Hospitals are closing their doors to homemade food donations from the general public for safety reasons. So I’m raising funds to provide nourishing meals to overworked frontline healthcare workers and putting some much needed revenue into local businesses approved by hospital authorities. #ShoutAMeal
16 April Update – 7 days in, $39,106 raised, 5,000 foods delivered to 13 hospitals!! Read more and see photos here, down in the Updates section. ❤️
Over 100 healthcare workers around the world have died from COVID-19, caring for those of us in need. I want to say thank you to our frontliners.
On Thursday 2 April 2020, I sent 250 muffins to the Westmead Hospital in Sydney as a small token of my appreciation to healthcare workers in the frontline, battling the COVID-19 war at great personal risk to themselves.
The next day, I sent 1,000 muffins to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Liverpool, Concord, Hornsby and Royal North Shore Hospital. Dozer shouted coffee for everyone in the Emergency Department at Canterbury Hospital, and arranged for lunch to be sent to the COVID Ward at Mona Vale Hospital.
And this week, I have 100 meals ordered to be delivered to the high-work-level wards of Westmead Hospital (COVID, ICU, Emergency), to be distributed to those who need it the most. Those who don’t have a hot meal waiting for them when they get home after a 15 hour shift. Those who have moved out of home to protect their loved ones.
I don’t want to stop.
And thus, Shout A Meal was born.
THE MISSION #ShoutAMeal
To provide delicious, nourishing food to our frontline healthcare workers in Sydney, and support local businesses struggling to stay afloat.
GOAL
To raise $210,000 to provide 500 meals per day for 6 weeks to frontline healthcare workers, and provide some much needed revenue into the hospitality industry.
$10 meals x 500 healthcare workers x 7 days x 6 weeks = $210,000
(PS I secretly hope I can raise much more to provide more meals and more business to locals)
Got questions about how it will all work, and around food safety? Good! Read the FAQ’s.
Shout a Meal for our healthcare heroes
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$10 buys a meal for 1 healthcare worker
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$50 buys a meal for 5 healthcare workers
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$100 provides meals for a team of 10 workers
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$500 will be dinner for a small emergency department
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$2,000 provides meals for a small COVID Ward for a week
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Only have a dollar? Healthcare workers are touched by any and every gesture, no matter how big or small. ❤️
HOSPITALS AND RESTAURANTS
Sydney Hospitals – please complete this form to request free meals.
Sydney Restaurants and caterers – please complete this form to participate.
To wrap things up, just sharing a couple of notes I received from hospital workers after I sent over the muffins. I treasure each and every one of them.
Thank you for reading, and please stay safe.
Thinking of you all – Nagi x
Life of Dozer
And finishing on a lighter note – no face mask could have prepared me for that moment when a bit of his food flew into my mouth as I mixed up his homemade breakfast 🤢
You fabulous woman! (& dog) Donation made. I’ve saved at least that much by not being able to sit at coffee shops, so too easy! Fingers crossed we can get it running in other states, but Sydney certainly needs support from us all.
Thank you so much Amanda! N x
I love this initiative Nagi! I love your blog and your recipes too, so this is a lovely opportunity to support you and your big heart in such a wonderful and practical way to help out. x
I love you Nagy and I love your recipes and your website. But … Why only Sydney? Do you think that the other smaller states which aren’t on the populated eastern seaboard and which have less resources aren’t doing it as tough as or even tougher than NSW?
It is up to each community big or small to support their local hospital – if you have one in your area it would be awesome if you could arrange community support.
Methinks the best way to show appreciation for Nagi’s work besides just saying ‘thank yoiu’ is to let all your friends and associates know what is being achieved here and begin such-like campaigns in your own home town. Something I am attempting to do worldwide . . .
Jacqui – it’s not about choosing, it’s that I simply don’t have the bandwidth to do more than one city. I live in Sydney, I know the hospitals, I know the restaurant industry. I’m working pretty hard already – it’s 10.49 pm, I started at 5.30 this morning. I just physically cannot do any more than one city – if you only knew how much work it has taken just to launch it, let alone run it… 🙂 I wish I didn’t have to sleep and that there were more hours in a day! N x
You’re doing a great job Nagi, and being very generous with your time and efforts. Keep up the good work ❤❤❤
Hi Nagi, Keep up the good work with what you’re already doing for our frontliners, but please take a little more rest as we don’t want you to get sick. Not that I’m indicating that you’ll get civid 19 but you health in over-working yourself. You must take good care of yourself as Dozer can’t do much for you other than give you one of his sloppy kisses to keep his mama going.
Love you and please take a rest.
Jacqui, maybe give the whataboutism a rest or start your own recipe website and run your own fundraiser for the other states.
What an absolutely fantastic idea! It’s a win win for the hospital staff and local cafes / restaurants. Hope this idea goes viral.
Your recipes have transformed my cooking and the family always get excited when I cook one of your recipes which is like almost every night!! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much Nicola!! N x
You’re a bloody legend!!!
Thanks Alimak! N x
Hi Nagi
Great cause you are funding, my husband and daughter are two of those frontline people! Absolutely love your blog, just recently found, and you are such fun to read along with. Keep safe. All the best from me and my gorgeous Groodle to you and Dozer!
Thanks so much Robyn, and thank you for all that your family does!! N x
Sweet hugs and many thanks to you and Dozer.
Thanks so much Maribel! N x
Go for it girl!! You are way ahead of what ever is coming first!! My Setters send love and dog type hugs to Dozer.
Thanks so much Roslyn, give your pups a big belly rub from me! N x
Nagi – You are a gem! What a great idea – I’m hoping this goes viral and we can make this an Australia wide thing. All our frontline workers need all our support!
Yes definitely!!! N x
A tremendous and practical initiative. In this instance I hope your actions are copied world-wide. Shall send this post on . . .
Thanks so much Eha, I hope so too! N x
Have had a number of notes back from the US. some commenting on our strongcommunity spirit. That is going to win the day, is it not . . .
What an absolutely brilliant idea!!! Thanks for co-ordinating this. I will select the link and donate immediately.
Thanks so much Renee! N x
Dear Nagi, what a great idea! I am very happy to donate.. I use your recipes all the time so this is also a nice way to support you. Good luck in your efforts!
Thanks so much Marg! N x
I so love your website and have cooked so many of your recipes that I don’t what I would do with out you.
As I live on the North Shore, if there is any need to help delivering meals to our local hospital, which is the Royal North Shore Hospital, please let me know.
Thanks SO much Angela! N x
Nagi, many thanks for this, it enabled me to give in a way that will be really helpful. For me the 15 hour shifts are long gone, but I remember looking forward to a nice meal at the end of the day, or the beginning of the morning, or indeed, in the middle of the night! Please keep up your brilliant work- I so look forward to RTE, and like others, my Easter menu is from you!
Thanks so much Christine! N x
This is a wonderful initiative. I love your website, there aren’t very many weeks in my family’s life that pass without us enjoying one of your recipes. In fact, our Easter menu is primarily yours. Thank you for giving to our community and for allowing us to also give back, through you.
A wonderful initiative, Nagi – I am sure that everyone on the receiving end will appreciate your generosity and thoughtfulness. Stay safe xxx
Thanks so much Ann!! N x
Thank you so much for organising to feed the people of the frontline. You gave me an opportunity to help in some small way. Thanks again for your kindness ❤️
Thank you so much Megsie! N x
Love it. Awesome work.
Thanks Nelly! N x
I think you are such a sweet and caring soul, I’m sure your Mom must be so proud of you, and if she is at all like me she tells anyone who listens. Stay safe!!
Thanks Wendy! N x
Nagi – You are a hero for putting this together. You will not fail, because you’ve already succeeded in bringing awareness to the plight of those who are on the front line. Bless you for your kindness and caring. Take care of yourself and Dozer.
Thanks so much Marion – Stay safe! N x