Making a Difference

Update: My thanks to all who helped today. In the morning I shall be donating $98. Like so many people, I’ve been horrified by the footage and the sheer scale of the devastation in Japan over these past few days, caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami. I always feel so powerless and small in [...]

Earlier this month my cousin played in his band in a fundraiser for youth depression in the bush. I’d chosen beyondblue to be my next recipient last year before I knew his concert was going to happen. Then when I did I thought it was a nice coincidence. This week has seen some monumental damage [...]

Taken from www.worldaidsday.org.au: The theme for World AIDS Day 2010 is Take Action. No Discrimination. The aim is to encourage all Australians to be aware of the prelavence of HIV/AIDS; to take action to reduce the transmission of HIV by promoting safe sex practices; and to accept individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Donations [...]

Catherine Connors has written for a long time about her nephew Tanner, who has Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy. In a wonderful movement that can only prove what open-heartedness the internet community is capable of, as we saw recently with the support for Ivy, this coming Friday morning New York time (Friday evening here in Australia) many, many people [...]