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Category Archives: KINDNESS
take 3 for the sea
This summer holiday while you are enjoying the surf, sun and sand, take a moment and Take 3 for the Sea. Take 3 for the Sea is a clean beach initiative and its message is simple: take three pieces of … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, GIVING, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Recycle or upcycle, Uncategorized
Tagged charity spam, Charityspam, clean beach initiative, clean beaches, climate, great north pacific garbage patch, make a difference, marine animals eating garbage, nature, plastic sand, recycle, refuse, reuse, Roberta Dixon-Valka, Take 3 for the Sea, Take3, Tara Castle, Tim Silverwood
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top ten socially kind christmas gifts 2012
STOP! Before you hit the local shopping mall and work your way through your Christmas shopping list, put a bit of thought in and see if your gift can give twice: here are my top ten socially kind Christmas gifts: … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, KINDNESS, KIVA, Mummy's Wish, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise, The Big Issue
Tagged Anh Do, children's christmas gift, cook book that helps charity, Food Connect, gifts that give twice, give a good gift, Good Gifts, Good Will Wine, Human Ventures, kiva, Mummy's Wish Teddy Bears, Oz Harvest cookbook, radius disability services, radius enterprises, Shop Ethical Guide, soically responsible christmas gifts, The Big Issue, Who Gives a Crap Toilet Paper
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Project Declan
This Friday afternoon, I want to tell you about an amazing thing that is happening in Brisbane, best told by an inspiring facebook post I read last night: Status Update By Project Declan. UPDATE – Please take a minute to … Continue reading
Bear for Bear: the most beautiful Christmas gift
I am always on the look out for ethical or socially kind gifts, gifts that are more than just what you wrap up, put a pretty bow on, to give away. Gifts that somehow serve a greater cause or purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, KINDNESS, Mummy's Wish, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise
Tagged Charityspam, children's christmas gifts, Christmas Teddy Bear campaign, Gayle Richardson, help a charity this christmas, Mummy's Wish, one for one, socially responsible christmas gift, Tara Castle, the best christmas gift, The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, The Naked Boy and the Crocodile, TOMS
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Bulimba + Fashion = inspiring young women
This Friday, my wonderful friend Shannon Harvey from Place is hosting her annual charity event; The Bulimba Fashion Festival. As my title may have given away, it is in Bulimba (KRudd’s electorate in Brisbane), there is fashion and this year, … Continue reading
The Flower Project
I recently heard about the most lovely of community kindness initiatives – The Flower Project. A volunteer based project gifting beautiful bouquets of fresh flowers to people who care for others or to people who need a bit of extra … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, KINDNESS
Tagged acts of kindness, Brisbane charity, charity spam, community kindness, flowers, Flowers and Morning Tea Samford, make a difference, make someone smile, Shannon Yeardley, Tara Castle, The Flower Project, The Flower Project Foundation, Volunteers
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my annual charity dinner
As my good friend Neil Shannon from The Villager Hotel puts it “we are about to enter the boobs and balls fundraising season”. That would be Breast Cancer in the month of October, and Prostate Cancer (via hugely successful Movember … Continue reading
Posted in Breast Cancer, Brisbane Events, Cancer Council, Community, CSR, GIVING, KINDNESS, Movember, Uncategorized
Tagged #bne, annual charity dinner, Breast Cancer dinner, Brisbane, brisbane charity dinner, charity spam, GLAM it up for charity, Neil Shannon, Olive McMahon Lodge Toowoomba, Tara Castle, The Cancer Council, The Villager Hotel
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got an idea to change the world?
Attention all Brisbane based social entrepreneurs! How would you like win a share of $50,000 to help launch your idea for making positive lasting social change? Wesley Mission Brisbane have launched Campaign for Change a round of funding available to anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, GIVING, KINDNESS, Mentoring, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise
Tagged Campaign for change, Charityspam, community start ups, make a difference brisbane, Social Enterprise, social innovation, south east queensland, Tara Castle, Wesley Mission Brisbane, WMB
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my quest for the ultimate ethical shoe
Have you ever thought about the origin or ethics of your shoes? Where they were made, who made them, what are they made from, what distance did your shoes travel to be on your shoe shop shelf, did each company … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Recycle or upcycle, Social Enterprise, TOMS, Uncategorized
Tagged above and below london, ethical shoes, ethletics, gideon shoes, greenbees, one for one, recylced london tube seats, ROMA boots, roma provisions, sole rebel, souls massage thongs, sseko designs, TOMS, tzandals
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Ava’s Tea Party – be glad, give thanks and cherish
The message behind Ava’s Tea Party is simple: take the time, make the time, to savour moments of love and laughter with those you adore. This August they would would love you to “join in, where-ever your hear lies, with whom-ever your … Continue reading
