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Menu for Hope
The Essex, "Vermont's Culinary Resort"

Imagine yourself in Vermont for the weekend, cuddled up with a glass of wine in a cozy fireplace room, snow gently falling outside the window. Imagine savoring food prepared by the renowned New England Culinary Institute and indulging in an intimate cooking class. The winner of this prize will be the guest of The Essex, "Vermont's Culinary Resort", located just outside Burlington, Vermont. This AAA Four Diamond Resort, set on 18 acres, is a paradise for foodies. Prize includes: two night's accommodations in a deluxe fireplace room, dinner for two in Butler's Restaurant, two "Chef Inn Training" cooking classes (meal included) and full breakfast for two.

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Menu for Hope is an annual online charity event in which food bloggers donate a prize that goes into a virtual raffle. Readers and others may then buy virtual raffle tickets for one or more prizes.

To read more about Menu for Hope, visit the following link at Chez Pim, the site that organizes the event each year: Menu for Hope FAQ

Dozens of great food-related prizes are offered each year, with proceeds going to the U.N. World Food Program, which seeks to fight hunger worldwide. Last year's Menu for Hope raised a staggering $62,925.

What We're Offering

The Essex is offering a two nights stay in a fireplace room with Chef “Inn” Training culinary class for two, dinner for two in Butler’s Restaurant and breakfast for two. All food is prepared by New England Culinary Institute.

If you want to enter for the Two-Night Stay Package, use raffle code UE30.
See below for instructions on entering »

More Prizes


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For a list all prizes worldwide, visit ChezPim.com
For a list of prizes on the East Coast, visit SeriousEats.com
To buy a virtual raffle ticket, visit FirstGiving.com/menuforhope4

To Enter
If you're interested in buying into the raffle, here's what you need to do:

1. Choose a prize or prizes of your choice from our Menu for Hope at chezpim.com

2. Go to the donation site at http://www.firstgiving.com/menuforhope4 and make a donation.

3. Please specify which prize you'd like in the 'Personal Message' section in the donation form when confirming your donation. You must write-in how many tickets per prize, and please use the prize code.

Each $10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. For example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for EU01 and 3 tickets for EU02. Please write 2xEU01, 3xEU02.

4. If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.

5. Please check the box to allow us to see your email address so that we can contact you in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.

Check back on Chez Pim on Wednesday, January 9 for the results of the raffle.

Thanks for your participation, and good luck in the raffle!

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