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imagine you baked a cake and it changed a life
This story is a bit longer than what I usually blog on charityspam, so grab a cup of tea, sit down and enjoy this inspiring story beautifully told by my friend Danielle Crismani from #bakedrelief, published with her blessings x … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, Flood relief, GIVING, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Uncategorized
Tagged baked relief, Danielle Crismani, kindness, Queensland Floods
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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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#bakedrelief and other ways you can help
It feels like half of Australia is either under water or on fire, it is often hard to know what to do to help. An incredibly simple, yet highly effective way to help is to provide baked relief to support … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, Flood relief, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward
Tagged #bakedrelief, adopt a wash, baked relief, Charityspam, Danielle Crismani, do something, GIVIT, help a charity, help in a disaster, how can I help, Queensland Floods, Shoe Boxes of Love, Tara Castle, volunteer
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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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a Friday afternoon feel-good story for you…
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
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volunteers needed! can you spare just 3 hours?
It was 1994, it was hot. I was dressed up in an old, mangey full body koala suit standing in the middle of the Victoria Bridge in Brisbane’s CBD on a hot Queensland summers day. Crazy? Possibly. This was my … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, Ethical Shopping, Flood relief, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Recycle or upcycle, Sandlewood Projects
Tagged be a volunteer, Brisbane Charity Shops, Charityspam, domestic violence, Find a thrift shop, Moorooka, Queensland Floods, Sandlewood Op Shop, Sandlewood Projects, Tara Castle, Volunteering, Wilderness Society, women's shelters
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shoe boxes of love
The concept behind Shoe Boxes of Love Inc. is simple. To provide love, hope, and support to individuals directly affected by a disaster, through the provision of Shoe Boxes of Love; boxes of essential and luxury items. Shoe Boxes of Love Inc was launched by Kimberley … Continue reading
All I want for Christmas…
Today, Tuesday 13th December, the Milton Business community in Brisbane are rallying together to help two flood affected local boys. Almost a whole year one from the devastation of the Queensland floods, there are still many families still struggling to … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, Flood relief, GIVING, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Variety Queensland
Tagged bikes for boys in toowong, Brisbane, James Golden, Milton Business Community, Park Road Milton, Queensland Floods, Tara Castle, Variety Queensland, Volunteering, Volunteers, Westpac, Westpac Milton
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are cookbooks your porn?
Author Rebecca Sparrow once told me about her fetish for cookbooks, and how they are secretly her porn. She buys them and fantasises over each page while stuffing her face with potato chips and watching Dr Phil. I too, have … Continue reading
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