Sydney event to power Midwife on a Motorbike in Timor Leste

Here's an opportunity for Sydneysiders to multi-task. Improve your business and personal relationships, meet new people AND raise funds for a fabulous initiative - a Midwife on a Motorbike!

Guest speaker for this m.a.d.woman Connecting the Community event is motivational psychologist Eve Ash, a dynamic and inspiring speaker, winner of over 140 awards, including a Telstra Businesswoman of the Year - Westpac Business Owner award, and co-author of Rewrite your Relationships.

Part funds from the event will go towards funding a Midwife on a Motorbike in Timor Leste through Marie Stopes International Australia, an organisation committed to providing vital sexual and reproductive health services and education programs to women and their families in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and international communities. Eve is a Patron of MSIA.

Eve Ash will let you know how to recognise and resolve conflict patterns, gain a positive mindset for meeting people, survive break-ups and develop and maintain healthy relationships for the long term - both business and personal. Eve will provide tips for overcoming negative scripts and stopping ‘self-sabotage'.

The event is at 6pm for 6.30pm on Tuesday 24 June 2008. Tickets are $69 and must be pre-purchased. Includes beer, wine and canapes. Limited numbers. The event venue is:

Melbourne Business School

Suite 52, The Upper Deck
Jones Bay Wharf, 26-32 Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia

You will also learn more about the work of Marie Stopes International Australia and other ways your can make a positive difference to the planet and people in it through m.a.d.woman. 

Book your ticket using the PayPal button in the right hand column of this page. 

Feedback from Melbourne Event May 08

"Eve is a great speaker who instantly builds a connection with her audience" - Claire M

"I gained greater knowledge. I look forward to reading the book" - Ingrid K

"Eve was fantastic - so easy to follow and entertaining" - Kellie T

"It was a great opportunity for like-minded people to support some great causes and learn new skills!" - Kate B

"Eve is amazing in her ability to engage an audience" - Peter R

"The practical exercises were amazingly helpful and gave me insights" - Alicia R

"Lots of different ways to re-think about "conflict" or stress and good ideas to share with other people in my life" - Claire M

"A thought provoking presentation by an excellent presenter supporting a great cause" - David Z

Learn, connect and contribute through a Connecting the Community event - for more news about upcoming events, register with m.a.d.woman today


  Mamma Mia! - Here's a way to support people on Dialysis

Admit it! You're secretly into ABBA - well here's a way to gather a group of friends together for a whole afternoon of ABBA songs...all in the name of a good cause of course! 

Join m.a.d.woman at the The Royal Melbourne Hospital Dialysis Support Group fundraising event of Mamma Mia! at 4pm on Sunday 13 July at the Palace Balwyn Cinema in Melbourne (231 Whitehourse Rd, Balwyn).

The movie stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Julie Walters.  

Funds raised go to making the lives of patients on dialysis more comfortable. People awaiting kidney transplants can spend up to four hours at a time on dialysis, up to four times a week!

Tickets are $25 each and include light refreshments and a raffle ticket. They must be pre-purchased - call Anita on 0412 339 791. 


Opera night to hit a high note for Ovarian Cancer

Swap a night in with The Sopranos for a night out with sopranos - and tenors - for a great cause. From Figaro to Phantom is on June 20 at Melbourne Town Hall in aid of Ovarian Cancer Research.

The concert features the new Pot-Pourri cast. Tickets from $55. Online Bookings: www.princehenrys.org/events


Single Volunteers - singles events!

Single with a good heart? Here's an opportunity to meet new people and make a difference at the same time!

After a couple of successful Melbourne events and national interest in Single Volunteers, we're planning events all over the country.  

m.a.d.woman encourages, inspires and enables people to make a positive difference in the environment, community and to the lives of people who need support through campaigns and programs to improve our world.

We already know that every single volunteer can make a difference. We also know that in this day and age it can sometimes be hard to meet like-minded people without going to bars or going online.

With that in mind, m.a.d.woman has created the Single Volunteers single events program and we are planning some exciting new events where every SINGLE volunteer can make a difference, have an opportunity to meet new people - and maybe find something more!

 

 

 



   

How to make a difference.

Inspire yourself, your staff, your clients and loved ones with a m.a.d. mini book. 

Written by former journalist and m.a.d.woman founder Melina Schamroth, How to be m.a.d (making a difference) and m.a.d. (making a difference) in a green way are available for $10 each through this website.

These books are filled with dozens of clever, practical and creative ideas to help you better contribute to your community and the environment.

Inside m.a.d. book Printed on recycled paper using soy ink and a waterless process, half the profits go to support social and environmental programs through the m.a.d.woman foundation.

Click here for more information and to BUY NOW!


Critters with a Cause

While most of us are afraid of finding something creepy crawly in our homes, the creatures of the Critter Collection are the type of critters you'll want to invite into your room. 

Not only will these Australian designed and made Critters  brighten rooms but part-proceeds of sales of these colourful characters will go toward funding special pictorial-based education programs to help give autistic kids a voice (through a special fund within the m.a.d.woman foundation). Click here to Buy Now.

The Critter Collection by Li'l El is designed by Melbourne mother Ellen Naismith whose five-year-old daughter Jessica has autism. You can read more about Jessie's story here.


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We would love to know more about the people who want to be m.a.d. (making a difference!).

Register with m.a.d.woman so that we can keep you updated with news, special events and ways in which you can make a difference, whether you are a business or an individual.


Rewrite your Relationships event

Here's an opportunity for Syndeysiders to improve business and personal relationships, meet new people - and raise funds for a Midwife on a Motorbike in Timor Leste! 

The event is at 6pm for 6.30pm on Tuesday 24 June 2008 in Pyrmont. Guest speaker is motivational psychologist and former Telstra Businesswoman of the Year - Westpac Business Owner award winner and author Eve Ash.

Tickets must be pre-purchased for this event  They are $69 with part-proceeds going to support this vital sexual and reproductive health initiative. Includes beer, wine and canapes. Limited numbers. 

Click on this PayPal button to buy your ticket.  




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Single Volunteers - singles events

We already know that every single volunteer can make a difference. We also know that in this day and age it can sometimes be hard to meet like-minded people without going to bars or going online.

With that in mind, m.a.d.woman created the Single Volunteers program and we are planning some exciting new events where every SINGLE volunteer can make a difference, have an opportunity to meet new people - and maybe find something more!

Click here for more information and to register for Single Volunteers singles events (in any part of Australia).


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Do you regularly receive requests for money and goods from charitable and community organisations? Do you want to make a difference in the community but are not sure how?

m.a.d.woman is in the business of making a difference. We provide strategic advice for businesses of all sizes and industries, offering tailored solutions which can improve staff morale, enhance supplier relationships and boost media and community profiles, leading to a bigger bottom line.

The m.a.d.woman team specialises in helping organisations put back into the community while reaping rewards for their own business.

To arrange to discuss a tailored solution for your business or to find out how you can make a difference, please click here to contact us.


Help save our planet!

When it comes to looking after our environment and saving the planet, we say rubbish - waste management , that is!

Each year about 40 per cent of landfill could be managed in people's backyards! Use the  patented Earthmaker to turn your kitchen and garden scraps into organic waste - it's great for the garden and good for the planet!

 

Earthmaker is now available in Australia - exclusively online. Check out more at www.earthmaker.com.au


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m.a.d and proud

After nine years on dialysis waiting for a kidney replacement, Melbourne woman Anita Narduzzo set up her own fundraising group to enhance the comfort levels of other dialysis patients. Her efforts to date have raised more than $150,000.



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