus stay tuned for new exciting online and offline projects in 2012.

Q: What has been the most exciting thing (event, goal) that has been accomplished by the Food Revolution?

Without a doubt, our community uprising and amazing supporters. With 105,000+ FB followers, 16,000+ Twitter followers, over 600 Food Revolution Community groups amounting to 17,000+ people across America and over 770,000 petition signers supporting Jamie’s campaign globally our community are central to all that we do and drive the Food Revolution alongside us. We endeavor to support them and work with our core groups to effect change in schools, homes, businesses and on Main Street.

Q: How much has been raised to date? Who else has raised money?

We have received an amazing $70,000+ in public donations and also seen great fundraising initiatives including RecipeDiva who donated $500 following their May campaign where they donated $1 for every new subscriber to their site, Out of the Box Food who donate money bag for every re-useable bag they sell and Crunch a Color who donates money for each game sold. We also have fantastic people across the states who have set up amazing dinner parties with profits being donated to the Food Revolution.

Here are some extra pictures from the event – enjoy!

Images courtesy of The Green Stylist.