Sweepstakes Alert: Win a Week in a Paris Apartment

After 20 years in Paris, HiP Paris founder Erica Berman moved from Paris to Maine looking for a life that was more meaningful to her soul. Wanting to give back to her community, she founded Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm. Everything they grow is donated to those in need. YOU can help Veggies to Table work to end hunger and  win a week in a gorgeous Paris apartment. Read along below for more of Erica’s story and details on the 2025 Sweepstakes.

I’m reaching out to you, HiP Paris Blog readers, foodies, and lovers of France, with a way to both support local hunger relief and get a chance to win a week in Paris. Because, who doesn’t want to spend a week in Paris and help end hunger?

Grand Prize: 

• A week’s stay in a Paris apartment w/balcony and panoramic views
• A chauffeur to and from the airport
• A walking tour of the Maris with Je T’aime Me Neither
• A Paris Walking Tour with Sight Seekers Delight 
• A private photoshoot with Love, Lou X
• Lunch at the Bon Georges and Treize au Clubhouse

Runner-up prizes: 

• An online pastry course taught by a Le Cordon Bleu-trained Pastry Chef Molly Wilkison  and a copy of her book French Pastry Made Simple
• French gift card from Vivi et Margot donated by friend and supporter Amy Thomas  author of Paris My Sweet.
• A signed limited edition Paris artwork by John Donohue
• A Paris clutch by Kasia Dietz
• A copy of Ruth Reichl’s A Paris Novel
• A signed Paris print by artist John Donohue of All the Restaurants

Click here for detailed information on all of the incredible prizes, and enter to win! Our Paris Sweepstakes runs from May 1 to June 8. 

This fundraiser will help Veggies to Table provide greater access to nutritious produce to hungry children and families, while bringing YOU to Paris or Paris to YOU! 

Your entry in our Sweepstakes will help us:

• Grow even more top-quality organic produce to meet the rising need
• Distribute more food to local pantries, schools, and summer lunch programs
• Ensure that no one in our community goes hungry 
• Grow and donate more flowers, creating joy where it is needed most

Over the years we’ve come to know and love the people we serve. We’ve heard their stories, met their families, and witnessed their resilience. These are hardworking people who live in poverty, often through no fault of their own. We are all an unexpected crisis away from hunger. Now, our friends and neighbors face yet another challenge. With the recent USDA funding cuts  even more Mainers will struggle to access healthy food. We are already hearing from our pantry partners about rising numbers, while their funding is drying up.

Enter our Paris Sweepstakes  today and help us respond to the growing hunger crisis in our community. Access to healthy food is a right, not a privilege. Together, we can ensure that no one goes to bed or wakes up hungry. Bon chance!

Founder, HiP Paris

Erica Berman

Photo credits top to bottom: Featured Image Eiffel Tower- Pierre Blache/ Woman by Café de Flore – Briag Courteaux/ Grand prize apartment photos – Loove Collective/ Paris café @marie.devivies/ Paris street @l.r.e copy/Erica and her husband Alain on the farm –Michael Wilson/ Elizabeth and Jac with cherry tomatoes – Erica Berman/ Garlic – Kelsey Kobik

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