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PARIS, September 23, 2019, World Chefs Without Borders
(WCWB) announced today that plans are underway for Chefs Social
Responsibility (“CSR”) events to be held in Ho Chi Ming, Vietnam from October
19 to 21, 2019. During CSR Vietnam, WCWB members from Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, China, Iceland,
Singapore and Vietnam will join the Professional Chefs Guild of Saigon to showcase Vietnamese cuisine and local products during the
International Chefs Day Gala Fund Raising Dinner and when preparing healthy
meals to feed over 500 homeless children.
Funds raised on International
Chefs Day, October 20, 2019, will provide better basic kitchen facilities to
feed the homeless children at the City Youth
Center and will support the ROOM TO READ children education program. WCWB Chairman Willment Leong will be onsite
leading CSR Vietnam, and firmly believes, “As Chefs, if you can’t find faith in humanity, perform
your CSR and you will become the faith in humanity.”
Alexander Chong, Executive Chef of New World
Saigon Hotel has been appointed Project Director for CSR Vietnam. WCWB is
confident that by working together, these humanitarian events will be a big
success and make a difference in the lives and hearts of the children.
WCWB CSR Vietnam Slogan – “There is Always
Hope for a Better Tomorrow”
About ROOM TO READ www.roomtoread.org
Room to Read is a non-profit organization for
improving literacy and gender equality in education in the developing world.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded on the belief that
“World Change Starts With Educated Children,” the organization
focuses on working in collaboration with local communities, partner
organizations and governments. Room to Read develops literacy skills and the habit of reading among primary school children and supports girls in completing
secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
Room to Read is serving communities in ten countries in Asia and Africa: South
Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia,
and Vietnam.
ABOUT WORLD CHEFS WITHOUT BORDERS www.worldchefswithoutborders.org
World Chefs Without Borders
(WCWB) is a global humanitarian aid initiative
by WORLDCHEFS. Our mission is to support and mobilize our global network of
volunteer chefs to undertake initiatives providing education and resources to
those in need and afflicted by natural disasters.
For Information on WCWB, Contact For International Chefs Day Gala
Willment Leong, WCWB Chairman Fundraiser Dinner Tickets, Contact
[email protected] [email protected]
