Food for a Good Cause

I volunteered earlier today at the FRESHFARM Market in Dupont Circle, helping to sign people up for the Celebrated Chefs program.  Celebrated Chefs is a company that helps nonprofits (in this case, FRESHFARM Markets) raise money when participants dine out at participating restaurants.  Here is how it works.  You enroll a credit card you already have (you can enroll multiple cards under your account, if you want) and affiliate your account with a particular nonprofit, and whenever you use the enrolled credit card to dine at one of the participating restaurants, 5% of your bill is automatically donated to the selected nonprofit.  There is no cost to join, and no obligation once you have joined.  Plus, you get a free cookbook when you enroll!  The whole restaurant connection seemed particularly fitting for FRESHFARM Markets (especially since a number of the participating restaurants already support the Market by purchasing food through it), but there are lots and lots of other nonprofits you can choose to support.

If you are interested in learning more about Celebrated Chefs (they current operate in DC, Seattle, San Francisco, and Chicago), you can check out their website: https://www.celebratedchefs.com/home.aspx

Unfortunately, if you enroll through the website, you have to pay shipping on the cookbook, but if you enroll directly through the nonprofit (for example, at an event such as the farmer's market) you can take it with you on the spot. 

Also, if you work for a restaurant or nonprofit that would be interested in participating, it would be worth dropping them a line!