The money raised by our Food Fair 2026 will be donated to small, non-governmental self-help projects around the world.
To be considered, each charity must be nominated by a registered COS parishioner. The nominating parishioner is responsible for gathering the required information about the charity, filling in the official application form and submitting the completed form to our Charity Committee for consideration.
Completed application forms must be submitted by email to the Charity Committee by 30 September. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants are advised to start filling in the form early as some of the required information may take time to collect.
Please request your Application Forms via the Parish Office.
Here are the guidelines for this year’s nominations.
Guidelines for Applicants
- The project must be sponsored by a registered member of the Church of Our Saviour, The Hague.
- For this year’s edition of the Food Fair, a maximum of 1000 euros will be awarded to successful projects depending on the number of applications.
- Due to the limited funds available this year, the charities committee will take into account booth participation and limit awards accordingly.
- Each sponsor of the charity is required to complete and sign part A of the application form.
- The Project Manager in the country where the project is to be implemented is required to complete and sign part B of the application form together with the bank details form, which needs to be signed by the bank where funds are to be received (if selected).
- All questions on the form must be answered. ONLY FULLY COMPLETED FORMS WILL BE CONSIDERED. IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT COMPLETE INFORMATION ON BANK DETAILS AS THE LACK OF THESE MAY CAUSE DELAY IN PROCESSING MONEY TRANSFERS TO THE APPROVED PROJECTS.
- Funds may only be requested for educational, spiritual, medical, agricultural, and social welfare projects but not for personal development.
- Preference will be given to small, non-governmental self-help projects. These projects should be yielding and self-sustaining, oriented to community development.
- No project will be supported for more than 3 consecutive years.
- An interview with the Sponsor may be organised.
Food Fair
Every year a group of dedicated volunteers organizes our International Food Fair. Unique dishes from all over the world are prepared and sold during this yearly festival. Different booths, representing various nationalities compete in who will sell most of their delicious food. Volunteer teams come up with fantastic menus, cook incredible dishes, and serve excellent food. There is a yearly raffle with great prizes, and there is entertainment for the kids. All the money raised goes directly to charity projects all over the world.
Food Fair’s History
In the past, we held our International Food Fair each year on the third Saturday in November. It started back in the mid-60s with a very humble beginning of two tables selling toys and cakes. In 1968 we joined forces with the French community in the Edith Stein College in The Hague. After several years the French decided to have their own Food Fair. In the late 70s the Food Fair moved to the Aloysius College and remained until 2002. The College was undergoing renovations and as our volunteers increased in numbers and activities, it was time to move on. We were made very welcome at the François Vatelschool in Mariahoeve from 2003 until 2019.
The time during the Covid pandemic was an opportunity to rethink the Food Fair format that had been in place for many years. From 2022 the Food Fair has taken place one day a year in and around our Parish premises.
The Food Fair is a wonderful community event and brings people of all nationalities together, serving delicious food and giving their time, knowing that money raised goes to support projects of the poor and needy throughout the world, including The Netherlands. There is entertainment during the day and an area for various activities for the children.
Since Food Fair started, we have raised over Euros 300,000 for various projects all over the world and here in the Netherlands as well.
Scroll through the gallery below to share some delicious memories of Food Fair 2025.
