To recognise the efforts of our wonderful Hosts, you’ll receive the following exclusive prizes and rewards when you hit some major milestones:
Feast Kit
When you register to host a Feast for Freedom and create your fundraising page you will receive a free Feast Host Kit with our 2024 recipes and other items to help make your Feast a success. Find out what’s included here.
And if you donate $25 at registration, you will receive the 2024 limited edition tea towel designed by refugee artist Elrica Jasmine.
Win a Badge and Join the Competitions
Feast for Freedom Family
Our Feast for Freedom community has continued to go from strength to strength over the past 6 years. For our returning Hosts, you’ll become part of the Feast for Freedom Family if you join us again in 2024, and can wear a badge of honour as an experienced Host and valued fundraiser.
Tastemaker
Raise $650 by 31st March and get the Tastemaker badge on your fundraising page!
You will automatically go in the draw* to win 1 of 50 copies of the best-selling cookbook “A Seat at My Table: Philoxenia”, signed by the author and ASRC’s CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis himself!
Did you know that raising $650 can help provide over 300 community meals so people seeking asylum can share a meal in a welcoming environment?
Kitchen-Whizz
Raise $1,000 or more by 30th April and get a Kitchen-Whizz badge on your fundraising page!
We’ll also recognise this milestone by sending you the Ardent Nomad Kit* valued at approx $200 courtesy of our friends at Aesop.
Did you know that raising $1,000 can contribute to crisis accommodation for a family seeking asylum for one week?
Chef’s Circle
Raise $2,000 by 31st March to join our exclusive Chef’s Circle and receive a Chef's Circle badge on your fundraising page to prove you’re a masterchef fundraiser!
You will also go in the running to win 1 of 20 award winning blankets from our friends at Seljak valued at up to $349*!
Did you know that raising $2,000 can help feed a family for 5 months, ensuring they have a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, and culturally familiar foods.
NEW! Merindoc Vintners Reward
Raise $1,500* or more by 30th April and go in the draw to win 1 of 20, 750ml bottles of premium wine. These Merindoc Vintners wines have just been generously donated by a long term ASRC supporter and are valued at $120 or more per bottle.
Did you know that raising $1,500 can help provide people seeking asylum with access to doctors, psychiatrists or other specialists to treat chronic health conditions, acute pain and mental stress?
Other Competitions
Register between 1st and 31st March to win 1 of 10 ASRC Catering Spice & a Bit More Boxes for a global food experience that will enhance your feast!
Each gift box contains:
- Timor Leste Turmeric: Beautiful, locally sourced turmeric from Timor Leste. A spice that has mind and body healing elements.
- Middle Eastern Sumac: Sumac is a small flowering tree native to Iran that grows wild in Western Asia, the Arabian peninsula.
- Za’atar: A spice blend common in Middle Eastern Countries. Wonderful for seasoning meats and vegetables, or sprinkled on hummus.
- Tomato Kasundi: A traditional tomato and spiced relish that originates from Bengal and parts of Southeast Asia.
- Bangladeshi Curry Paste: A traditional curry paste that can be used with fish, chicken, lamb or vegetables.
- ASRC Tea Towel: This Tea Towel features a piece of artwork close to the hearts of everyone at the ASRC. Titled the 'Home of Hope' mural, this artwork celebrates the diversity of people we support, depicting the birds, plants and produce from our members' countries of origin.
Share Your Feast
How to enter: take photos of your Feast and upload them to facebook.com/groups/
Entry period: Wednesday 31 January - Sunday 31 March 2024
Selection of winners: Photos will be judged on Tuesday 2 April 2024 and 5 winners selected.
Winners will be contacted by 5.00pm (AEST) on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
