Tearfund supporters Brenda and Gordon Wilkinson of East Grinstead have just mailed the 3,000th copy of their hit charity cookbook Recipes for Disaster... Relief and Development to Just Fairtrade Ltd, a pioneering Fairtrade shop in Leicester that has already sold over 75 copies.
The book, published in June 2006, features 42 recipes from 25 different countries where Tearfund is currently at work to change lives in some of the poorest communities.
"We have been thrilled with the sales through Tearfund supporters around the UK which has allowed us to donate over £17,000 to the Christian disaster relief and development charity Tearfund for work with some of world's poorest people" said Brenda.
She added, "We're really hoping that we can sell the remaining 2,000 copies by the end of the year."
Janine Buckley-Hewing of Just Fairtrade commented, "Two customers commented on what a great resource the book is for them as teachers, others have bought it as a gift to introduce friends to fairtrade and global issues and some just thought the recipes looked really unusual and bought the book as a treat for themselves."
She added that staff and volunteers at Just have enjoyed selling the book knowing that more than £6 of the £7 cover price is going to Tearfund.
