The Lunchbox Fund is a charitable organization dedicated to providing meals to impoverished children in South Africa. The Lunchbox Fund was founded by South African model Topaz Page-Green in 2004 after she noticed a group of students sitting under a tree trying not to watch their classmates eating lunch. The Lunchbox Fund has attracted quite a few celebrity supporters including Bono, former President Bill Clinton, Cameron Diaz and Mario Batali.Official Site: The Lunchbox Fund
The Lunchbox Fund Mission Statement
The Lunchbox Fund provides vulnerable school children within South Africa's townships with the food they need to help them achieve their goals in life.Official Site: About Us
Lunchbox Fund Board of Directors
Celebrity Lunchbox Auction
The third annual celebrity lunchbox auction to benefit the Lunchbox Fund took place in New York City on December 11, 2008. A handful of celebrities, including Gwyneth Paltrow, John Mayer, Julia Stiles and Martha Stewart, auctioned off one-of-a-kind lunchboxes they had designed. The auction for the lunchboxes ran from December 12 to December 18, 2008.Do Something: Celebs serve up your lunchbox! (December 17, 2008)
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The Lunchbox Fund helps to provide food to less fortunate children in South AfricaOfficial Site: The Lunchbox Fund
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Many of the children in the program are AIDS orphans working to take care of themselves and their siblingsOfficial Site: The Lunchbox Fund
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The Lunchbox Fund is run by volunteersOfficial Site: The Lunchbox Fund
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All money donated goes directly to feeding the childrenOfficial Site: The Lunchbox Fund
