Tag: charity
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Conversations with… Jessie Wolinsky (Subject: Vision Impairment and Fundraising for Foundation Fighting Blindness)
Foundation Fighting Blindness fundraiser and Sight Club founder Jessie Wolinsky speaks this week about living with a visual impairment and the work she does to spread awareness
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Conversations with Elle (Subject: Fundraising for Victims of Sexual Assault and Rape)
Interview with Elle about her fundraising mission to walk 1000 miles in 100 days to raise money for Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre.
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Conversations with… Mary Chacha of Msichana Empowerment Kuria (Subject: FGM)
As a teacher, I received training on FGM (female genital mutilation) and was told to be vigilant, identify children that could be at risk and do all that I could to protect them. Thankfully I never encountered it in my teaching career, but reading testimonials from survivors stayed with me for a long time. Whilst…
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Conversations with… Emma from Streetreads (Subject: Volunteering and Homelessness)
Through writing this blog and sharing my work on social media, I have been introduced to many wonderful people, charities and organisations that work every day to make the world a little better, a little kinder. A prime example of one of these organisations is Streetreads. Streetreads has a simple but significant goal – to…
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Conversations with… Louise Scrivener (Subject: Mental Health/Charity Work)
As a writer who spends their time looking for the good things that happen in every day life, I spend most of my days with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Usually I spot the good things by simply walking along the road or flicking through my Instagram feed, but today’s interview with Louise came about…
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Spotlighting: The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
During my travels, I have been lucky enough to see many, many wonderful things but one of the things that has stuck with me with most is the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. Established in 1973, the Koala Hospital is responsible for saving the lives of and rehabiliting hundreds of sick and injured koalas, most of…
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