{"id":6022,"date":"2022-11-22T16:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/?p=6022"},"modified":"2025-03-28T17:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:16:36","slug":"reverse-advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/reverse-advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mindful Chef Reverse Advent Calendar is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Our Reverse Advent Calendar is back. For the sixth year in a row, we’re turning the traditional advent calendar on its head and asking you to give back instead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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20 days to make a difference<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Every December we partner with The Felix Project to help some of the 4 million people in the UK facing food poverty.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For 20 days over the festive period, from 1st – 20th December, you can turn your empty Mindful Chef box into an advent calendar and make someone\u2019s Christmas brighter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Simply pop one non\u2013perishable food item in daily, then return it free of charge using a DPD drop-off point. We make up the final four days. All your generous donations are distributed to those in need via our charity partner <\/span>The Felix Project<\/span><\/a>, London\u2019s largest food distribution charity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We\u2019re so proud to be running this initiative for the sixth year in a row; since we first came up with the idea, together with our community, we have donated over 71 tonnes of food (over 170,000 meals!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe year round support we receive from Mindful Chef is incredible and the reverse advent calendar makes such a difference, giving our recipients much needed long life ambient food at a crucial time of the year.\u201d Richard, Head of Food Supply at The Felix Project.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How to take part:<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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  1. Pop a non-perishable food item into your Mindful Chef box (or another cardboard box) daily between 1st-20th December.<\/li>\r\n
  2. Stick the DPD returns label on (don\u2019t forget to remove old delivery labels and yellow food stickers!)\u00a0<\/li>\r\n
  3. Take the box to your closest DPD drop off point. Visit www.dpd.co.uk\/pickuplocator<\/a> to find your nearest location.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n
  4. We\u2019ll add the food items for the final 4 days.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Look out for everything you need to take part in your recipe box throughout December.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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    Where does the food go?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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    The <\/span>Felix Project<\/span><\/a> makes sure that quality surplus food makes it to those who need it most \u2013 whether that\u2019s low-income families, the elderly, the homeless, refugees or victims of abuse. As London\u2019s largest food distribution charity, The Felix Project aims to deliver enough food for at least 2 million meals this Christmas. That\u2019s why we\u2019re so proud to partner with them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    We know that there is more than enough food to go around, yet in the UK, approximately 7 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. We want to make sure less food goes to waste and instead goes to those who need it, which is why we’ve teamed up with them on this years Reverse Advent Calendar. #ReverseAdventCalendar.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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    Learn More<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Help us spread the word<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    This Christmas is going to hit people harder than ever, so the more people that join the Reverse Advent Calendar, the more we can make a difference.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Mention #ReverseAdventCalendar and tag @mindfulchefuk.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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