# 7 great charity supper clubs

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/17/7-great-charity-supper-clubs/
- Published: 2016-03-17T11:34:13+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Dining events are proving an increasingly popular way of raising funds for charity,
as well as generating awareness.**

From big ticket, all-star events to supper clubs based in people’s homes, here are
seven inspirational clubs and events that are raising funds for a variety of causes.

> Last night's [@whoscookingdin](https://twitter.com/whoscookingdin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> event involving 20 top [#chefs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/chefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> raised £500k for charity Leuka [https://t.co/PrrGD9ryis](https://t.co/PrrGD9ryis)
> [pic.twitter.com/ffMcDTPerK](https://t.co/ffMcDTPerK)
> 
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> 
> — Restaurant Magazine (@RestaurantMagUK) [March 10, 2016](https://twitter.com/RestaurantMagUK/status/707891714648834048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

##### 1. Who’s Cooking Dinner?

The 17^(th) annual Who’s Cooking Dinner? took place in March and has so far raised
£500,815 for Leuka. It feeds 200 diners and sees 20 top chefs cook their own individual
menus for a table of 20 each. This year’s line-up included Angela Hartnett, Giorgio
Locatelli, Mark Hix, Dan Doherty, and Tong Chee. Over £6m has now been raised in
total to fund vital research into the causes and treatment of leukaemia and blood
cancer.

[www.whoscookingdinner.com/](http://www.whoscookingdinner.com/)

 

 [⌊Syrian Supper Club⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/03/rsz_img_20150805_213907.jpg)

##### 2. Syrian Supper Club

Launched by three friends in 2012 to raise money for Syria, to date, over £100,000
has been raised through both these Syrian Suppers (main image) and those held by
others around the world. Money goes towards aid projects in and around Syria run
by the organisers’ charity the [Hands Up Foundation](http://handsupfoundation.org/).
The London suppers take place once a month, are attended by 40 people, and cost 
£35 a ticket. The next sold-out event is on 6^(th) April.

[http://syriansupperclub.com/](http://syriansupperclub.com/)

 

 [⌊Almeida once upon a dine⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/03/rsz_screen_shot_2016-03-11_at_112340.png)

##### 3. Almeida Once Upon a Dine

Almeida is hosting a charity dinner on 20^(th) April to raise funds for the NSPCC.
The three-course menu is inspired by fairytales and folklore and will be cooked 
by three top chefs. Tickets are £75 each, and a silent auction will also be held.

[http://www.almeida-restaurant.co.uk/whats-on-angel-islington/events/once-upon-a-dine/](http://www.almeida-restaurant.co.uk/whats-on-angel-islington/events/once-upon-a-dine/)

 

> The Lord Mayor's ‘Big curry lunch’; great food in support of a great cause. @Soldierscharity
> [https://t.co/alG0Ooo5TF](https://t.co/alG0Ooo5TF) [pic.twitter.com/0Om1ozCO5Q](https://t.co/0Om1ozCO5Q)
> — Square Mile (@squaremile_com) [March 14, 2016](https://twitter.com/squaremile_com/status/709423370375450624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

##### 4. The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch

This takes place on 7^(th) April at London’s Guildhall, to raise funds for ABF The
Soldiers’ Charity. The Lunch, which is hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London
has raised over £1.4m for The Soldiers’ Charity since 2008, with this money being
used to support soldiers and veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. Tickets
cost £45 each.

[http://www.soldierscharity.org/events/the-lord-mayors-big-curry-lunch/](http://www.soldierscharity.org/events/the-lord-mayors-big-curry-lunch/)

 

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##### 5. The Tiny Cottage Kitchen Pop Up Restaurant

We Are Trinity hosts regular meals at its Tiny Cottage Kitchen Pop Up Restaurant
in Windsor to raise funds to support its work with AEAD in Burkina Faso. The restaurant
can hold 14 people and the next event is on 29^(th) April.

[http://wearetrinity.org.uk/what-we-do/tck/](http://wearetrinity.org.uk/what-we-do/tck/)

 

 [⌊Sick Children⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/03/rsz_sickchildrens.jpg)

##### 6. The Sick Children’s Trust Supper Club

The Sick Children’s Trust held its third annual supper club in London on 9^(th) 
March, with 103 guests paying £250 each for a champagne reception and three-course
meal. It raised £128,835 through ticket sales, auctions and pledges, as well as 
sponsorship from Abstract Securities Limited and BI Wines & Spirits.

[http://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/](http://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/)

 

> Our next supperclub – 19th March – Cancelled Elvis Chicken! read more:[https://t.co/vm9R6CDlLD](https://t.co/vm9R6CDlLD)
> [pic.twitter.com/jdPXf3rXJ3](https://t.co/jdPXf3rXJ3)
> — Parkholme Supperclub (@ParkSupClub) [March 1, 2016](https://twitter.com/ParkSupClub/status/704773677737484288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

##### 7. Parkholme Supper Club

The Parkholme Supper Club is based in Dalston, London, and raises money for Medicins
San Frontiéres by serving a wide range of food from around the world. Over £500 
per event is donated. Meals cost £45 each with £35 of that foing to Medicins Sans
Frontiéres. So far the supper club has raised more than £60k.

[http://www.parkholmesupperclub.co.uk/](http://www.parkholmesupperclub.co.uk/)

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