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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Attention #Brisbane ladies: grab a bra for a bargain and help a charity
Here I go again, I have said it before, and I will say it again: you DON’T have to be rich to be a philanthropist. There are SO many simple ways that you can weave social kindness and giving into … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Second Chance
Tagged 20 bed women's shelter, Berlei, BRA, bras for charity, Brisbane kindness, buy a bra, Homelessness, Kelvin Grove, Michelle Davis, Moonyah Centre, Playtex, Project Now, Red Hill Brisbane, Rotary, Rotary Club of Brisbane Planetarium, Salvation Army, simple philanthropy, Tara Castle, The Salvos, Triumph
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the top ten socially kind christmas gifts 2011
I heard the most amazing Christmas story through the website GIVIT. Last year, a family tired of the usual fuss and commercialisation of Christmas decided that instead of giving gifts to each other, they bought the ENTIRE outstanding list off … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, KINDNESS, KIVA, Make a Wish, Mummy's Wish, Pay it forward
Tagged charity, charity christmas cards, Charity Christmas gifts, Charity gifts, christmas gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, Effort for Others, GIVIT, help a charity, KIVA loans, Make a Wish, Mummy's Wish Christmas Auction, Pay it forward, Philanthropy, social kindness, socially responsible gift giving, Tara Castle, teach kids about philanthropy, The Big Issue, the givit list
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Effort for Others – it makes you feel good
I would like to introduce you to my next crazy idea (!) well kind of, it is not all mine, it is one that I have concocted with my lovely friend Victoria Parker. Together, we have set up a lending … Continue reading
Posted in Community, KIVA, Pay it forward
Tagged Effort for Others, kiva, make a difference, make a loan, micro lending, micro-credit, Tara Castle, Victoria Parker
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buy your christmas pressies AND help a charity
Thank you to the ever-generous and lovely Katrina Blowers for this guest post: Will your Christmas stocking be filled with feel-good factor this year? Rather than battling shopping centre crowds, click your way to stockings stuffed with exquisite gifts by … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, KINDNESS, Mummy's Wish
Tagged auction, Bernadette Vella, Brisbane, charitable gifts, charityspam blog, Christmas Auction, facebook, Facebook Charity Auction, Gayle Richardson, giving, Katrina Blowers, kindness, Mummy's Wish, mums with cancer, positive giving, Queensland, Tara Castle
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a breast cancer survivor
Last week I went to the #thinkdrinkpink Rose Revolution lunch supporting Chicks in Pink, where I met Christine Lynn (pictured on her last day of chemo on Melbourne Cup Day). Christine spoke about being a breast cancer survivor. I loved … Continue reading
Lest we forget. We will remember them.
It is about to be 11:11am on 11th November 2011. I asked my dad to write a this post for me, Philip Castle who served in Vietnam from 1969 -71 and whose father, Frank Castle, my grandfather, served as an … Continue reading
my favourite cash-poor person’s gift to the world
Most of you have heard me bang on about social kindness, charity fatigue, and how I don’t think you have to be rich to be a philanthropist. Well here is one of my favourite cash-poor person’s gift to the world: … Continue reading
Goodbye fundraising month of boobs. Hello fundraising month of balls…
Meet Neil Shannon, publican, crazy Irishman and serial fundraiser. For the past five years, in the month of October and with the help of Neil Shannon, I have hosted a charity dinner supporting various breast cancer charities. In addition to … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Community, Movember
Tagged #bne, 2011, Brisbane, Brisbane Events, charity auction, Charity Dinner, charity fatigue, Jon Coghill, Mo Bros, Movember, Movember Australia, Neil Shannon, Powderfinger, Tara Castle, The Villager, The Villager Hotel, Thursday 10th November
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Card making for a cause
I have been harassing Leisa Gill, owner of iconic lime green 70’s style Pandemonium Café in Paddington, Brisbane, for too many years to count, of course, always in the name of charity. I have co-erced her to sell copies … Continue reading
