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Toothbrushes + slippers = Christmas kindness
My friend Ali, who has been an incredible supporter of many causes, recently collected and distributed 279 pamper boxes to go to women in domestic violence shelters on the Gold Coast. Pretty amazing – check out her recent fb post … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Uncategorized
Tagged 500 slippers, 500 toothbrushes, Ali Saoirse, Brisbane, Christmas kindness, domestic violence, dv, giving this christmas, Gold Coast women's shelter, help children, help women in crisis, Rize Up, RizeUp, south east queensland
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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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Orange Sky Laundry – Australia’s first mobile laundry service for the homeless
Other than a brief stint volunteering for the Wilderness Society dressed up in a mangey Koala suit, my social conscience at age 20 was still very much a work in progress. But not these guys. In July 2014, two Brisbane friends and social … Continue reading
Posted in Community, GIVING
Tagged Brisbane, Homelessness, Orange Sky Laundry, Social Enterprise
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karma kegs and R U OK to run for beer
Have you heard of Karma Kegs? A karma keg is a keg of beer, where you decide how much you will pay for your beer, and the money usually goes to charity or funding community projects. Lots of bars across … Continue reading
party for purpose – Brisbane 24 August 2013
Brisbane-based Human Ventures, a profit-for-purpose social enterprise that assists marginalised communities in Queensland, is throwing a party to remember on August 24, to raise funds and awareness of their mission to bring positive change through arts based programs. The ‘Party for Purpose’ … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise
Tagged #bne, August events, Brisbane, Brisbane Events, Charityspam, DJ Tyrone Noonan, human, Human Ventures, Kaylah Truth, MC Kitch, Mzaza, party for purpose, profit for purpose, Queensland Theatre Company, richard bell, Social Enterprise, Tara Castle
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Project Declan
This Friday afternoon, I want to tell you about an amazing thing that is happening in Brisbane, best told by an inspiring facebook post I read last night: Status Update By Project Declan. UPDATE – Please take a minute to … Continue reading
my annual charity dinner
As my good friend Neil Shannon from The Villager Hotel puts it “we are about to enter the boobs and balls fundraising season”. That would be Breast Cancer in the month of October, and Prostate Cancer (via hugely successful Movember … Continue reading
Posted in Breast Cancer, Brisbane Events, Cancer Council, Community, CSR, GIVING, KINDNESS, Movember, Uncategorized
Tagged #bne, annual charity dinner, Breast Cancer dinner, Brisbane, brisbane charity dinner, charity spam, GLAM it up for charity, Movember, Neil Shannon, Olive McMahon Lodge Toowoomba, Tara Castle, The Cancer Council, The Villager Hotel
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