WEEKS FIFTY - FIFTY-TWO: December 13 - Christmas Post - Final Post

This is my final post on this blog.
The year is almost over....already!!

I have decided not to do it again next year.
My $5 each week was coming from NOT buying magazines and with a royal wedding imminent, I'll need to buy magazines again next year!
And I plan to give in other ways.
This blog was a way for me to give to a variety of charities, while at the same time, raising awareness and possibly encouraging others to donate as well.
It didn't quite have the impact I was hoping for, but I hope it did some good.

There are 3 weeks left so I'm putting them together for a triple Christmas donation to a very special cause.

The charity I have chosen to give $15 to for my final post is

The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation

Anyone with kids, and those without, must feel for any child (and their familiy) who has to spend Christmas in hospital. This is a charity I love to donate to at Christmas time.  They have a variety of ways you can give...

You can give to the B105 Appeal (which is officially over but you can still donate)
You can give to the Regional Radio Appeal
You can give to the Kids Christmas Appeal
or you can sponsor a bauble

As we live in a regional area, I'm giving to the Regional Radio Appeal.

Please join me.

Thanks to those who followed this journey for the year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

WEEK FORTY-NINE - 6th December

I know Movember is officially over, but a friend's husband participated and this week I'm supporting him...better late than never!

"Funds are committed to men’s health partners, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue: the national depression initiative and the Movember Foundation. Together, the three channels work to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world class programs in the fields of research, education, support, and awareness."


If you would like to make a general donation, click HERE.

I'm supporting Mark, you can too by clicking HERE.

WEEK FORTY-FIVE - FORTY-EIGHT 8th - 29th November

Tomorrow I'm very excited to be going to a Girls Night In.
It's going to be fun and it will raise funds to help fight women's cancer.
As this is a real life event that I'm actually attending and it's for such a great cause, I'm spending 4 weeks worth of donations.
Thanks Janita (the busiest person I know) for hosting it!!

If you would like to help Janita hit her target of $400, please click here to donate too.

WEEK FORTY-FOUR 1st November

Some of the cool tweeps over on Twitter have come up with a brilliant idea.
Melbourne Cup Day stweep!
Bern Morley is organizing the fabulous event.

I'm donating $5 to Young Care.

Right now, there are over 6,500 young Australians with high care needs living in aged care - simply because there are very limited alternatives. (The Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee 2005)

If you want to join the stweep, click here.
If you want to donate to Young Care, click here.

WEEK FORTY - WEEK FORTY-THREE: 4th - 25th October

Sarah over at Just Me is doing a wonderful thing this month.
She is participating in Frocktober.
Frocktober aims to help improve the outlook for women with ovarian cancer by supporting the quest for a suitable early detection test through fundraising for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Click here to see Sarah in her frocked up glory every day.

And click here to join me in sponsoring her.
(Don't forget to add her registration number - 600504)

WEEK THIRTY-NINE- 27th September

This week's donation is for Asho, who is an Australia Zoo Wildlife Warrior Joey Ambassador.

You can read all about it here on Cate's blog.

If you want to donate too, just click here.

WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT - 20th September

This week's donation is for Ailish, who is an Australia Zoo Wildlife Warrior Joey Ambassador.
You can read all about it here on Cate's blog.

If you want to donate too, just click here.

WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN - 13th September

After receiving shocking news that one of the beautiful little girls I taught in Year 2, 9 years ago, had committed suicide, this week I'm donating $5 to Lifeline - Suicide Prevention.
If you would like to donate too, click here.

I Found $5 - 16th August

I'm not supposed to resume donations until the 6th of September.
But this morning as I was walking home with my two year old daughter, after dropping my five year old boy at school, we found $5 on the footpath.
I've never been a "Finders keepers" (or "finds it keeps it" as my five year old says) kind of person.
But there was no one else around and it was too far from the school to take it back to the office.
So, as my usual donation amount is $5, I immediately thought of it as a free donation.

Who to choose?

As my Mum recently suffered a severe heart attack, I'm choosing...

Heart Foundation!

The Heart Foundation is dedicated to reducing the dreadful effects of the number of people living with, or dying from heart, stroke and blood vessel disease.

Even if you didn't find $5, you can donate too by clicking here.

WEEK TWENTY-NINE - WEEK THIRTY-SIX - 19th July - 6th September

This week's donation is a special one because it's for my cousins.
So I'm changing the rules for this one and making a sizeable donation.
Instead of $5, we're donating $40.  That's 2 month's worth! 

In September my cousin Fleur is cycling from Brisbane to Sydney to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy.

She is doing this for her younger brother, my cousin Blair.

In her words...

 My younger brother also has a Neuromuscular disorder and my family understands the daily challenges of everyday life for him. My brother is now 17; he did used to walk, play cricket even ride a bike. Those were challenges for him then, now he needs help even to lift up his arms. Although he misses out on everyday things kids do without thought he doesn’t complain.

If you would like to sponsor Fleur as well, click here.

See you in 2 months. :)

WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN & TWENTY-EIGHT 5th & 12th July

It's Cate Bolt's birthday today and she has a special birthday wish.

She is asking for donations to the Orangutan Land Trust to provide permanent solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild by ensuring safe areas of land for their continued existence.


The minimum donation is $10 so this is another double week. I hope you will join us.
 
See you in two weeks.

WEEKS TWENTY-FIVE & TWENTY-SIX - 21st & 28th June

Last Friday was Red Nose Day.

I'm doing another double up donation today, because I thought my last double up covered last week, but I was a week behind. (I'm blaming aging for my memory loss!)

SIDS and Kids is dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood and to supporting bereaved families.

With nine offices throughout Australia and a National office in Melbourne, SIDS and Kids areas of focus include bereavement support, education, research, national awareness campaigning, advocacy and fundraising.

Anyway, I'm more than happy to give a double donation of $10 to Red Nose Day as they are a most deserving charity.

I hope you will join me and my boy by clicking here to donate, too.

See you next week.
(I hope I don't forget!)

WEEKS TWENTY-THREE/TWENTY-FOUR - 7th & 14th June

This week's and next week's donation is a $10 sponsorship.

This is a food and drinking water sponsorship for Indonesian children set up by Project 18.

Click on the link to see the amazing work they are doing.  There are lots of ways you can help, too. Check it out.

WEEK TWENTY-ONE - 24th May

This week we are donating to The Pyjama Foundation.


If you would like to donate too, you can by clicking here.

WEEK NINETEEN - 10th May

This week my $5 and Isaac's 90c (he is choosing each week how much he wants to give from his pocket money) is going to sponsoring Planet You for Hush for Homelessness.

You can read all about it here on Cate Bolt's blog.

Almost 105,000 Australians have no place to call home. Of these people, around 50% are yet to have their 25th birthday and 10,000 are children aged under 12!

You can donate, too, by clicking here or on the widget on Cate's blog.

Please do.

See you next week.

WEEK EIGHTEEN - 3rd May

This week is very special for me because my 5 year old boy has decided he wants to join with me in donating each week. He wants to give $1 to add to my $5 so we will be donating $6 this week.

One of my blogging buddies is raising money for a wonderful cause so our donation is going to support Lucy this week.

Lucy is aiming to lose 20kgs and complete the McLaren Vale 20km half marathon on October 10th 2010 and hopes to raise at least $500 for the Starlight Foundation who brighten the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children, and their families, throughout Australia.

If you would like to help Lucy get to her goal, you can donate too by clicking here.

I wish it was more, Lucy.
One donation of $5 isn't much.
But many donations of $5 can make a difference.


See you next week.

WEEK SEVENTEEN - 26th April

This week's donation is going to The Smith Family.

The Smith Family is a national, independent, social enterprise that supports disadvantaged Australian children to create a better future through education.

If you would like to donate too, you can by clicking here.

WEEK SIXTEEN - 19th April

Last week I chose to give to Arthritis Australia and as they had a minimum donation amount of $10 and I have only budgeted for $5 per week, I am not donating today.

Or I am...the second $5 to Arthritis Australia!!

See you next week.

WEEK FIFTEEN - 12th April 2010

 
This week I'm being a little selfish.  But I'm also thinking of special people like Naomi & teddybear21 when I donate today.

Today's donation is to Arthritis Australia.

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when my first baby was a few months old.  My specialist tried to encourage me to stop breastfeeding him earlier so I could begin methotrexate treatment.  I refused however, until he was ready to stop, which he did at 10 months old.  I was on the medication for less than a year because we wanted another baby and I had to be 'clean' for at least 3 months before we could even try.

Now I have my two babies, and I will be on methotrexate indefinately...until someone says the magic words, "We have developed a cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis."

Once again, there is a minimum donation of $10 on this website, so I will not be donating next week.

I'm hoping my $10 is multiplied today by other generous readers of my blog (as is my hope every week).

You can donate too by clicking here.

WEEK FOURTEEN - 5th April 2010

This week's donation is to Project Compassion.

This one brings back memories of going to Mass with my family and teaching in Catholic schools.  Every Easter Caritas Australia runs their annual fundraising and education campaign. It is a time to reflect upon the significant issues of peace, justice and development.

A small collection box is sent home with every child in a Catholic school and there is a large box in the classroom for donations.

If you would like to donate, too...click here.