Eumundi mum swaps lattes for lentils in Ration Challenge

Leo Wiles is raising money and awareness for Syrian refugees in the Sept 13-19 Ration Challenge.

Having worked in countries like Egypt, Cyprus, Israel and London when bomb threats were real Eumundi mum Leo Wiles never takes her beautiful village with its clean air, stable government, easily accessible locally produced food and wonderful schools for granted.

So from 13 – 19 September, Leo will be eating the same rations as a Syrian refugee living in a camp in Jordan to raise as much money as possible so that those same refugees can receive emergency food, hygiene kits and life-saving support.

“That means swapping my daily triple latte (and chats with Hughie, Gabby and Tom) for lentils, a small amount of rice, chickpeas, beans, sardines, flour and oil,” she said. “Did I mention there’s no wine or, worse still, no veggies!”

If you’d like to help Leo raise money to help those who aren’t as lucky as we are to reach her goal of $1,782 to feed a refugee family for a year then please dig deep or grab those coins behind the couch cushions and sponsor her at www.actforpeace.rationchallenge.org.au/leo-wiles.

“I guess gratitude for the life my family have here is the main reasons I signed up to support people who are still looking for their own safe haven,” Leo said.