LIFESTYLE

Originally published on Wednesday, 01 October 2008

Attention Hungry

Apparently your true character comes out when nobody’s watching. And I’m not referring to those secret pursuits (talking to yourself, inspecting your genitalia or listening to country) which we all keep quiet. No, I’m talking charity here folks.

Would you leave a tip if nobody was watching? Or do you wait until the waiter sees just who that generous person is? Do you donate to charity without anyone ever knowing? Or do you do it to “casually” drop mention into conversation?

Yes, me too. But while it’s easy to signal “charitable” abroad with Bono’s RED products, here they’ll just get you mistaken for a Vodafone user.

Handily, you can now finally get Lauren Bush’s FEED bag instead. Hand over 45 euros, and about 25 of those will go to the World Food Programme, allowing a kid to be fed for a year. And you’ll have a FEED-logoed tote to show for it.

Crafty, those charities - a charity badge of honour tote bag. But surely donating the full 45 euros directly would feed two kids?

FEED Bag – now available in El Corte Inglés Plaça Catalunya – EUR 45
Donate directly to the WFP online

By AAl

 

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