L-R of Brian Bethel of Nautilus Water, Ivan Torres Armas, Master Cigar Roller for Havana Humidor and Adam Collins, Director of Operations for Havana Humidor prepare for Paradise Plates, the second annual fundraiser to benefit Hands For Hunger on May 15th at Atlantis’ Crown Ballroom. The exciting event will feature gourmet food, wine, spirits, a silent auction, raffle and live entertainment.
Nautilus
Water and Havana Humidor Join Unique Fundraiser
To Help Fight Hunger in
The Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas –
Paradise Plates, Hands For Hunger’s second annual fundraiser, is continuing to
receive support from local merchants. Nautilus Water will be returning this
year as the official water served at the event and Havana Humidor will be
selling their Bahamian premium brand of cigars to guests. Royal Fidelity has
also joined the list of sponsors for Paradise Plates which will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 7 – 11 p.m. at the Atlantis
Crown Ballroom.
“Nautilus
Water is thrilled to join Hands for Hunger at their Paradise Plates 2010
event,” said Shannon Bruce, Marketing Manager for Prime Bahamas Ltd. and
Nautilus Water. “This is our second year participating. Not only are we
strongly committed to giving back to the community in any way possible, but our
very purpose, supplying the public with a healthy and pure drinking water, charges us to promote healthy living
for all. Combating hunger and malnutrition, and supplying a reliable source of
drinking water are basic needs. We are
dedicated to ensuring that these needs are met and Hands For Hunger, by creating
the fantastic Paradise Plates event, has afforded our company the opportunity
to do so.”
“As a Bahamian company, Havana Humidor is always pleased to give
back to our community and we are happy to be a part of Paradise Plates,” said
Adam Collins, Director of Operations for Havana Humidor. “Paradise Plates is an
evening of fine food, wine and spirits and enjoying a fine cigar complements
the experience. We will be selling our marquis Havana
Humidor premium cigars, made from our signature tobacco blends and donating
100% of sales for the evening towards Hands for Hunger’s noble cause. We are proud to be a part of Paradise
Plates and to contribute to an agency that helps to feed those that need it
most.”
Chefs from
20 different restaurants, catering businesses, wine and spirit merchants are
busy preparing to showcase exciting new creations or their well-loved signature
fare, specialty wines and beverages to guests of Paradise Plates.
Sponsored by The New Providence Development Company Limited and
Tommy Hilfiger, the creatively presented event showcases a lavish array of
gourmet food prepared by Chefs from Nassau’s premier restaurants, fine wine and
spirits and live entertainment with all proceeds benefitting Hands For Hunger
the non-profit, humanitarian organization committed to the elimination of
hunger and the reduction of food waste in The Bahamas.
To date, Chefs from a wide variety of
restaurants including: Old Fort Bay Club; Dune; Nobu; Mesa Grill; British
Colonial Hilton; Compass Point; Food Art By
Cacique; Essence Catering & Premium Food
Services; Goodfellow Farms; Luciano's of
Chicago; Le Petit Gourmet; La Hipica Spanish Tapas and Grill; Patisserie Tea Room; VanBreugels,
the Lyford Cay Club and Sun And… have agreed to participate and showcase their
extraordinary food.
Fine wine will also be
showcased at Paradise Plates. Mendoza Wine Imports will be returning this year
and offering samples of wine from Argentina and Bahamian Brewery and Beverage
Company will be featuring Sands draft beer. SHG Management/Tropics Beverage
Company will also be returning this year offering a premium martini from their
frozen fruit blends.
“We
are honoured to have so many of last year’s Chefs, restaurants and vendors
returning to make the evening a great success,” said Rosamund Roberts, who
along with Andrea Strommer is Co-Director of
Fundraising for the organization and in charge of leading the event planning.
“There is no question that the food, wine and
beverages being served for the evening will be extraordinary given the caliber
of the participants. Paradise Plates will be bigger this year and we are
pleased to be presenting several new Chefs and restaurants as well as the
addition of cigars. We are very grateful to them and
our other sponsors for their generous support. Paradise Plates is receiving
tremendous response from the public and we look forward to another memorable
evening.”
Other
sponsors include: Atlantis, Creative Relations, Credit Suisse, Pearle Vision, Royal
Bank of Canada, Royal Star Assurance, The D’Albenas Agency, Charles E Carey and
Sons, Coldwell Banker/Lightbourn Realty, Odyssey Aviation, Bahamas Local.
All proceeds from Paradise Plates will go to Hands For Hunger and
its food rescue program. Each day, Hands For Hunger picks-up fresh, high
quality food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to community
centers, shelters, churches and soup kitchens throughout New Providence.
Since operations began in March of 2009, H4H has already
distributed over 200,000 lbs of food to those in need (approximately equal to
200,000 meals served) and prevented more than 388.5 tonnes of C02 carbon
emissions from entering the atmosphere.
“Hunger is a
solvable problem. It is a fact that there is more than enough food on this
island to amply feed every single woman, man and child. Hands For Hunger
functions to connect this excess supply with the unmet, ever growing need
through the more equitable and efficient distribution of resources, ” said
Alanna Rodgers, Founder and Program Coordinator of Hands For Hunger. “The
proceeds raised from Paradise Plates will go directly to addressing a most
basic human need in our community.”
The amazing array of food and drink is complemented by a silent
auction, raffle, live entertainment and beautiful décor. Tickets are $140 per
person. You can purchase tickets at
Pearle Vision and Fab Finds in the Harbour Bay and Lyford Cay Shopping
Centres or contact: ashleyl@handsforhunger.orgat the New Providence Community Centre, Western New Providence; Central from
Rosamund Roberts contact: rosroberts@handsforhunger.org
East from Andrea Strommer
Hands For Hunger was started by a group
of Bahamian student leaders in early 2008, who were and still are, committed to
making a difference in the world. The organization is a registered,
not-for-profit charity (# 57211 C) that relies on donations from community
groups, foundations, corporations and the general public. They are led by a
volunteer Board of Directors and supported by hundreds of dedicated volunteers.
For more information on Hands For Hunger to volunteer or make a donation call
327-1660 ext. 241 or visit www.handsforhunger.org.
