Volunteer offers leaf out of Lifeline book
IF you are running low on ideas of how to give back to your community ahead of Wednesday’s DoSomething Day event, take a leaf out of Anne Holt’s book.
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Mid north coast’s answer to the Tour de France
TAREE locals hope to raise $21,000 for Ronald McDonald House Northern NSW by competiting in a 22-day exercise bike challenge that spans the same distance as the famous French bicycle race.
Mariner says help a furry friend
CENTRAL Coast Mariners defender Antony Golec has thrown his support behind DoSomething Day, encouraging Coasties to get out and “do a good deed”.
Bowlers roll out welcome mat
A DAY of giving nationwide, DoSomething Day, has inspired the Randwick Bowling Club to give back to its community by hosting the annual Easy Breathing Lawn Bowls Day.
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How Kind are you?
DoSomething! Day is about the good you can do for others and the community. Are you an animal lover, an eco-warrior, a lion heart, a community superhero? Where are you on the kindness scale? Try our quiz.
‘There are always people who need help’
SIX years ago Mohamed Fofanah woke every morning asking — where will I sleep tonight? Now a youth worker for Bankstown’s Youth Off the Streets, he is a DoSomething Day ambassador.
Ex ice addict feeds the homeless
IT was a turning point for Zakh Hussein when he “felt his heart turn black” and believed he was about to die. After kicking his ice habit, he started cooking for the homeless.
’It makes me feel really good inside’
AT JUST nine, Winter Vincent started his first charity. Since then, the 12-year-old’s philanthropic efforts have changed people’s lives. He’s a proud ambassador for this year’s Do Something Day.
Buddy the horse card stirrups emotion
Buddy, the much-loved therapy horse killed in the June floods, will feature on postcards to raise awareness of the Riding for the Disabled Association.
Nation smiled at random acts of kindness
FROM volunteers to random acts of kindness, Australians across the nation were in the spirit of DoSomething! Day with thousands helping each other and sharing the fun.
Celebrating a day of giving
FROM small gestures as simple as buying a coffee for a stranger, helping out at a school for the disabled and baking pies for the homeless, good deeds were celebrated for DoSomething Day on Wednesday.
All hands on deck
Every weekend Peter Munro is joined by more than a dozen volunteers helping to clean the Cooks River in what has become a regular community project.
Do Something Day: Studio ARTES celebrates volunteers
THE volunteers and staff of local charity organisation Studio ARTS do something each and everyday to better the community — and their members adore them for it.
Spirit of volunteering to help furry friends
Help our furry friends by volunteering at the RSPCA Yagoona shelter in the spirit of DoSomething Day.
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