Category Archives: Second Chance

1000 Blankets for Brisbane via #CEOsleepoutAU

Posted on June 16, 2015 by charityspam

On any given night in Australia more than 105,000 people are homeless. According to the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust 4,324 people in Brisbane are homeless, with 1,943 living in Inner City Brisbane. Cameron Van Balen, Managing Director of Laundry Australia, Home … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian charity, Brisbane Events, Causes, Community, GIVING, Homelessness, Pay it forward, Second Chance, youth | Tagged #CEOsleepoutAU, blankets for Brisbane, Cam Van Balen, CEO sleepout, donate a blanket, Plus Dry Cleaners, St Vincent de Paul | 3 Comments

Queensland Charity Events 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by charityspam

This is the third year I have written this Queensland charity event list, kind of a wish list of all the amazing fancy-pants-for-a-good-cause type events that Queensland charities put on each year. Take a look, support* a couple and please … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane Events, Causes, Children, Community, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, MND and Me Foundation, Queensland charity, Second Chance, Variety Queensland | Tagged ACT for Kids, BCEC events, Black and White Ball 2015, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane Events, Bruce Lynton Charity Ball, Bulimba Fashion Festival, Charity Events Brisbane, Childhood Cancer Support, Dance for Daniel 2015, Dancing with the CEOs, Daniel Morcombe Foundation, Endless Summer Ball 2015, Gold Coast Events, Hanworth House, International Womens Day, Mater Little Miracles Ball 2015, MND and Me Ball, Mummy's Wish Ball, RBWH Foundation, Redlands Centre for Women, Ronald McDonald NQ Charity Ball, Scott Sullivan Memorial Dinner, Second Chance Program, Sheldon Events Centre, UN Women, Variety of Chefs Ball, Victoria Park Golf Course, Water Aid Australia, Women's Legal Service | 8 Comments

GLAM it up for Charity Dinner is on again – Thurs 23rd October 2014

Posted on September 15, 2014 by charityspam

GLAM it up for Charity dinner is on again, and you are invited! This little charity dinner in Brisbane, is in its 8th year and has raised over $50,000 for small, local and grass roots charities. Some of the charities … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane Events, Causes, Community, GIVING, MND and Me Foundation, Mummy's Wish, Second Chance, Uncategorized, YWCA | Tagged #bneevents, Brisbane Events, Charityspam, GLAM it up for Charity dinner, LOFT west end, MND and Me Foundation, Scott Sullivan, Tara Castle, Thursday 23rd October | Leave a comment

Queensland Charity Events 2013

Posted on March 4, 2013 by charityspam

So I went looking for a list of what charity events are on in Queensland this year, more specifically the frock-up-for-your-favourite-cause type charity Balls and couldnt fine one. So I decided to write my own. So dust off your penguin … Continue reading →

Posted in Breast Cancer, Brisbane Events, Children, Community, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, MND and Me Foundation, Mummy's Wish, Pay it forward, Second Chance, Uncategorized, Variety Queensland | Tagged 2013, ACT for Kids, Brisbane charity events, Bulimba Fashion, CCS, Childhood Cancer Support, Cystic Fibrosis, Dance for Daniel 2013, Daniel Morcombe Foundation, DMF, Hear and Dream Ball 2013, Hear and Say Centre, Jelly Baby Ball, Mater Little Miracles Ball 2013, MND and Me Foundation, MND and Me Gala Dinner, Mothers Day, Mummy's Wish, One Night for Youngcare 2013, Queensland charity events, Scott Sullivan, Second Chance, Second Chance Programme, Silver Gala Ball 2013, sunshine coast charity events, Swing into Spring, The Breathless Ball 2013, Toogoolawa School, Triple Zero 000 Ball, Variety Queensland, Youngcare | 7 Comments

a call for help – 2013 #bne BBQ for homeless and others who need it

Posted on February 12, 2013 by charityspam

There is a Big Issue vendor in Brisbane known as “Grant the Polite Guy” and each year he organises a large scale and free BBQ for homeless people (and others who need it) in Musgrave Park in West End, Brisbane. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, CSR, Flood relief, GIVING, Homelessness, Second Chance, The Big Issue | Tagged #qldfloods, BBQ for homeless, charity spam, Dalton Hospitality, Grant the polite guy, Jerome Dalton, Musgrave Park West End, Queensland Floods, Second Chance, Sunday 17th February 2013, Tara Castle, The Big Issue | Leave a comment

100 blankets in July, and other ways to make a difference

Posted on July 16, 2012 by charityspam

Through the power of social media, I heard about two inspiring Brisbane ladies; Denise Hoyle and Kerry Krause, who, alongside a small army of like-minded kind folk, call themselves Making a Difference – Brisbane. Their current goal is to collect 100 Blankets … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, CSR, Flood relief, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Project Now, Second Chance, The Big Issue, Uncategorized | Tagged 100 Blankets in July, Buffed, Denise Hoyle, donate hygiene pack, Grant Richards, Grant the polite guy, homeless BBQ, Kerry Krause, Making a Difference Brisbane, Mates Helping Mates, Project Now, Queensland Floods, Second Chance, second hand blankets and sleeping bags, The Big Issue | 1 Comment

Shopping Up Late for Project Now: 12th July 2012

Posted on July 2, 2012 by charityspam

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 →

Posted in #blogforgood, Brisbane Events, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Project Now, Second Chance | Tagged #blogforgood, charity spam, ciao bella travel, fashion for charity, Fitness First Toowong, Karinne Cilento, Kelvin Grove, Project Now, Rotary Club of Brisbane Planetarium, sacha drake, Salvation Army, Second Chance, Shopping Up Late for Project Now, Tara Castle, White with One graphic design | Leave a comment

a Friday afternoon feel-good story for you…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by charityspam

I would like to share a nice, feel-good story with you. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me about an appeal happening in Australia to buy bras for women in a small village in Fiji who were … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, Flood relief, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Project Now, Second Chance, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized | Tagged 20 bed residential facility for women, Brisbane, Charityspam, drug alcohol and gambling addiction, Fiji floods, make a difference, Michelle Davis, Project Now, Queensland Floods, Red Hill, Rotary Club of Brisbane Planetarium, Salvation Army, Sandra Sully, Second Chance, Shopping Up Late, Tara Castle, women helping women | Leave a comment

Attention #Brisbane ladies: grab a bra for a bargain and help a charity

Posted on November 25, 2011 by charityspam

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, Second Chance, simple philanthropy, Tara Castle, The Salvos, Triumph | 3 Comments

No place like home

Posted on September 2, 2011 by charityspam

In January this year I was wading through my living room carrying a box, swishing in knee-deep muddy water and thinking about how lucky I was. Lucky that my children were safe; lucky that I have so many wonderful friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Second Chance | Tagged Brisbane Crisis Accommodation, Homelessness, Second Chance, Swing into Spring | 1 Comment