Food up for grabs in charity giveaway by Wellingborough restaurant

The woman behind a popular Caribbean restaurant is using her birthday month as the perfect excuse to give away some tasty prizes.

'Enter The Juniverse' is the name of the month-long giveaway by June Plum in Cambridge Street, Wellingborough.

Every day during June (except Mondays) the restaurant is giving away prizes including 10 cocktails, 20 tacos and even a three-course dinner.

Birthday girl Jodi Jenny said: "It's my birthday month, it's the restaurant's namesake and the sun has been shining so let's celebrate.

"The aim of this is to give back to you, raise money for a fantastic cause and to build a sense of community."

Each day a name will be randomly selected and announced via Facebook with the winners having 30 days from this announcement to claim their prize.

Anyone who wants to get involved needs to make a donation of £1 or more by clicking here on the fundraising page.

Anyone entering must list their full name and social media handle when donating so June Plum can enter you into the random draw.

They also need to share the post on Facebook or Instagram.

Jodi says 100 per cent of the donations will go direct to JamPackBagPack, a charity which aims to ensure children in Jamaica from disadvantaged backgrounds have the basic school supplies they need to thrive, including backpacks, pens, books and other stationery.

Jodi said: "This is a cause close to my heart, being born and raised in Jamaica myself and seeing the good work these guys are doing to provide the basic necessities to the young people there.

"Every child deserves a fair chance and education."

But Jodi is also running the giveaway to say thank you to all her customers who've stayed loyal during lockdown.

She said: "We have been so fortunate that you’ve kept us crazy busy over recent weeks and we are thankful for that."

And Jodi added: "We would love to see you guys using this as an opportunity to pay it forward and share with loved ones or neighbours.

"We understand 50 wings, buckets of fruit punch and trays of dessert could be difficult to consume alone.

"It would make our day to hear about acts of kindness where you’ve been able to share these prizes with others."

Prizes which have already been won include 10 pina coladas or 10 virgin coladas, five beefburgers or five Seitan burgers, a Sunday lunch banquet and 20 tacos.

And here's the prizes up for grabs for the rest of the month:

- Wednesday, June 10: A bucket of Ma's homemade ginger beer

- Thursday, June 11: A tray of brownies (ve)

- Friday, June 12: A jerk feast

- Saturday, June 13: A bucket of rum or fruit punch

- Sunday, June 14: A mixed tray of sweetcorn and saltfish fritters

- Monday, June 15: Closed

- Tuesday, June 16: Five quesadillas

- Wednesday, June 17: A tray of cinnamon buns (ve)

- Thursday, June 18: 10 JP mojitos or 10 virgin JP mojitos

- Friday, June 19: A tray of mac n cheese

- Saturday, June 20: A jug of Guinness punch

- Sunday, June 21: A tub of Boom Shakka Lakka seasoning

- Monday, June 22: Closed

- Tuesday, June 23 (Jodi’s birthday): Three-course dinner and a drink

- Wednesday, June 24: A bucket of Hummingbird sauce

- Thursday, June 25: A whole coconut creme pie

- Friday, June 26: Full rack of ribs

- Saturday, June 27: Five 'Mother Clucking' Sandos or Seitan Sandos

- Sunday, June 28: Sunday lunch banquet

- Monday, June 29: Closed

- Tuesday, June 30: Gigantic burrito

The giveaway has already raised more than £640 and Jodi is hoping to reach their target of £1,000 by the end of the month.

For more information about the charity click here​

To read more about how lockdown has affected Jodi and the team at June Plum, click here

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