Host a dinner to help charity

HAVING friends and family round for dinner is one of the nation’s favourite things to do – over a quarter of us do it at least once a month.

And with spring just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to start planning get-togethers and look forward to great food and relaxed conversation with loved ones.

That’s why Plan International UK’s new fundraising event, Do Good Dinner, is so exciting. It’s the perfect reason to get everyone together for a good cause. All you have to do is host a dinner party, and ask your guests to make a donation (perhaps what they would normally spend on ordering a takeaway or going out for dinner).

The money raised will go towards helping some of the world’s poorest children, particularly girls, to have access to vital resources like education and clean

water, as well as campaigning to end harmful traditional practices including child marriage.

Hundreds of people across the country will be taking part in Do Good Dinner Week, from March 5. But if that doesn’t work for you, do it whenever you can – perhaps you could cook a family roast for Mother’s Day, or have a Bank Holiday barbecue.

It doesn’t matter whether you cook up a culinary masterpiece, or stick with your trusted signature dish. Your next dinner party is guaranteed to be so good, because the money you raise will make such a difference to so many children.

To sign up and receive your free fundraising kit full of party essentials like invites and menus, visit www.plan-uk.org/dogooddinner

Danielle Atkinson Head of Individual Giving – Plan International UK