Christopher McDonald and Kids Cook to Care bring the Organic and Local

Movement to St. Olave's Hunger Patrol – a Toronto First

Toronto, ON February 18, 2010- --- Kids Cook to Care, a unique nonprofit organization designed to
unite children volunteers and acclaimed chefs to create ethno-centric meals for low-income communities,
will prepare an organic Spanish meal at St. Olave’s Anglican Church for its Hunger Patrol program. Chef
Christopher McDonald and 15 children volunteers will cook for 100 at-risk individuals. Later that night on
February 27th, the Hunger Patrol will serve Toronto's hungry homeless.

Thanks to Chef McDonald, this at-risk community will embark on a journey to Spain as he has developed a
meal that consists of “conscientious paella” using organic chicken, house-made organic pork sausages, PEI
mussels and organic Spanish Bomba rice. This particular strain of rice absorbs three times its volume in
broth, yet the grains remain distinct producing a rich and flavorful broth for paella. To keep everyone
toasty, they will also make organic hot chocolate to accompany a dessert of clementines and chocolates.
Wherever possible the ingredients are local. This Spanish”to-go” menu, fit for a one-stop eatery, will
bring provincial cooking to a deserving community. For the first time in the Hunger Patrol’s history, it is an
organic meal.

“With children volunteers, not only can we bring Spanish cuisine to those in-need but we can do it by
using local and organic ingredients, a first for a Hunger Patrol van in Toronto,” states Christopher
McDonald Chef/Founder, Cava Restaurant. “Kids Cook to Care unites my myriad interests of bringing my
love of Spanish food to everyone. Moreover, the paella is an easy meal for young chefs to master and
hopefully in the process fall in love with a different cuisine.”

“St. Olave’s welcomes Kids Cook to Care. It lets young people help others as well as better themselves by
learning the lifelong skill of cooking," says the Reverend David Burrows, Rector, St. Olave’s. “We are
delighted to have Chef McDonald create a nourishing meal.”

“One of our goals is to expand our reach to teach more kids how to prepare ethnic and healthy dining
experiences. Coordinating with St. Olave's Hunger Patrol is a natural fit. We are excited to be part of
something new with Chef McDonald- creating an organic and local meal for a high-needs community,”
states Jill Lewis, Co-Founder, Kids Cook to Care Program. “Through Kids Cook to Care, children
volunteers are catalysts for healthier communities. They also learn basic culinary skills and tid-bits, such
as Bomba rice, a supreme strain of the classic short grain rice grown in Calasparra, Murcia. Its use in
dishes like paella prevented it from extinction.”

The Hunger Patrol van, driven by Reverend Burrows and two volunteers will turn into a mobile kitchen at
Spadina and College. Leftovers will be taken to Strachan House, a nearby shelter.

The food has been generously donated by Cava Restaurant (www.cavarestaurant.ca).

Kids Cook to Care
Kids Cook to Care (KCTC) is the brainchild of two mothers, Julie Levin, a caterer from Tokyo, and Jill Lewis, a publicist, who with her
children prepared meals at a Homeless Shelter in New York City. They developed this idea while musing over the lack of volunteer
opportunities for children during an apple-picking school field trip. KCTC enables children volunteers that through food they can make
a difference. By bringing together the best chefs, resources and children, KCTC provides simple opportunities for volunteers to make
a difference in high-need communities. For more information, please email kidscooktocare@hotmail.com.

Christopher McDonald
Christopher Chris McDonald is one of Canada's most respected chefs, known for a creative, first-principles approach to cooking, and an
exceptional knowledge of the intricate relationships between food and wine. Out of McDonald’s desire to return to the exploration of more
rustic culinary themes, and to establish a neighbourhood restaurant with a more casual tone, he opened Cava in 2006.

The Hunger Patrol

The Hunger Patrol is the embodiment of a community coming together to help others: St. Olave’s youth group sorts donated socks;
congregation members (youth and adults) ride shotgun to serve the soup; older parishioners often prepare the soup; local bakeries
donate sweets and buns; our tenant Addus, a daily program for developmentally challenged adults, often provides sandwiches. An
average of 75 people every Saturday, times 40 Saturdays equals 3,000 meals each year or 39,000 meals over 13 years.