DoubleTree by Hilton pastry chef Amanda Lim (right) guiding (from left) Anne Kremer, Olivia Rogowska and Petra Martric in making the chocolate chips cookies. Pic by Zulfadhli Zulkifli (NST)
DOUBLE Tree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur recently teamed up with some of the world's finest women tennis players participating at the recent BMW Malaysia Open to raise funds for the Baked For Care charity drive.
Donning the chef's hat and apron, Anne Kremer of Luxembourg, Olivia Rogowska of Australia and Petra Martric of Croatia joined forces with the hotel's pastry crew in an interactive baking session to make the internationally renowned DoubleTree chocolate chips cookies.
After the baking session, the cans of cookies were autographed by these tennis stars.
Two hundred and fifty limited-edition cans will be on sale at the hotel's The Food Store till March 16 and during the BMW Malaysia Open tournament.
The cookies are priced at RM47 per can at The Food Store and RM50 per can at the tournament.
All funds raised from the cookie sale, which enters its second year, will be channelled to Make-A-Wish Malaysia in support of its cause to grant wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur general manager Ian Barrow said the hotel is always keen to reach out and help people who are less fortunate.
"We are delighted to be the official hotel partner for the BMW Malaysia Open and support the Make-A-Wish Malaysia for the second consecutive year.
"I am confident the campaign will repeat last year's success due to the great support from the community and in granting the wishes of kids in need," he said.
Last year, the hotel raised RM5,000 from the cookies sale in the same programme.
Make-A-Wish Malaysia secretary and director of volunteers Lilian Si said she is grateful for the efforts shown by DoubleTree by Hilton in helping the children.
"This is a good platform to enrich the lives of many children with life-threatening medical conditions through the granting of their wishes.
"We hope that the public will assist us in making some of the dreams of these children come true," she said.
The BMW Malaysian Open was held at Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
