As always we bought food for the refuge, and for women in the community. We also bought some baby clothes, and Warehouse vouchers so a family of kids who have had a very tough time – and who had been uplifted from an unsafe place with absolutely nothing - could have something brand new to … Continue reading What The Aunties Did – October 2016
Category: The Helpers
What The Aunties Did – September 2016
What the Aunties Did – September 2016 Over the last four weeks, this is what the Aunties have done with everyone’s donations of money and stuff… We paid for a person to have counselling, and also spent $550 to fix a car that was vital for getting kids to school on the other side of … Continue reading What The Aunties Did – September 2016
What the Aunties Did: August 2016
Thanks to you – your donations of dollars, and your donations of stuff – this is what the Aunties did this August. When women leave unsafe places, they often leave with nothing. This month we were able to buy $1000 worth of Gift Cards to give to women in the Refuge (or who are leaving … Continue reading What the Aunties Did: August 2016
The Aunties: the first meeting of the Board of Trustees
Last night, something happened that I hadn't imagined happening ever, in the last 3 years. I didn't start this with any set plan in place, let alone any plans at all. And as we went on, I started to realise that this is what I wanted to do. I originally involved other people, started calling … Continue reading The Aunties: the first meeting of the Board of Trustees
Aunties Speak
It is my extraordinary privilege to have curated a group of people, in the last three years, I call the Aunties. Some have been involved with my refuge work from the beginning, and some are recent arrivals. Irregardless, they are all beautiful souls and I appreciate them so much. Most are met via Twitter, some … Continue reading Aunties Speak
Yearly gratitude
Its that time when I say thank you to all those people who have made #whaeapower tick throughout the year. Who answer my emails with alacrity, and who make sure that the women in the refuge have everything they may need. Giving money for drivers licenses, food, toiletries and undies, and even a van; buying pressies … Continue reading Yearly gratitude