"Oishii!" fundraising cookbook. Katie Elliot.
A local mother is looking to introduce her fund- raising activities to international schools in Japan. Katie Elliott arrived in Tokyo in February 2008, with her family. Keen to do something productive during her time in Japan, Ms. Elliott was inspired after reading A Cambodian Odyssey by Haing Ngor (New York: Macmillan, 1987), and started fund- raising for The Tabitha Foundation.
By selling Cambodian hand-woven silk goods, Ms. Elliott has been supporting trade within that country, and has already raised enough money to build four houses there.
“Obviously, being a mother I liked the idea of helping families and giving children a proper roof over their heads,” she said, adding that she aimed to raise enough money to build ten houses in total.
To expand on her fundraising efforts, Ms. Elliott has designed and published a cookbook called Oishii!, which includes over a hundred healthy recipes from around the world, and collected from parents of international school children in Japan.
Ms. Elliott is also planning a trip to Cambodia with international school students, saying, “I feel it is important that our children who are so fortunate should experience a world so far removed from their own.”
To support Ms. Elliott’s efforts, contact her by email at [email protected].
