The 1 April Sound Kitchen winners

Are you one of this week’s lucky winners? Today you’ll hear who won the quiz about the newly elected president of Senegal. Click on that little “Listen” arrow above, and join in

Hello everyone!

You’ve surely noticed by now we’ve been experimenting with the Sound Kitchen recipes … on Saturdays, at 5:16 universal time, tune in to hear if you are amongst the week’s winners. The winners names are here on our website, too. Look for Short Features / Sound Kitchen Winners.

Tune in on Sundays, at 4:22, 5:52 and 7:22 universal time, for the quiz question ... and whatever else is cooking up in the Sound Kitchen.

I have wonderful news! “The Sound Kitchen Listeners Cookbook” will finally become a reality. First it will be put on-line, and then we’ll get to work on a printed version. The web team has asked for photos of your prepared dishes, as well as of you. So if you sent in a recipe, get back into your kitchen and get cooking … but before you “tuck in” to your fabulous dish, take a minute to take a picture or two of the final product. And of yourself, too!

The projected date for the on-line version of the cookbook is sometime this month. Keep your fingers crossed!

This week’s question was read on 1 April, and was about Senegal’s presidential elections, which had just taken place. I asked you to send in the name of the new president of Senegal, and the name of his party.

The answer is: Macky Sall, of the Alliance for the Republic party, or L’Alliance pour la République.

The winners this week are: Ms. Iris Cassell, from Banjul, The Gambia; Mr Mogire Machuki, from Kisii, Kenya; Masud Rana, from the Shetu Radio Fan Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh; Ajit Deshpande, from Maharashtra, India, and Ms. Bakumari Ghimire, from Mechi, Nepal.
Congratulations, winners!

This week’s question is about the French presidential elections: as faithful RFI listeners, you of course all know who won … socialist François Hollande. But, were you paying close attention to our election coverage? What was the voter turnout? Send in the percentage of the French population registered to vote who cast their ballot in last Sunday’s presidential polls.

Send me your answer by 11 June; the answer and the winners will be announced on the 17 June programme. Be sure you send your postal address in with your answer … and be sure and tell me if you are a Mr. or a Mrs. or a Ms. or a Miss – I don’t want to get it wrong!

Send your answers to:

[e-mail]

or

Susan Owensby
RFI – The Sound Kitchen
BP 9516
75016 Paris
France

or

By SMS … Now you can send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen cell phone !!!!

Dial your country’s international access code, and then:
33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text.

Remember, it’s not just the quiz which wins you a prize. If your essay goes on the air, you’ll find a package in the mail from the Sound Kitchen. Write in about your community heroes – the people in your community who are quietly working to make the world a better place, in whatever way they can. I am still looking for your “This I Believe” essays, too. Tell us about the principles that guide your life … what you have found to be true from your very own personal experience. Or write in with your most memorable moment, and/or your proudest achievement.

Send your mini book reviews, your musical requests, your secret “guilty” pleasure (mine’s chocolate!), your tricks for remembering things, your favourite quotations and proverbs, descriptions of the local festivals you participate in, or just your general all-around thoughts to:

[e-mail]

Include a phone number, if you can. I’d like to call you and put you on-the-air … and send you a thank-you gift for participating.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

All the best,

Susan