Taste of Home Establishes 1st Annual National Cooks Who Care Week To Encourage Cooking, Caring and Sharing This Holiday Season

Spotlight on Giving Back Through Food Runs November 10-16

Tasteofhome.com to feature Cooks Who Care stories, ideas for local events

GREENDALE, Wis., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- At Taste of Home, getting into the holiday spirit begins in the kitchen and continues in the community with acts of kindness. Against the backdrop of our country's tough economic conditions, the editors at Taste of Home are declaring the second week in November National Cooks Who Care Week -- to celebrate the generosity of those who are giving back through food-related efforts.

"We know many will be struggling this season, and through National Cooks Who Care Week, we'll show that it doesn't take much to make a difference," said Taste of Home's Editor-in-Chief Catherine Cassidy. "By focusing on heartwarming charitable efforts our readers have shared, we hope to motivate others to help those in need during this week and throughout the year."

The 1st Annual National Cooks Who Care Week will be marked from November 10 - 16. Tasteofhome.com will serve as the hub for the celebration, highlighting stories of people giving back and offering ideas and tips on how to get involved in a food-based volunteer effort. Taste of Home Cooking Schools throughout the country will host canned goods drives benefiting area food banks. Taste of Home staff and field editors will engage in community efforts such as serving hot meals to the needy, organizing bake sales to raise money for charities and donating kitchen items to disadvantaged families.

Cooks Who Care is a pro-social effort created by Taste of Home to celebrate acts of caring by home cooks and communities. Introduced as a magazine feature in October 2006, Cooks Who Care unites compassionate people across the country, who give back through food, and shares their stories in print and on-line at http://www.tasteofhome.com/care.

Taste of Home is a leading multi-platform producer of information on food, cooking and entertaining, serving home cooks with engaging media that captures the joy and comfort of food made with love. Taste of Home magazine is the largest cooking magazine in the world with a circulation of 3.1 million. Taste of Home is part of Food & Entertaining at Reader's Digest Association (RDA). Go to http://www.tasteofhome.com for more.