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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
Posted in Australian charity, Brisbane Events, Causes, Children, Community, GIVING, KINDNESS, Queensland charity, Uncategorized
Tagged #GLAM17, Darling and Co, GLAM, GLAM it up for charity, glam it up for charity 2017, Global Sisters, Hummingbird House, MND and Me, Mummy's Wish, Mums 4 Refugees, Romero Centre, Tara Castle, YWCA Encore
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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
Posted in Australian charity, Community, Ethical Shopping, GIVING, KINDNESS, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise
Tagged beautiful things for change, ethical gifts, gifts that do good, gifts that give twice, Global Sisters, last minute gift for mum, Mandy Richards, Mother's Day 2017, Mothers Day, Shop for good
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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
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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ECOPADS = environment, education and empowerment
I recently learnt about an amazing lady, Freeda Thong, a Brisbane based social entrepreneur passionate about women, the environment and equality. Freeda recently ran a crowd funding campaign to raise $15,000 for her new, innovative, environmentally and socially impactful product – Ecopads. … Continue reading
Give some words with heart
Do you think it would be possible to run a company that educates girls in developing countries, helps the environment AND makes a profit? Meet Lauren Shuttleworth, a Brisbane based social entrepreneur who is doing exactly that with her eco-friendly … Continue reading
Posted in Causes, Children, Community, CSR, Environment, GIVING, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
Tagged Brisbane social entrepreneur, Care Australia, corporate merchandise, gift for girls, gifts that give back, gifts that give twice, girls education, Good Gifts, inspiring notebooks, Lauren Shuttleworth, One Girl, printer with a difference, Words With Heart
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Uplift Project – recycling bras to women in need
UPDATE 25/05/16: An urgent update to this post, I spoke to Liz the founder of Uplift Project, and she currently has 40,000 bras in storage in Melbourne and desperately needs help funding the shipment of these to PNG. For $10 … Continue reading
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