Over two hundred young professionals from all walks of life
attended “Chocofest 2009”, a chocolate festival for a good cause
hosted by Lend-A-Hand India at the MadameX Lounge.
Attendees enjoyed dipping selections in chocolate fountains supplied
and manned by Divalicious
Chocolates, who helped prove the mantra that “anything can be
dipped in chocolate”! People also ate a variety of chocolates supplied
by “The Sweet Life NY”, a 25 year old candy and gourmet chocolate
shop. Among the notable attendees were well-known food blogger Grace
Yang of www.gracenotesnyc.com
and Nina Agrawal from www.changeNYC.org.
Chocofest 2009 raised over $5,000 which will contribute to providing
vocational training to young girls and boys from rural India. Under
its flagship project “PLAN100”, Lend-A-Hand India aims to ultimately
reach and equip 20,000 boys and girls from 100 high schools with
job and life skills in next two years.
Video by Peter
Chin
** THANKS FOR ATTENDING - SEE YOU AT THE NEXT EVENT ! **
The Mechbull - "mechanical bull" - is a mini-tractor
designed by our students. It is smaller and cheaper than conventional
tractors, that many farmers in this rural area simply cannot afford.
