This French Connection is an edible one.
The second treat I offer for Menu for Hope 4 is A Tray of 48 Macarons thanks to the good people at MadMac. Prize Code is UE 16. 
This is my second participation in this December Fundraising Event
which involves bloggers the world over. It benefits the UN Food
Programme.
The 2006 Edition raised $62,925 (US). Help us top that this year!
The name MadMac stands for Madeleines and Macarons.
After working at Fauchon first in France, then in the US, Florian Bellanger and Ludovic Augendre launched their baby MadMac earlier this year.
They share a little History of Macarons of which I offer an excerpt:
"The first Macarons were simple cookies, made of almond powder, sugar and egg whites. Many towns throughout France have their own prized tale surrounding this delicacy. In Nancy, the granddaughter of Catherine de Medici was supposedly saved from starvation by eating Macarons. In Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the macaron of chef Adam regaled Louis XIV and Marie-Therese at their wedding celebration in 1660.
Only at the beginning of the 20th century did the Macaron become a "double-decker" affair. Pierre Desfontaines, the grandson of Louis Ernest Laduree (Laduree pastry and salon de the, rue royale in Paris) had the idea to fill them with a "chocolate ganache" and to stick them together."
Interested in these treats, remember, the Prize Code is UE 16
PLEASE NOTE: Since this is a food item, we will take bids only
from people in the US as we are not familiar with rules and regulations
of other countries.
Now go to the Menu for Hope 4 Donation Page hosted by First Giving.
Then Make a Donation of at least $10 (US). Each $10 donation gives you one raffle ticket towards the prize you chose.
For US donors, if your company has agreed to match your charitable
donation, please remember to select that option and fill in the necessary information
so we may claim the corporate match.
Do not forget to leave your e-mail address so we can contact all you lucky winners.
Winners will be announced on Chez Pim and here bien sur in mid-January 2008.
Find 2 more delicacies on younger sibling Food Wine Travel.
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Hi Serge,
Thanks so much for your generosity. I’m sure we’d sell lots of raffle tickets for your prizes.
One little thing though, would you mind removing the part that said Prize #1 or #2 etc from Serge the Concierge. As we use the prize code in the raffle form, I’m afraid some of your readers might get confused and enter Prize#2 instead of using the proper code, which would confuse our raffle program.
thx
Pim
Serge,
I was the lucky winner of this prize. Can’t wait to try them out, any recommended flavors? If you email me at the listed addy we can coordinate.
Thanks very much for the generous donation – Mike