Donations through the Workplace

Getting others involved in your cause can be a challenge. I think that the best way to teach about Lunch Bunch is to involve those around us with the process and purpose.

The mention of Lunch Bunch sparked an immediate interest in a few of my colleagues. They generously and eagerly gave donations to us that were very much appreciated. These first donations were so great and so helpful; it wasn’t a surprise who the first people to donate were. Thank you guys!

So to get the idea of Lunch Bunch really stewing at my workplace I decided to hold a raffle. We were accepting any donation: money, clothes, toiletries, food items. Everyone who donated received a raffle ticket that gave them a chance to win a free lunch made by me and a prize.




The donations that we received were great! They were clothes, money and food items. The lunch was going to be served on a Friday and the raffle done the Thursday before. I am not sure if anyone was even keen on winning to begin with, everyone wanted to just donate.

Now there was a twist to this raffle that no one knew about. Not one person would get a free lunch as promised; everyone was going to get lunch! The idea behind Lunch Bunch is that when you help one person you help all people. Having everyone get the lunch was a fun way to demonstrate this point. The next day we all ate pasta, salads, bread and sausages.

The person who won the prize was Valerie; she received a lovely bath set. I do feel that we all won that day, because the idea behind Lunch Bunch was presented and understood.

Helping others creates opportunities for a better community, nation and world. Thank you again all who have donated in one way or another!