Chefs Sunny de Ocampo, Don Hancey, Stephen Clarke and Peter Manifis.24/Aug/2010
InMyCommunity.com (Perth, Western Australia)
SEVEN well-known chefs with big hearts will come together on August 30 to raise money for Cambodian children.
Cocktails for Cambodia aims to raise $30,000 to help three groups – the Paul Dubrule Hospitality School, The Children’s Surgical Centre and The Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity.
It’s hard to imagine what life is like for people who live in Cambodia, one of the poorest countries in Asia, but Don Hancey, one of WA’s most accomplished chefs, has seen first-hand the suffering and is driven to make a difference.
Five years ago, he established the Yes Cambodia organisation.
This year Don’s friends – Russell Blaikie of Must Winebar, Stephen Clarke of Clarkes of North Beach, Peter Manifis of Incontro Restaurant, Eat Good Life’s Sunny de Ocampo, Theo Kalogeracos of Little Caesars Pizzeria, and master oyster shucker Jerry Fraser – have come on board for the fourth Cocktails for Cambodia event.
Don said the event was not only about raising money, but also raising awareness.
“In the past five years, we have continued our support by raising funds and working on special projects but it’s never enough; every time you go over there, you see other areas of need,” he said.
“I’ve not known anyone that has gone there and not come back and wanted to do something.”
Don said the biggest problems were lack of health and welfare and lack of education.
“When you help educate kids through the hospitality school you empower them; it means they can get a job,” he said.
“A lot of these kids support their parents.
“Give a kid an education and you’ve given them a survival tool for life.”
- The event is at West Coast TAFE Joondalup Hospitality & Tourism Centre and will include a charity auction.
Tickets available at www.yescambodia.org
Cocktails for Cambodia aims to raise $30,000 to help three groups – the Paul Dubrule Hospitality School, The Children’s Surgical Centre and The Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity.
It’s hard to imagine what life is like for people who live in Cambodia, one of the poorest countries in Asia, but Don Hancey, one of WA’s most accomplished chefs, has seen first-hand the suffering and is driven to make a difference.
Five years ago, he established the Yes Cambodia organisation.
This year Don’s friends – Russell Blaikie of Must Winebar, Stephen Clarke of Clarkes of North Beach, Peter Manifis of Incontro Restaurant, Eat Good Life’s Sunny de Ocampo, Theo Kalogeracos of Little Caesars Pizzeria, and master oyster shucker Jerry Fraser – have come on board for the fourth Cocktails for Cambodia event.
Don said the event was not only about raising money, but also raising awareness.
“In the past five years, we have continued our support by raising funds and working on special projects but it’s never enough; every time you go over there, you see other areas of need,” he said.
“I’ve not known anyone that has gone there and not come back and wanted to do something.”
Don said the biggest problems were lack of health and welfare and lack of education.
“When you help educate kids through the hospitality school you empower them; it means they can get a job,” he said.
“A lot of these kids support their parents.
“Give a kid an education and you’ve given them a survival tool for life.”
- The event is at West Coast TAFE Joondalup Hospitality & Tourism Centre and will include a charity auction.
Tickets available at www.yescambodia.org
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