Category Archives: #blogforgood

All girls for One Girl – Brisbane charity dinner – Saturday 3rd December 2016

I am excited to introduce Romany Maunder, One Girl Ambassador, who has written a charityspam guest post about a dinner she is organising this Saturday 3rd December, at Five Sister’s Cafe in South Brisbane, raising money for One Girl – thank … Continue reading

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Top ten Brisbane Christmas party or function venues with a difference

What if your end of year celebration with friends or work Christmas party could help end homelessness, give hope and employ a person with a disability or fund unique social projects across our state?  Well guess what – it can! … Continue reading

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Paying It Forward dinner Brisbane – Wednesday 11th November 2015

Chef Minh Le understands what it’s like to struggle. In 1979, Le arrived with his family from a war-ravaged Vietnam and settled in Cabramatta, where he says, life was tough. “My parents had to struggle really hard to provide for … Continue reading

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tickets on sale: 9th Annual 2015 GLAM It Up For Charity #bneevent #GLAM15

Each year, I organise a charity dinner in Brisbane, I call it GLAM It Up For Charity and it supports a different and grass roots charity each year.  Some of the beneficiaries have included YWCA Encore, The Olive McMahon Lodge, Second … Continue reading

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Friends for Fiji Appeal 2013

Today I met the amazing Jo Hassan, who alongside Sam Brown, a facebook page and a whole lot of community support, is trying to fill a twenty-foot shipping container bound for cyclone-ravaged Fiji this Friday (08/02/12). I had heard about … Continue reading

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Shopping Up Late for Project Now: 12th July 2012

Do you live in Brisbane AND need a good excuse for some retail therapy?  If the answer is yes, then you are in luck!  You are invited to Shopping Up Late for Project Now on Thursday 12th July 2012 from … Continue reading

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help me #blogforgood from Tanzania

Good news everyone! Recently I entered charityspam.com in a competition run by Telstra and CBM Australia called #blogforgood. The competition was open to any blogger who, um, blogs for good – yes a perfect fit for my posts on charityspam.com. The challenge for me was trying … Continue reading

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