Sh! It's a secret... Table!

Chef and Restaurateur Neil Perry will be Serving up Smiles in August and September, asking Australians to harness their love of good food and good company to support the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

The country’s finest chefs and premium restaurants are donating a Dinner for 4 and potential diners can book a secret table online with a $400 donation to the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
But like all good dishes, this meal comes with a twist … Guests have no idea which restaurant they will dine at until the cloche is lifted on September 20th to reveal and allocate all tables.
Rockpool Bar & Grill, Marque and Buon Ricordo are among the restaurants with secret tables up for grabs!

“Australia is enjoying a culinary renaissance and Serving up Smiles is a great opportunity to share the joy of food with children who are facing serious health challenges,” says Perry.
Neil Perry is encouraging fellow chefs to get involved and, like Luke Nguyen and George Calombaris, has recently granted Starlight Wishes across the country – cooking with aspiring foodies who are seriously and chronically ill.
Starlight CEO Louise Baxter says, “Serving up Smiles is all about encouraging people to indulge in Australia’s vibrant food culture to transform the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children and young people”.

“Sadly, every minute of every day a child is admitted to hospital in Australia, some of these children will go on to receive a diagnosis that will change their lives and the lives of their family forever,” says Baxter.

Funds raised will go towards transforming the hospital experience for seriously ill children by supporting programs like, Captain Starlight, Starlight Express Rooms, and our adolescent program, Livewire.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation receives no government funding, instead, relying on the generosity of the Australian community.

Starlight’s programs are delivered seven days a week and are integral to the total care of seriously ill children and young people – while the health professionals focus on treating the illness, Starlight is there to lift the spirits of the child.

Indulge your passion for food and you too can serve up a smile to those who need it most!
You can purchase a secret table online at www.servingupsmiles.org.au or if you are a restaurant owner and would like to get involved, please call 1300 727 827.

Our newest Ambassador, Dani Venn from Masterchef.

Not only do we have Neil Perry as our fantastic ambassador for Starlight's 'Serving up Smiles' campaign but we now have Dani Venn from Masterchef.  Thanks Dani - Starlight look forward to having you on-board.

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Ever fought over who is going to pay for the bill?

It's a common scenario right? Well, Sign 4 A Smile is here to help.  Now they can both pay - one pays the bill and the other can donate an amount of their choice to Starlight.

Sign 4 a Smile is the third component of Starlight's Serving up Smiles campaign (aka SupS).  It is an easy way for cafe's and restaurants across Australia to get involved and help sick kids.

Are you a cafe or restaurant owner? Do you work at one? Do your friends? All you need to do is register on the SupS website here and we'll post you a pack asap which includes donation forms for your bill slips and tent cards for the table.

Get onboard and register for Sign 4 A Smile today.

The SupS Team.

Secret Table

The next component of our exciting Serving up Smiles campaign, aka SupS, is Secret Table.

Heard of mystery holidays? Mystery hotel? Mystery flights? Where you purchase a great deal...not necessarily knowing what exact deal you will actually get! It's like a surprise!

That's where Secret Table comes in. You purchase a dinner for 4 at a top restaurant which will be in a list on the SupS website. The surprise: you don't know what restaurant you will receive, only the area.

But you'll need to wait until September 4th for the big restaurant reveal!

The SupS Team.

You, yes you, can be a Star Chef.

The Serving up Smiles campaign (which internally we have come to know as SupS) is coming along nicely.  There are 3 fun and exciting (and foody) elements to the campaign - the first...

Be a Star Chef - which involves you (our supporters) to raising funds by charging an attendance fee for a dinner party or baking goodies for your workmates in return for a donation.

You'll be able to get involved VERY soon!

The SupS Team.

Thank you for serving up smiles!

Welcome to 'Serving up Smiles' - an initiative from the Starlight Children's Foundation.  We know EVERYONE loves food - whether it's cooking it, eating it, serving it...now you can do all of those things but whilst brightening little lives across Australia.

Details of the campaign to come soon!