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a call for help – 2013 #bne BBQ for homeless and others who need it
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
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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, 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, kiva, Mummy's Wish, 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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100 blankets in July, and other ways to make a difference
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
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what has Weetbix got to do with charity?
Aussie kids are Weet-bix kids – so the advertising jingle goes. Yup, Weet-Bix is a great Australian breakfast tradition (my 5 year old eats between 3 and 5 per day) but something lots of people don’t realise is that by purchasing Sanitarium’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVIT, Homelessness, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise, The Big Issue
Tagged Bank of Queensland, Buffed, charity spam, CSR, expresso train, find a social enterprise, GIVIT, Human Creative, sanitarium, Social Enterprise, social entrepreneurs, Social franchise, social traders, Tara Castle, The Big Issue, The Body Shop, weet-bix, what is a social enterprise, Wise Foundation
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Another socially kind Christmas gift that gives all year
Still last minute Christmas shopping? Then please, let me help you! What about a magazine subscription….? One that gives two-fold for all of next year? Give the gift of a 2012 subscription to The Big Issue, the world’s most widely circulated street … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, The Big Issue
Tagged Charity Christmas gifts, gift that gives twice, gifts that help a charity, Gordon Roddick, Homelessness, John Bird, Social Enterprise, Social Entreprenuers, social kindness, Tara Castle, The Big Issue
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