Your guide to being a Raise money to buy chickens to lay eggs for people living in poorer countries around the world. Inside Egg-citing challenges! Egg-straordinary facts! Terrible yolks! Loads of chickens (not to mention two pigs and a cow)!
Eggstraordinary! You crack me up! Q. Why did the egg hide? A. He was a little chicken! In the UK we eat nearly 10 billion eggs a year. That s 26 million eggs every day! 1 2 3 4 The simple egg. Amazing, isn t it? Natural fast food that comes in its own protective container. At Easter we give each other chocolate eggs. But how would you like to give some real eggs - to someone who is really hungry? How would you like to give someone not just one egg, but loads of eggs? In fact, how would you like to give someone a chicken? At World Emergency Relief we re asking you to raise money to buy laying hens (that s hens that lay eggs) to help children and adults in poorer countries feed themselves. All you have to do is 1. Get an empty egg carton. 2. Turn it into a Be a Good Egg collecting box (using the special wrapper). 3. Ask people to put money in the box as much as possible. 4. Once your eggbox is full, we ask you to complete the reverse of your eggbox label and return it to WER with a cheque covering the amount you ve raised. Or you can donate this amount online at www.beagoodegg.com. Eggstraordinary! 6.00 is enough for WER to buy one laying hen (and help feed and house it) which will give a family at least 120 eggs in a year. Of course, there are lots of ways to raise money. How about a sponsored egg and spoon race? Or selling painted eggs? Or just giving your own pocket money? There are lots of ideas on page 5. This pack gives you everything you need to decorate your egg box and so what are you waiting for? Let s get cracking! THE EGGS FACTOR You might be wondering whether a chicken can make that much difference. Well, here s a little story that shows it can The Hope Community Centre in Kenya is home for over 200 children. Many of these children don t have any parents but at Hope Community Centre they have somewhere safe to live, food to eat, a chance to go to school and, most importantly, they have someone to care for them. Oh, and they also have eggs. Lots of eggs. Why? Because two years ago, Sister Lucy (who looks after the children) started to keep chickens. The great thing about keeping chickens is that they are cheap to buy and maintain (unlike cows, for example, which are a lot bigger!) At Hope Community Centre the children have 400 chickens which give them about 300 eggs every day. That s lots and lots of eggs, so the children eat some of them and Sister Lucy sells the rest to raise money to help buy other food and school uniforms. In fact, selling eggs raised so much money that Sister Lucy has even been able to buy two pigs and a cow AND help people in the local community buy their own cows (wow, those chickens have done loads!). What s in an egg? Eggs are good sources of protein, which makes you grow big and strong. They also include most of the vitamins the body needs and a wide range of important minerals, including iron and calcium. 2 3
You crack me up! Q. What do you call a mischievous egg? A. A practical yoker!! I m so egg-cited NO EGGSPENCE SPARED By now we hope you re convinced that this is an eggcellent thing to do. You can do it at home or as a project at school, or even with your church, youthclub, brownies wherever you are! Here s what you have to do again: 1. Get your egg box. The first thing you need to do is get an egg box. Obviously you ll have to eat the eggs first, but that shouldn t be a problem! We ve given you some recipes on p6. 2. Turn it into a money box. When you ve got your egg box, put the special Be a Good Egg wrapper around it. Ask an adult to help you cut out a coin slot on the box by using the guide on the wrap. 3. Collect the money. 6.00 is all you need to buy a laying hen for someone in a poorer country (and help feed and house it). So do the maths: 12.00 will buy two chickens, 18.00 will buy three, and so on. We ve given you ideas on where to get the money on the next page! 4. Send the money into WER. For this you ll need the help of a tame grown-up. Simply give them what you ve collected and get them to send us a cheque for the amount. It s a FREEPOST address so you don t even have to buy a stamp though it would help us save more money if you did: Chief Eggs-ecutive Be a Good Egg Freepost RM13 World Emergency Relief 20 York Buildings London WC2N 6BR A LITTLE EGGSTRA INFORMATION How do you raise the money to fill your egg box? Well, here are just a few ideas: 1. Eggspress Fundraising In the EGGSPRESS version, raise money quickly and easily by collecting some or all of your pocket money - whatever you can afford will be great. You ll be amazed at how quickly you ve raised enough to buy a chicken! 2. Eggstra Fundraising In the EGGSTRA version, you have to do a bit more work (but not much more). All you have to do is ask other people to contribute, like your family and friends. Show them this booklet and tell them what you re trying to do we re sure they ll be happy to help. 3. Eggstreme Fundraising In the EGGSTREME version, you and your friends can really go to town. Be as wild as you like. Get together and put on fundraising activities. Here are some ideas: Sponsored Egg and Spoon Race See how many times you can make it around a circuit carrying your egg on a spoon. You can use the school playing fields, or just your garden. People will sponsor you to complete laps. The Great Eggsibition Create your own decorative painted eggs and put them on display. Charge an entry fee for people to see your exhibition and then auction the eggs afterwards. Cook Breggfast There s nothing better than an egg for breakfast! So why not organise a Saturday brunch or pre-school breakfast for your family or friends? (You ll need some adult help). People come, pay their money and get an egg-cellent meal. It could be scrambled eggs, or poached egg on toast, or pancakes, or an omelette. We re sure you can come up with more ideas. Let us know and we ll feature them on our website! And that s all there is to it! + = = 2 12 240 chickens eggs 4 5
Eggstraordinary! IN THE KITCH-HEN! Want to make good use of the eggs in your egg box? Here are some simple recipes. They all taste fab! (Make sure you have an adult s permission first and that you ask them for some help with the tricky bits.) EGGSTREME: Easter Egg Cakes Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 25-30 mins Serves: 12 The most popular way to eat eggs in the UK is boiled, followed by scrambled and then fried. Which do you prefer? EGGSPRESS: Boiled Eggs with Soldiers Preparation Time: 5 mins Cooking Time: 5 mins Serves: 4 4 large eggs 4 slices bread butter or low-fat spread Here s what you do: 1. Place the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Place the pan on the hob and slowly bring to the boil. 2. When the water begins to simmer, set a timer for 4 mins. This will give you an egg with a firm white and a nice runny yellow yolk in the middle. (If you like a harder yolk, boil it for a minute longer.) 3. Meanwhile, toast the bread on both sides, then put on the butter or spread. Then cut the toast into thin strips or soldiers. 4. Carefully take the eggs out of the pan with a slotted spoon. Place them in egg cups. Then you can take them to the table. People can either cut the tops off their eggs (which is neater) or bash them in with a teaspoon (which is a lot more fun). EGG-HEADS You can draw little faces on your eggs beforehand with a permanent marker. Then, when you ve boiled them, cut the tops off and stick in some cress to look like hair. Hey presto! Boiled egg heads! EGGSTRA: Pancakes Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 2 mins per pancake 100g / 4oz plain flour pinch of salt 7 fl oz milk 3 fl oz water 2 large eggs Some butter To serve: Caster sugar 1 lemon, cut in quarters Here s what you do. 1. Put the water, milk, flour, salt and eggs in a bowl. Whizz them all together with an electric whisk or a blender until the mixture is smooth and creamy. You can also whisk them by hand if you fancy the exercise! 2. Melt a large knob of butter in a small frying pan or a pancake pan. When it has melted (the butter, not the frying pan) tip it into the pancake mixture. Then give all the ingredients a final whizz to mix the butter in. 3. Return the pan to the heat and get it fairly hot. Then pour in some of the batter, and swirl it around so that it coats the bottom of the pan. How much batter you use depends on how big your pan is and how thick you like your pancakes! Cook it until the mixture sets and small bubbles appear on the surface. 4. Either flip the pancake over carefully with a wooden spatula (which is neater) or try to flip it in the air (which is lots more fun but could be risky). 5. Cook it briefly on the other side, then tip it onto a plate. Serve rolled up with sugar and lemon. Or add maple syrup, chocolate sauce or strawberry jam. Or fresh fruit. (Probably best not to try all of these together though!) 275g/10oz plain flour 100g/4oz caster sugar 50g/2oz cocoa powder 10ml/2tsp baking powder 100g/4oz butter, melted 300ml/1/2pt milk 2 large eggs, beaten 5ml/1tsp vanilla essence For the icing 225g/8oz icing sugar, sifted 100g/4oz butter, softened 30ml/2tbsp cocoa powder 30ml/2tbsp hot water To decorate Mini chocolate eggs Here s what you do. 1. Preheat your oven to 200 C/400 F/Gas 6. Get a muffin tin and line it with muffin cases. 2. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa and baking powder into a large bowl. In another bowl, mix the butter, milk, eggs and vanilla together until they re smooth. Then stir this mixture into your flour. Beat until the mixture is just smooth. 3. Using a spoon, put the mixture into the muffin cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until risen and firm to the touch. (While the muffins are cooking you can make the icing see below.) 4. When they re done, remove them from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins. Then turn them out to cool on a wire rack. 4. To decorate, beat the icing sugar and butter together. Put the hot water into a mug and blend with the cocoa to form a smooth paste. Then beat this mixture into your butter/icing sugar mix. 5. When the cakes have cooled, spread the icing over the top of the muffins and put the mini chocolate eggs on top. 6. Enjoy! You crack me up! Q. What s the difference between a soldier and a sailor? A. You can t dip a sailor in an egg Half a dozen eggstra facts! The fastest omelette maker in the world is American Howard Helmer he can cook 427 omelettes in 30 minutes. The practice of giving painted eggs to people goes back hundreds of years it s the symbol of new life in the spring. The largest egg ever had five yolks and was 31cm around the long axis. The heaviest egg weighed 454g that s about six times heavier than the average large egg you get from the shops. Carlos Fernandez of Spain made the world s largest omelette. It took 5,000 eggs and weighed 1,320lbs. How far do you think you could throw an egg without breaking it? Well, the longest throw ever was set in Texas in 1978 when an ordinary fresh egg was thrown 98.51 metres. And it didn t break! 6 7
You crack me up! Q. How do chickens sell newspapers? A. Eggstra! Eggstra! Read all about it! 20 York Buildings, London WC2N 6JU Tel: 0844 249 2129 Fax: 020 7839 8202 Registered charity numbers: 1045672 (England & Wales) and SC038093 (Scotland) A UK Company Limited by Guarantee No. 3019431