Projects in need

From time to time we will have projects that could use support, skills or money that we don't have. If you are an individual, family, group of friends or a business who likes to get involved and really make a difference where it counts, this is a page that you should be keeping an eye on! 

It would also be great if you could drop us a line and let us know ways in which you think you could help and if we have something that might be a match, we'll be in touch.

Melbourne people - please give the coat Off Your Back

m.a.d.woman is a huge fan of the Melbourne Off Your Back project. We're emptying the wardrobe to help and hope our Melbourne mates can do the same. 

It's winter again - and as long as there are 2,618 children under the age of 12 years with parent/s, 4,663 children aged 12 to 18 years without a parent and 2,401 young people aged 19 to 24 years homeless in Victoria on any given night (Australian Bureau of Statistics) it will remain a winter of discontent for us.

But together we can help make these lives a little bit warmer. Take your old pre-loved coat (adult or children's) out of the wardrobe and take it to one of the drop off points listed below. In just 48 hours the coat will have been cleaned and distributed by the Salvation Army's St Kilda Crisis Centre and be on to the back of someone who really needs it.

It won't make your winter any less fun and will make someone else's a whole lot better. The Off Your Back project is run by a small group of like minded individuals who every winter for the last four years have come together not for profit, but to encourage others to get the coat off their backs and make another Victorian's back warmer (over 20,000 coats donated to date).

Join the WINTER COAT DRIVE from June 1 to June 30, 2008

Drop off Points:

  • Tonic 13 Martin St, St Kilda

  • Lygon Court 380 Lygon St, Carlton

  • Mars Gallery 418 Bay St, Port Melbourne

  • Rusden House 662 Blackburn Rd, Clayton

  • Yarraville Shopping Centre Cnr High St & Williamstown Rd, Yarraville

  • Bakery Hill Shopping Centre 75 Victoria St, Ballarat,

  • Reach 152156 Wellington Rd, Collingwood,

  • Folly Farm 13 Cards Lane, Olinda

  • St Peters 585 Toorak Rd, Toorak

  • Fletcher Real Estate all Victorian branches including

    • 8-44 Canterbury Rd Canterbury

    • 61 Doncaster Rd Balwyn North

    • 39 Tunstell Square Doncaster East

    • 1 Princess St Kew

    • 77A Hesse St Queenscliff

    • Wind and Water 917 High St, Malvern

    • Nichols Crowder Real Estate 358 South Rd Moorabbin

Any drop off questions to offyourback@tonic.net.au Any media questions to andy@marsgallery.com.au 

 



   

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

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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!

 

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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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