Category Archives: Community

13th Annual GLAM It Up For Charity – Friday 25th October 2019 Jellyfish Restaurant Brisbane

With loads of heartfelt encouragement from my friends (and of course being cheered on by Mia and Harrison) I am hosting GLAM It Up For Charity for the 13th year, in two weeks (YES TWO WEEKS!!!) on Friday night 25th … Continue reading

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Boomerang Bags – sew sustainable

Boomerang Bags started in 2013 when Co-founders, Tania Potts and Jordyn de Boer had the dream to reduce plastic bags in their community of Burleigh Heads in Queensland. Five years on, the worldwide Boomerang Bag community has grown to include nearly … Continue reading

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Help PowerWells solve world energy poverty – pledge your support today

Can you imagine your life without a reliable source of electricity? It is estimated that between 1.2 and 3 billion people around the world have little or no access to electricity and / or modern fuels, to meet basic needs such as cooking, … Continue reading

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2017 gifts that do good

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You are invited to the 11th Annual GLAM It Up For Charity dinner – Friday 27th October at Darling & Co. Paddington

It was 2007, I was on maternity leave from my corporate job, and feeling very grateful for my life – I wanted to do something other than nappies and night feeds.  So, alongside my beautiful friend Michelle we decided to … Continue reading

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Become someone’s fairy godmother

Have you always wanted to be someone’s fairy godmother?  Well, here is your big chance… Ipswich mum Sam Harrison wants your old formal dress or suit to lend / gift to disadvantaged students in Ipswich, to create magical school formals … Continue reading

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This Mother’s Day (or any day you need a gift) support Global Sisters

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and if you are looking for a great gift in a hurry, then check out the amazing range of gifts that do good at Global Sisters. Global Sisters exists to enable women to … Continue reading

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Don’t give chocolate this easter

This Easter, I would like you to consider a different type of Easter gift, one that does not involve chocolate, well not directly. The Fig Tree Children is a Brisbane-based charity supporting orphaned and vulnerable children in Sierra Leone. In a country … Continue reading

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Help them stay – get behind the Asylum Circle crowdfunding campaign

Did you know that there are more than 2,000 people living in Queensland on bridging visas? A Bridging visa A (BVA) is a temporary visa. It allows you to stay in Australia after your current substantive visa ceases and while … Continue reading

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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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