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And we were really fast - it only took us 2 hours. Okay, in between we needed to relax a little bit...

Before and ...

We’re meeting tomorrow to prepare 20 kg of potatoes and 10 kg of carrots: they’ll all be peeled by us by hand (whew!) and 10 kg of meat will be deliciously seasoned.
But I’m nervous!
Will we manage to get the meal ready on Friday at 12.00?
And what if we all of sudden have 100 refugees instead of the expected 60-70? Haha.
At the same time we’re excited! I’m sure doing something this unusual will be a great learning experience.
Your compliments and donations are fabulous! Thank you and keep them flowing! Traffic on our site is soaring!

As part of KPMG’s 100 year anniversary, the Dutch Lunch Club – an informal network of KPMG colleagues with Dutch roots - will cook for a group of seventy homeless people in Zurich. On the menu some traditional Dutch dishes.

We would very much welcome your support for this initiative by ‘going dutch’ on Friday 3 September. When you are invited to a `dutch treat‘ this means you will pay for your lunch yourself – and this is exactly what we would like to ask from you when filling out your timesheets this friday; transfer the meal allowance of CHF 9 to our initiative on the GrowthGenerator and help raise money for another good cause, KPMG’s inspiration grant.

And, when you do so, think of the Dutchies that have been cooking that day in a hot kitchen and invited the homeless people in Zurich to a Dutch lunch, who this time – of course – are not ‘going Dutch.’
We would like to thank all generous supporters like Jörg Walker for their contribution to make this day a success and hope many of you will follow his example.

Thanks for your support!

Katri Aarnio
Erwin Barentsen
Niels Biemond
Annewien Deinum
Balthasar Denger
Martin Diergardt
David Fidan
Lennaert Galesloot
Raymund Gerardu
Peter Jonker
Stuart Rijnberk
Ellen van der Drift
Anne van Heerden
Maarten van Rossum
Erik Willems
Truusje Winkel

Heute haben Ellen, Peter und ich das Menü und die Einkaufsliste finalisiert. Unglaublich, was da alles für die rund 60-70 Flüchtlinge zusammenkommt:

4.5 kg Endivie
4 l UHT Milch
18 kg Kartoffeln, mehlig kochend
2 kg Butter
9 Kilo möglichst grosse Karotten (eigentlich Wintermöhren, aber die gibt’s hier nicht)
2.1 Kilo Zwiebeln
3 kg Sauerkraut (fixfertig)
7.5 kg Rinds-Hackfleisch
1 kg Paniermehl (für unters Hackfleisch)
15 Eier
30 Tomaten
10 Eisberg/Krachsalatköpfe
6 Gurken
1 Flasche Schokoladensauce
1 Flasche Salatsauce (egal, welche Sorte)
6 l Vanille-Glacé

Daraus sollte folgendes Menü entstehende: Salat, "Stamppot" (Kartoffelstock) mit Rüebl, Endivie oder Sauerkraut, Rinds-Hacktätschli und zum Dessert Crêpe mit Vanille-eis und Kafi mit einem Stroopwafel.

Wir sind froh, mit Jörg Walker einen Sponsor gefunden zu haben, der für uns den gesamten Einkauf und Transport übernimmt!