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GLAM It Up For Charity supporting Orange Sky Laundry #GLAM16
My annual charity dinner GLAM It Up For Charity is on again! A little charity dinner I started when I was on maternity leave with my son, who is now TEN YEARS OLD! I never imagined this little dinner would … Continue reading
Attention Brisbane! Live music gig raising funds for orphaned and vulnerable children in Sierra Leone
My very big-hearted friend Jane, has spent the last year (maybe more) setting up an Australian based charity to help orphaned and vulnerable children in Sierre Leone. Jane is hosting a music gig in Brisbane next month and YOU ARE INVITED! … Continue reading
Posted in Australian charity, Brisbane Events, Children, Pay it forward, Uncategorized
Tagged Asa Broomhall, Brisbane Events, Damian Black, Fig Tree Children, Friday 19th August, Jane Shakespheare, Live music gig, Louie Shelton, orphans in sierre leone, The Brendan Leggatt Band, The Reversals, The Triffid
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One of a kind speakers. Great sound. Incredible cause.
It is funny how the world works. You might remember a few posts ago, I wrote about social enterprise Substation33 that recycle and reuse electronic waste to create jobs and training opportunities for disadvantaged jobseekers in Logan? (Here is the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, CSR, Environment, GIVING, Recycle or upcycle, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized, youth
Tagged AMPLFY, brad clair ampfly, bradley clair, Brisbane, DIY speaker kit, do some good, fathers day gift, gifts that give twice, recycle electronics, recycle speakers, recycled speakers, Substation33
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ECOPADS = environment, education and empowerment
I recently learnt about an amazing lady, Freeda Thong, a Brisbane based social entrepreneur passionate about women, the environment and equality. Freeda recently ran a crowd funding campaign to raise $15,000 for her new, innovative, environmentally and socially impactful product – Ecopads. … Continue reading
Give some words with heart
Do you think it would be possible to run a company that educates girls in developing countries, helps the environment AND makes a profit? Meet Lauren Shuttleworth, a Brisbane based social entrepreneur who is doing exactly that with her eco-friendly … Continue reading
Posted in Causes, Children, Community, CSR, Environment, GIVING, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
Tagged Brisbane social entrepreneur, Care Australia, corporate merchandise, gift for girls, gifts that give back, gifts that give twice, girls education, Good Gifts, inspiring notebooks, Lauren Shuttleworth, One Girl, printer with a difference, Words With Heart
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Uplift Project – recycling bras to women in need
UPDATE 25/05/16: An urgent update to this post, I spoke to Liz the founder of Uplift Project, and she currently has 40,000 bras in storage in Melbourne and desperately needs help funding the shipment of these to PNG. For $10 … Continue reading
Thursday 19th May is Suit of Change Day – fellas, it is time to clear out the wardrobe
Mark Ferguson, a basketballer, who at 6’5” had always struggled to find a suit that fitted him properly. So in 2005, Mark set up bespoke men’s tailor Wil Valor, and he has been helping men of all sizes from his … Continue reading
Random Hacks of Kindness
I recently learnt about Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) Australia, part of a global community of technologists and changemakers who ‘hack for good’. Did you know that the word ‘hack’ in technology circles is more often used to describe a way of coming … Continue reading
Dig out your designer fashion for DV
Don’t wait til next spring to do a massive closet cull; donate your corporate and designer fashion to Women’s Legal Service today and help women and children who are escaping domestic violence. Women’s Legal Service is a specialist community legal centre … Continue reading
Posted in Australian charity, Brisbane Events, Children, Pay it forward, Queensland charity, Recycle or upcycle, Uncategorized
Tagged Brisbane Event, College of Law Queensland, Domestic Violence Brisbane, Donate second hand clothes, Fashion Pop Up Shop, Friday 20th May 2016, Graham Perrett, Natalie Davidson, Saint Andrew's Uniting Church Hall, upcycle, WLS, Women's Legal Service
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Go on, Chuck in ya Towel
What is Chuck in ya Towel? Chuck in ya Towel is a project between 139 Club, Brisbane’s ‘Soul Stylist’ Avra Velis and YOU to help raise 500+ clean towels for the homeless of Brisbane by March 31, 2016. The OFFICIAL … Continue reading
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