La colazione, il coffee break, il tea delle 5, i dolcetti delle..di ogni ora (!), sono momenti piu’ piacevoli in compagnia, non credete? Se poi diventano anche occasioni per sostenere una buona causa ed aiutare persone meno fortunate, sono davveri perfetti!

Perche’ allora non partecipare all’annuale Macmillian World’s Biggest Coffee Morning?

Andiamo per gradi: cosa è Macmillian? Macmillian Cancer Support è un’organizzazione senza scopo di lucro che offre un sostegno ad ampio spettro a coloro che soffrono di cancro in UK, finanziando infermieri e altri operatori sanitari specializzati e costruendo centri di cura del cancro. Inoltre, specialisti si mettono a disposizione per ascoltare, consigliare e condividere informazioni; volontari aiutano le famiglie nella gestione pratica della malattia, dal supporto a casa all’accompagnamento in ospedale; il team suggerisce come affrontare anche l’aspetto economico della patologia e come ottenere benefici e concessioni.

Ora, cosa c’entrano caffè e simili?

Il 26 settembre si terrà il Macmillian World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, un evento annuale iniziato nel 1990 quando un comitato di raccolta fondi locale tenne l’usuale coffee break mattutino e donò il ricavato dei caffè a Macmillian. L’anno successivo vi fu il primo National World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in cui 2600 persone si registrarono per organizzare il caffè mattutino in tutta la nazione. Ad oggi £113 milioni sono stati raccolti in questo modo per Macmillian Cancer Support.

Cosa potete fare voi?

Non è necessario organizzare il vostro coffe morning il 26 settembre, ogni data è la benvenuta così come sono benvenuti i coffe morning in ogni altra parte del mondo!

Vi lascio, vado a preparare la pastiera per questi inglesi!

Enjoy your breakfast supporting cancer!

 

Good morning from Ilary!

Breakfast, coffee break, the tea of 5, cakes of..every hour (!), are more pleasant in company, don’t you think? If then they become also opportunities to support a good cause and help those less fortunate, then are really perfect!

So, why don’t you attend the annual Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning?
Let’s go step by step: what is Macmillian? Macmillan Cancer Support is a non-profit organization that provides a broad spectrum support to those who suffer from cancer in the UK, funding nurses and other specialist health and building centers of cancer care. In addition, specialists are available to listen, advise and share information; volunteers help families in the practical management of the disease, like support at home or lift to hospital; the team suggests how to deal with the economic aspect of the disease and how to obtain benefits and grants.

Now, what about coffee and similar?

On September 26th, there will be the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning , an annual event started in 1990 when a local fundraising committee decided to hold a coffee morning where people came along to meet and mingle – as they might ordinarily do – but donate the cost of their coffee to Macmillan in the process. The first National World’s Biggest Coffee Morning was in 1991, when 2,600 people registered to hold coffee mornings across the country. Since then it has raised over £113 million in total for Macmillan Cancer Support.

What can you do?

1. Subscribe to the event on the website http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx and ask for the participation kit
2. Send many many invitations to your friends, colleagues, acquaintances (even those less sympathetic, it’s for a good reason) with the date and the venue where you’re keeping your coffee meeting
3. Arm of patience, creativity and culinary skills, and prepare cakes, pies, muffins, cookies … and everything else you like to accompany your, and that of your guests, hot coffee!
4. Maybe you could call that friend you wanted to spend time with and ask for some help,spending a lovely afternoon together like masterchefs
5. When your guests will come, enjoy the delicacies prepared, talks about how many Italians live in London and, in the end, ask to your guests to “pay for coffee and cake” to Macmillian!

Simple no ?!
There is no need to organize your coffee morning on September 26th, every date is welcome! Also, you can hold a coffee morning overseas.

Let me go now, I’m going to make the pastiera for English guests!

Enjoy your breakfast supporting cancer!